In the News
05 November 2009
Audi TTS to Take on Pikes Peak … Without a Driver (The New York Times)
The 12.4-mile Pikes Peak International Hill Climb up winding mountain roads near Colorado Springs, Colo., dates to 1916, and winners, driving just about anything on wheels...
04 November 2009
AIDA: It's more than an opera (Los Angeles Times)
Between GPS, cruise control, voice-activated communication and entertainment systems and automated parking assist, we're getting pretty accustomed to having our cars tell us what to do...
26 October 2009
VW Lifts a $5.75 Million VAIL at Stanford (Wired)
Volkswagen and Stanford University go way back, having collaborated on two cool autonomous cars for DARPA, and now they've gone in together on a laboratory...
26 October 2009
US: VW inaugurates new innovation laboratory (Automotive World)
Volkswagen Group research directors, Dr.-Ing. Franz-Josef Paefgen and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold, together with Stanford’s Prof. James Plummer, dean of the school of engineering,...
26 October 2009
Stanford University And Volkswagen Unveil High Tech Automotive Technology Lab (Auto Spies)
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) and Stanford University's School of Engineering today unveiled the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory (VAIL)...
26 October 2009
Volkswagen funds a new lab at Standford University (Mibz.com)
Famous universities usually cooperate on multiple levels with major companies worldwide, especially with those that care about innovative technologies and science evolution as a whole...
25 October 2009
Stanford University and Volkswagen team up to produce greener cars (Examiner.com)
Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab (VAIL) was inaugurated this weekend at Stanford University. This lab will show how cooperation between science and a major industry player...
25 October 2009
Volkswagen and Stanford to expand technology collaboration at CarLab (Autoblog Green)
Volkswagen is no stranger to working with Stanford University, having collaborated with the Palo Alto school on the DARPA Grand Challenge competitions for autonomous vehicles...
25 October 2009
Volkswagen unveils new U.S. research laboratory (Canadian Driver)
Volkswagen Group of America and Stanford University’s School of Engineering have unveiled the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory (VAIL)...
24 October 2009
A look at how the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory (VAIL) is changing the world
(Crunch Gear)
Volkswagen is taking great strides in making the roads safer and remove the dangerous fun from driving by developing fully autonomous vehicles...
24 October 2009
Stanford’s New Robotic Audi TTS Knows How To Drift, Will Tackle Pikes Peak Next Year
(BotJunkie)
BotJunkie was invited to Stanford on Thursday for a sneak peak at their latest robot car, from the family that includes Stanley and Junior...
23 October 2009
Stanford and Volkswagen Unveil An Autonomous Race Car (IEEE Spectrum)
Yesterday, on the Stanford University campus, researchers unveiled Stanford's third generation autonomous vehicle, a modified Audi TTS...
21 October 2009
As Toyota sputters, Volkswagen steers for top (MSNBC)
It may be one of the world's most unlikely theme parks, yet each year close to 2 million people pore through Autostadt, the German "auto city" that celebrates...
05 October 2009
Volkswagen Is Steering Toward American Tastes (The Washington Post)
Volkswagen's U.S. chief executive, Stefan Jacoby, sat on the front end of "Max," the black 1964 Beetle with the smart-alecky German accent that figures prominently...
16 September 2009
VW E-Up: Small, Electric ... and Happy (The New York Times)
Volkswagen's squat, snub-nosed E-Up looks nothing like the Beetle, the New Beetle, or most other superminis at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but it's clear that VW expects...
16 September 2009
VW Will Design for America, Says Chief Designer (The New York Times)
Looking out from a balcony above the Volkswagen pavilion at the Frankfurt auto show, Klaus Bischoff, chief designer for the VW brand, surveyed his creations...
15 September 2009
VW Says L1 Hybrid Is Most Efficient Car in the World (The New York Times)
The green theme of the Frankfurt auto show was consistent throughout the first news media day, and it reached its pinnacle at about noon, when Volkswagen introduced...
