http://www.recycledbugs.com Volkswagen Lovers Pit Stop Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:43:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Like it's competition, Volkswagen announced a 14% reduction in year-to-year car sales for the month of December 2008. This decrease was far less than both Ford and General Motors, However. The auto industry in 2008 was one of the toughest we've seen in a long time,." said Mark Barnes, Chief ... http://www.recycledbugs.com/2009/01/vw-reports-december-2008-sales-numbers/ HERNDON, Va.— Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced November 2008 sales of 14,295 units, a 19.2 percent decrease over the November 2007 sales of 17,689 vehicles.   On a year-to-date basis, 2008 Volkswagen sales are 2.1 percent behind 2007 sales through November. “This is the toughest economic environment we’ve seen in a ... http://www.recycledbugs.com/2008/12/vw-sales-decrease-well-below-big-three/ HERNDON, Va. – Volkswagen of America announced today that the all new Routan campaign is off to a great start. The Routan is the only minivan sold in America that has German engineering. The new campaign has radio, print, online and television components and uses Brooke Shields ... http://www.recycledbugs.com/2008/09/all-new-routan-campaign-launches/ HERNDON, Va.— Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced that their sales for July of 2008 exceeded the sales from the same period in 2007. VW said that they were pleased with the sales report, and credited increasing sales of the GTI for helping boost last month's numbers.  VW should be proud ... http://www.recycledbugs.com/2008/08/july-2008-sales-info-available-for-vw/ Wow.  Josh Hurley wins at Portland.  If racing Jettas is your thing, than you will be interested to read the rest of this story as provided by Volkswagen. http://www.recycledbugs.com/2008/07/jetta-tdi-cup-won-by-josh-hurley-portland-international-raceway/ Would you like to own a new car and also receive a $1,300.00 federal income tax credit?  Well, the Internal Revenue Service says that its possible. Would you like to learn more about this windfall?  You can read more about it at cnet.com http://www.recycledbugs.com/2008/07/federal-tax-credit-for-volkswagen-jetta-tdi-diesel/ VW reportedly favors the location due to an incentive package offered by the state's government.  Although details aren't currently available, the incentives offered by Alabama supposedly eclipse those offered by Tennessee or Michigan, states also considered for the factory. VW still considers locating the factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as a second ... http://www.recycledbugs.com/2008/07/vw-to-open-plant-in-alabama/ LOS ANGELES, Calif.– Volkswagen of America, Inc., long recognized for its relevance in pop culture, will participate in TOYS, a pop surrealist art exhibit in honor of Hot Wheels® 40th Anniversary.  More than 40 of the most famous pop surrealist artists from around the globe have created customized 1:18 scale ... http://www.recycledbugs.com/2008/06/vw-hot-wheels-to-benefit-aids-victims/ AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced that the GTI has been named one of Car and Driver magazine's 10Best cars in its 26th annual competition. This is the fifth time the GTI has earned this distinction, including a back-to-back 10Best nomination for the 2007 and 2008 models. The ... http://www.recycledbugs.com/2008/01/2008-volkswagen-gti-named-one-of-car-and-drivers-10-best-cars-for-2008/ While Porsche has been gobbling up stake in Volkswagen for about a year, a little piece of legislation called the VW Law has been the only thing preventing the sports car builder from gobbling up the giant German automaker. Currently Porsche holds a 31% stake in VW, but with news ... http://www.recycledbugs.com/2007/10/german-courts-give-porsche-leverage-to-buy-vw/