30 July 2009
Audi's Genre-Bending $38,000 Q5 Gives Sedan Ride to SUV Crowd (Bloomberg)
Oh, Sir Isaac, what have they done to your immutable laws? My Audi Q5 is skipping along a back-country lane, rolling with the rolls, curving with the curves...
29 July 2009
The World's Masters of Innovation (BusinessWeek)
Jürgen Leohold, 55, Chief Executive Director of Volkswagen Group Research since 2006. Biggest accomplishment in this job: Seeing Stanley...
29 July 2009
Bringing new diesels to market, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz signal a rebirth (Examiner.com)
With gasoline prices creeping up again, consumers continue to embrace fuel alternatives. Only a handful of available options exist, including an oldie-but-sooty, diesel...
24 July 2009
Audi Q5 is buff luxe in a guilt-lite package (Los Angeles Times)
The most astonishing thing about my time in the 2009 Audi Q5 was that I actually took it off road, with dirt and everything. Granted, I was in the Brentwood neighborhood...
23 July 2009
2009 World Car of the Year - Volkswagen Golf V1 (Limerick Post)
The new Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2009 World Car of the Year (WCOTY) at the New York International Motor Show. The Volkswagen Golf VI was chosen...
23 July 2009
CC Sport - VW as you haven't seen it before (The Washington Examiner)
If you think you know what Volkswagen is all about, get ready for a surprise. The 2010 Volkswagen CC Sport has the sex appeal and power of a sports car...
22 July 2009
The Most Appealing 2009 Cars (Forbes)
Sales at Porsche and Volkswagen may be sluggish--Porsche sales in June were down 66% from last year; VWs were down 18%--and both have been embroiled for months...
22 July 2009
Driving Down the Road: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI (The Capital)
Diesel is not what it once was. If your association with Dr. Rudolf Diesel's namesake engine includes the words "underpowered", "slow", "noisy", "smelly", or "sooty"...
17 July 2009
Audi's smaller SUV is big enough (The Augusta Chronicle)
Luxury sport utility owners wanting to downsize and reduce their gasoline bills will find the new Audi Q5 appealing...
17 July 2009
Findlay VW touts Jetta TDI (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta diesel has proven multifaceted and very popular, as evidenced by recent statistics released by Findlay Volkswagen in the Valley Automall...
17 July 2009
J.D. Power study finds buyers pleased with new vehicles (Dallas Morning News)
Buyers for new cars and trucks may be scant these days, but most are pleased with their purchases – an important element in the auto industry's recovery...
17 July 2009
2009 / 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI 2.0 TDI Diesel - First Drive Review (Car and Driver)
You bet we love diesels. Modern diesels are clean, have gobs of ground-pounding torque, and get fuel mileage that shames pretty much any comparably sized gas-fired engine...
16 July 2009
What it's like to drive a $1.4-million car (freep.com)
$1.4 million. 1,001 Horsepower. Leather from cattle raised in special high-altitude pastures. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport roadster is less a car than a visit to an alternative reality...
16 July 2009
Audi raises $25,000 for carbon offset program via Facebook campaign (Examiner.com)
Audi's goal was to recruit enough supporters at $1 each to reach $25,000. They did, and in less time than Audi, Facebook or The Nature Conservancy expected it would take...
16 July 2009
J.D. Power APEAL: Porsche Still Top Nameplate; VW Big Segment Winner (MotorTrend)
The appeal of new model year 2009 cars has increased significantly, finds the recent J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study...
15 July 2009
7 Cars to Drive Before You Die (U.S. News & World Report)
Different cars are remarkable for different reasons, and we've gathered a list of cars that all stand out in their own way. There are classic cars with timeless styling...
11 July 2009
VW dominates in '09 quality study (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Volkswagen, the German automaker whose iconic Beetle almost single-handedly created the U.S. import-car market in the 1960s but later lost its dominant position to the Japanese...
10 July 2009
Braddock Hills polio survivor found inspiration in VW Beetle (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bernard Szypulski Sr. never let his childhood bout with polio hinder him. "His release was the river in Braddock," Bernie Szypulski Jr. of Braddock Hills said of his father...
10 July 2009
Volkswagen relishes oddball, quirky status (The Washington Times)
"It would be hard to find someone that doesn't have a Volkswagen story," says Bret Scott, product manager for the Volkswagen Routan. It's true...
09 July 2009
Volkswagen selling more diesels than expected (Examiner.com)
While hybrid vehicles have taken over the news, there's an alternative with almost similar fuel economy...
08 July 2009
Long Term Update 3: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI (MotorTrend)
Eight months and nearly 18,000 miles in, the Jetta TDI continues to deliver impressive, hybridlike fuel economy. We've averaged 35.1 mpg, thus far, and many editors have seen well above that...
07 July 2009
Voice of VW (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Almost one year ago, April Wortham was rushing down I-24 to cover Volkswagen's announcement that Chattanooga had been selected as the site for its $1 billion auto assembly plant..
07 July 2009
Clean diesel power: Could it save the U.S. auto industry? (Examiner.com)
What will it take to restore the U.S. auto industry to financial stability? George Hoffer, Virginia Commonwealth University professor of economics who has been researching the industry...
06 July 2009
2009 Audi Q7 TDI (Automobile)
The Q7's 3.0-liter TDI diesel V-6 is a winner. It's so quiet, so smooth, and so powerful. Well, so torquey, I guess I should say, since it has 406 lb-ft...
06 July 2009
Researchers study 'personality traits' of cars (BusinessWeek)
The butterfly decals on the front bumper, flowers in the dashboard vase and lime-green paint job only confirmed Dennis Slice's perception of a Volkswagen Beetle...
06 July 2009
Johan De Nysschen: Automotive News All Stars (Automotive News)
De Nysschen has kept Audi dealers on track toward sales goals and profitability despite disruptions in the economy and the credit market...
02 July 2009
BMW 335d, VW Jetta TDI win on fuel economy, value (freep.com)
You can fool most of the people most of the time -- particularly when you're talking about diesel engines and hybrid cars.
29 June 2009
VW, Ford tops in vehicle quality survey (BusinessWeek)
Volkswagen took the most awards in an annual U.S. automobile quality survey by a California research company...
28 June 2009
Want a diesel passenger vehicle? You had better speak German! (Examiner.com)
There was such promise for diesels in the U.S.: Great fuel economy, wonderful torque and technology finally allowing sales in all 50 states...
27 June 2009
Volkswagen Jetta TDI is green - and even kind of fun to drive (Dallas Morning News)
Something sounded seriously wrong with my Volkswagen Jetta TDI. As you probably know, the TDI is Volkswagen's first diesel since 2006, when the old 1.9-liter oil burner...
26 June 2009
Making the Case for Clean Diesel (Fox Business News)
Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen on the automaker's campaign for diesel fuel...
24 June 2009
Ten Cars That Changed The World (Forbes)
Remember the Yugo? The tiny coupe made by Serbia's Zastava corporation sold for $3,990 when it first came out in the U.S. in the mid-1980s...
24 June 2009
VW's Audi Promotes Diesel 'Right Now' Over Hybrids to Save Oil (Bloomberg)
Volkswagen AG's Audi, the luxury automaker that plans to offer two U.S. diesel models by year's end, is promoting the fuel to American consumers as a better way to cut oil use...
23 June 2009
Certified Pre-Owned Volkswagens to Get Sirius Radios (The Wall Street Journal)
Sirius XM Radio and Volkswagen AG will team up to include introductory three-month trial satellite radio packages to buyers of certified used vehicles in the U.S...
22 June 2009
Drop in diesel fuel prices brings sharp rise in U.S. Sales (AutoWeek)
The dramatic decline in diesel fuel prices is driving up U.S. sales of diesel-powered vehicles from European carmakers...
19 June 2009
VW Shows Off Distribution Center (Financial News & Daily Record)
The dramatic decline in diesel fuel prices is driving up U.S. sales of diesel-powered vehicles from European carmakers...
18 June 2009
Washington stimulus is for banks, here stimulus is VW (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Olivet Baptist Church pastor Kevin Adams see Volkswagen as a sign of globalized local politics that gives Chattanooga a big presence...
16 June 2009
Kickin' Down Madison Ave, Feelin' Groovy (The New York Times)
The moon may not be in the seventh house. And only an astrologer knows for sure if Jupiter has aligned with Mars. But it seems like the dawning of the age of Aquarius on Madison Avenue...
11 June 2009
Brand New Fixer Uppers (Fairfax Connection)
The first ever Volkswagen Drive Off kicked off on Friday, June 4 in the auxiliary gym at South County Secondary School. The Drive Off showcased the partnership...
08 June 2009
Volkswagen Will Stick With Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Development (KickingTires)
After the Obama administration cut funding for hydrogen fuel-cell research from the Department of Energy's budget, the fuel-cell vehicle had a major setback...
05 June 2009
Volkswagen Group of America Donates 13 Vehicles to Fairfax County Public Schools (KATC.com)
Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA), today joined Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, and Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) administrators...
04 June 2009
Jeri Ward General Manager-Marketing and Strategy, Audi of America Named "Woman to Watch" by Advertising Age (Advertising Age)
Jeri Ward, who arrived at Audi of America two years ago as general manager-marketing and strategy from Ford, recalls sitting around a table last November at Venables Bell & Partners...
01 June 2009
Jeri Ward General Manager-Marketing and Strategy, Audi of America Named "Woman to Watch" by Advertising Age (Advertising Age)
Jeri Ward, who arrived at Audi of America two years ago as general manager-marketing and strategy from Ford, recalls sitting around a table last November at Venables Bell & Partners...
28 May 2009
Audi Q7 TDI changing perception of diesel (The Denver Daily News)
The redefinition of a word and its connotation is no simple task. When we hear the word "diesel," many of us immediately think of big tailpipes, bigger trucks and dark smoke...
28 May 2009
Volkswagen Group of America to Showcase Fuel Cell Vehicles at the State Capitol (The Auto Channel)
Volkswagen Group of America will showcase its Passat Lingyu fuel cell vehicles at the State Capitol on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. The Passat Lingyu is a zero-emission vehicle...
26 May 2009
Chief Audi designer talks about inspiration (The Detroit News)
Audi vehicle interiors are widely considered to be among the best, if not the best, but chief Audi designer Stefan Sielaff isn't entirely satisfied...
20 May 2009
Made in China: Volkswagen's hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (Los Angeles Times)
On Tuesday, May 19, automakers will join with President Obama, federal agencies, governors and environmental leaders to announce a commitment to establish a National Program...
20 May 2009
Volkswagen Mobile? (I4U News)
On Tuesday, May 19, automakers will join with President Obama, federal agencies, governors and environmental leaders to announce a commitment to establish a National Program...
19 May 2009
Volkswagen Dealerships Healthy, Looking Ahead to U.S. Built Cars (TheCarConnection.com)
As the dealership networks for Chrysler and GM are being quite painfully trimmed, Volkswagen's dealer network is doing just fine, according to Volkswagen of America...
18 May 2009
Automakers Support President in Development of National Program for Autos (Auto Alliance)
On Tuesday, May 19, automakers will join with President Obama, federal agencies, governors and environmental leaders to announce a commitment to establish a National Program...
11 May 2009
VW Plants Seed in U.S. Soil (The New York Times)
The chief executive of Volkswagen North America, Stefan Jacoby, touched down in Seattle on Thursday to spread the VW word: "Right now is the moment to invest in this country."...
11 May 2009
Lunch with VW's Stefan Jacoby (Kristen Hall-Geisler Blog)
The chicken mole at Seattle's Hotel 1000 was lovely, but VW head Stefan Jacoby's comments were enlightening. For instance, VW wants to triple its vehicle sales in the U.S...
07 May 2009
VW says there's a green diesel in your future (Mother Nature Network)
It's heady times for Volkswagen. At the same time the company is actively considering a merger with part-owner Porsche, it is also undertaking the daunting task of convincing Americans...
06 May 2009
BlueMotion VWs to be Made in the U.S.A.? (BNET)
Volkswagen is investing $1 billion in a state-of-the-art car plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Stefan Jacoby, president of VW Group of America, said at a Wasington, D.C. forum May 6...
06 May 2009
Volkswagen US CEO Aims To Triple US Market Share By 2018 (The Wall Street Journal)
Volkswagen AG (VOLKY) aims to triple its U.S. market share to 6% over the next decade by taking advantage of shifting consumer behavior and a new environmental focus in Washington...
08 April 2009
Volkswagen US CEO pushes for fuel efficiency (Associated Press)
Automakers must work to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions as they struggle to deal with the toughest economic conditions in more than a generation...
08 April 2009
VW US Chief: May Not See Auto Mkt Recovery Before End 09 (The Wall Street Journal)
A Manchester auto supplier has been given a $147 million contract to build interior door panels for a new sedan that Volkswagen plans to assemble at its new Chattanooga plant...
08 April 2009
Stefan Jacoby Interview on C-SPAN Washington Journal (C-SPAN)
02 April 2009
Manchester company gets $147 million VW contract
(The Tennessean)
A Manchester auto supplier has been given a $147 million contract to build interior door panels for a new sedan that Volkswagen plans to assemble at its new Chattanooga plant...
24 March 2009
VW's commitment to education (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
When Volkswagen announced last year that it had chosen Chattanooga and Hamilton County as the site for its American manufacturing plant...
24 March 2009
Another $5 mil Volkswagen benefit (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Many in the Chattanooga area have been exulting over the benefits that will come to our people as Volkswagen plans to invest close to $1 billion in its new local plant...
21 March 2009
VW's Educational Investment: "We're putting down roots in Chattanooga" (Chattarati)
When Volkswagen summons, Chattanoogans turn out. Volkswagen Group of America announced their $5.28 million investment in Tennessee education yesterday...
20 March 2009
Volkswagen Group of America Contributes $5.28 Million to Educational Institutions in Tennessee (News Blaze)
The $40 million, state-of-the-art training center Volkswagen plans at its Chattanooga assembly plant will be the benchmark for the German automaker worldwide...
20 March 2009
Volkswagen donates $1M to U of M for STEM (Memphis Business Journal)
Volkswagen Group of America has donated $1 million to the University of Memphis as part of a statewide program of support to secondary and post-secondary institutions in Tennessee...
20 March 2009
VW $5.28 Million "Santa" To Tennessee Educational Institutions (chattanoogan.com)
Officials from Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations, LLC, gathered at Calvin Donaldson Elementary School Friday afternoon...
20 March 2009
Volkswagen Gives $5.2 Million to Tennessee Education (News Channel9)
Volkswagen continues it's investment in Chattanooga by announcing Friday a huge donation to schools in Tennessee...
20 March 2009
Volkswagen Launches Partners in Education (WDEF TV12)
Top officials of Volkswagen of America were joined by Governor Phil Bredesen to announce a 5.28 million dollar commitment to educational enrichment...
20 March 2009
VW gives $5 million to local education (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Volkswagen executives today announced that the German auto manufacturer will give $5 million to K-12 and higher education over the next five years...
15 March 2009
Chattanooga: Training center sets standard for VW (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
The $40 million, state-of-the-art training center Volkswagen plans at its Chattanooga assembly plant will be the benchmark for the German automaker worldwide...
12 March 2009
VW sees U.S. auto sales of 10 mln units, possibly lower (guardian.co.uk)
U.S. auto sales could fall below 10 million vehicles this year if consumer demand does not recover from current weak levels, the head of Volkswagen...
13 February 2009
Chattanooga: Volkswagen lifts veil on planned local sedan (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
It's not the bubbly, bouncy look of the VW Bug.
And it certainly doesn't look like the VW Thing, the ugly kid brother of the Army's jeep...
12 February 2009
Chattanooga: VW ahead of schedule (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Builders are ahead of schedule on the first structure going up for Volkswagen's assembly plant, and officials said Wednesday they've already made changes...
10 February 2009
Tennessee: VW effect beats $55 million so far in contract work (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Work related to Volkswagen's planned auto assembly plant has fueled more than $55 million in area contracts so far with only about 10 percent of the project bid out...
10 February 2009
Chattanooga: Power going on at VW plant site (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
The site of Volkswagen's planned auto assembly plant is powering up.
Chattanooga's Industrial Development Board today approved a contract...
10 February 2009
Chattanooga-based Company Awarded $1.1 Million VW Contract (News Channel9)
Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC applauded the decision today by the Industrial Development Board to award a $1.1 million contract...
21 November 2008
Volkswagen Site Visit
07 November 2008
VW Expo Planned for Later in November (WRCB TV3)
In the Drive for Volkswagen, the company says it plans to host a Career and Supplier Expo later in November. The career fair will focus on professional and administrative positions...
07 November 2008
Chattanooga: VW seeks suppliers, professionals at expo (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Volkswagen will take the next step to build its Chattanooga work force on Nov. 20 when it seeks to fill professional and administrative slots for its planned $1 billion assembly plant...
22 October 2008
Local Dignitaries: VW Brings Opportunities (WRCB TV3)
Channel 3 Eyewitness News anchor Greg Glover and photographer Louis Lee say the latest news out of Germany is that Volkswagen could start building the Chattanooga assembly plant...
22 October 2008
Drive For Volkswagen: What Are Those Car Towers? (WRCB TV3)
Eyewitness News is giving you a look at the goings on at Autostadt. There are museums, playgounds, things for kids to do and plenty of exhibits for adults...
22 October 2008
Eyewitness News Takes You Inside the VW Germany Plant (WRCB TV3)
Construction at the Volkswagen site in Chattanooga could begin in two weeks. Frank Fischer, who's in charge of the VW project, tells Eyewitness News anchor Greg Glover that VW officials...
22 October 2008
NewsChannel9 In Germany: Local Political Leaders Meet With VW (News Channel9)
NewsChannel9's John Pless checked in this morning from Germany, and says local political leaders met with Volkswagen heads today...
22 October 2008
VW Plant Construction Contracts Near Completion (News Channel9)
The new CEO of Chattanooga's Volkswagen assembly plant said the contracts with local construction companies to build a nearly two-million dollar auto assembly plant at Enterprise South...
21 October 2008
Volkwagen's Partnership With Chattanooga (News Channel9)
On the eve of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen's arrival for a trade mission to Germany Volkswagen officials give us a first hand look at the latest technologies...
20 October 2008
Historic Trade Mission in Germany (News Channel9)
41 representatives of government and communities from across Tennessee will participate in the trade mission to Germany, including Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen...
20 October 2008
Day 2 - Our Coverage From Germany (News Channel9)
Under clear, sunny skies and with a brisk, cool October wind blowing we find the city of Wolfsburg alive with people walking the downtown streets...
19 October 2008
Chattanooga is Major Part of VW's Global Goal (WRCB TV3)
Volkswagen's road to becoming the world's No. 1 automaker runs right through Chattanooga, where the cars built at its $1 billion assembly plant are expected to drive up demand...
19 October 2008
NewsChannel 9 In Germany (News Channel9)
NewsChannel 9 photographer Brent McDonald and myself are in Wolfsburg, Germany to bring you the Volkwagen story from where the auto maker is making worlwide headlines...
15 October 2008
Read the Travel Blogs from Germany (WRCB TV3)
15 October 2008
Energy is focus of high-powered summit (knoxvillebiz.com)
Volkswagen may be in business to make money, but "guts" and "heart" helped the company make its decision to locate in East Tennessee, according to Stefan Jacoby...
15 October 2008
Chattanooga: VW plant will make clean diesel vehicle (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
The head of Volkswagen Group of America said Tuesday the automaker plans to include a clean diesel version of the mid-size car it will produce at its Chattanooga assembly plant...
15 October 2008
Tennessee: Region's unified efforts key to Germany mission (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
There's a long history of cooperation among Southeast Tennessee counties when it comes to recruitment and support of industry...
15 October 2008
Tennessee: Widespread push (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Southeast Tennessee officials and business leaders will head for Germany next week with briefcases full of information to woo Volkswagen suppliers and jobs to the region...
06 August 2008
Tennessee offices will help Volkswagen build plant (The Tennessean)
Two companies whose Tennessee operations are based in Brentwood have been selected by Volkswagen to help it design and build its new Chattanooga auto assembly plant...
03 Aug 2008
Herndon: VW committed to expanding U.S. market share (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
At Volkswagen's new headquarters just outside Washington, D.C., a classic 1958 Beetle in the sixth-floor lobby reminds executives that the German automaker has an icon...
01 Aug 2008
VW plant could push up local wages (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
As a supplier of robotics equipment for the automotive industry, Tennessee Rand Co. could pick up valuable business from suppliers to the planned Volkswagen assembly plant in Chattanooga...
01 Aug 2008
Chattanooga: Volkswagen hopes to Rev up U.S. sales (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Volkswagen AG with its planned Chattanooga assembly plant is taking full aim at Toyota Motor Corp. "We have Toyota globally in our sights," Volkswagen spokesman Tom Wegehaupt...
30 July 2008
In Volkswagen, 'Dynamo of Dixie' Hitches Ride (Wall Street Journal online)
When Volkswagen AG picked Chattanooga, Tenn., as the site for its $1 billion car plant, the announcement this month led to cheers, pizza topped with sauerkraut...
27 July 2008
CEO Profile: VW exec brings plans to U.S.; see video Q&A (USA TODAY)
Stefan Jacoby's suits appeared to be shrinking after he moved to this country from Germany in the fall. He blamed the dry cleaners. But after his wife arrived here in March...
20 July 2008
Tennessee justifiably revved about manufacturing plant (The Tennessean • Op-Ed)
From Chattanooga to Nashville, from counties throughout the state to offices in Washington, there was a sustained glow last week about Tennessee landing a $1 billion investment...
20 July 2008
VW is committed to Tennessee, U.S. (The Tennessean • Op-Ed by Stefan Jacoby)
Volkswagen Group of America is proud to have Tennessee as a partner in our strategy to expand our U.S. business. Our decision to build a $1 billion state-of-the-art automobile production...
20 July 2008
Company pairs well with Chattanooga (The Tennessean • Op-Ed by Gov. Phil Bredesen)
Last Tuesday, I had the privilege of joining Volkswagen of America President and CEO Stefan Jacoby when he announced the company would build its first U.S. assembly plant...
20 July 2008
Plant culminates vision for Chattanooga's revitalization
(The Tennessean • Op-Ed by U.S. Sen. Bob Corker)
I will never forget the moment I got the call that forever changed Chattanooga and the region: Volkswagen will build its U.S. automotive production facility...
18 July 2008
Volkswagen to begin hiring for new Tenn. plant (Forbes.com)
Volkswagen AG is ready to start hiring for its new Chattanooga assembly plant, starting with about 50 jobs related to purchasing and the start of construction...
16 July 2008
VW Revives Production in U.S. (The Wall Street Journal)
Volkswagen AG said it will build a new car plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., as Europe's biggest car maker returns production to the U.S. after two decades…
16 July 2008
VW Picks Tennessee as Site for a Car Plant (The New York Times/Associated Press)
Volkswagen, the German automaker, picked Chattanooga over rival sites in two other states for a new assembly plant expected to create about 2,000 jobs…
16 July 2008
Fahrvergnügen, y'all. VW picks Chattanooga (Tennessean)
Volkswagen announced Tuesday that it will build a $1 billion U.S. assembly plant in Chattanooga, ending an eight-month search for a site that finally came down to a competition between...
16 July 2008
VW Chooses Chattanooga (Chattanooga ABC affiliate WTVC)
VIDEO — News channel 9 team coverage welcomes Volkswagen to Chattanooga, Tenn…
16 July 2008
It's Chattanooga! (Chattanooga Times Free Press special edition)
A special edition newspaper wrapper is printed at the Chattanooga Times Free Press today after VW announced that it will build its new United States assembly plant in Chattanooga...
15 July 2008
Volkswagen Chooses Chattanooga's Enterprise South Industrial Park
(Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce)
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced today that it will build a U.S. automotive production facility in Chattanooga, where it will produce a car designed specifically for...
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15 July 2008
Chattanooga Gets Volkswagen Plant
15 July 2008
Volkswagen Builds Factory in Tennessee, USA
Volkswagen is setting out to build a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where vehicle production will be due to commence in early 2011. The supervisory board of Volkswagen AG today...
15 July 2008
Volkswagen Group of America Announces It Will Produce Cars in Chattanooga; Decision Marks Company's Ongoing Commitment to North American Market
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced today that it will build a U.S. automotive production facility in Chattanooga, Tenn...
24 June 2008
Volkswagen Engineers Reduce Crash Impacts, Work Toward Automated Driving (WardsAuto.com)
Volkswagen AG will pursue a number of advanced technologies focused on improving vehicle safety and efficiency, including a brake-assist system to soften crash impacts and...
16 June 2008
Interview with Stefan Jacoby (Washington Post)
I have been lucky in that I have worked for some of the most brilliant people in this industry — excellent engineers, smart businesspeople and true leaders...
18 May 2008
VW's Move to Herndon Revs Economy (Washington Post)
If you want to see a classic economic stimulus package, forget the U.S. government's check-writing campaign or suggestions from some presidential candidates of a cut in the federal gas tax...
18 May 2008
Diesel Automobiles Clean Up for an Encore (New York Times)
After years in the automotive wilderness, largely exiled to the smoky borders of truck stops, diesel is coming home. Americans may not recognize its freshly scrubbed face...
14 March 2008
Hiring in Full Swing for VW (Herndon Observer Online)
A sign reading "Willkommen to the Career Fair" greeted about 1,500 people at Volkswagen Group of America's career fair at the Westin Tyson's Corner on March 6. The event...
14 March 2008
On familiar ground (fDimagazine.com)
Volkswagen Group is moving its US headquarters to northern Virginia, an area which boasts one of the highest concentrations of Audi or VW owners in the country...
06 March 2008
CNBC Interview with Stefan Jacoby (CNBC video)
The CEO of Volkswagen North America tries to turn around a five-year sales slump in the U.S., with CNBC's Phil Lebeau...
04 March 2008
Renewing the fuel debate (FT.com)
The car industry is this week expected to highlight new measures to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy, as the environment once again dominates the agenda at the Geneva auto salon...
22 February 2008
The New CEO in Town (Washington Business Journal, PDF, 272KB)
Volkswagen AG's U.S. operation has long been the German automaker's contrarian, troubled child. Though the parent company is the world's fourth-largest automaker, and the largest in Europe...
