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Business | Volkswagen

Posted: Friday - March 12, 2010
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Road fixes aim to ease VW road congestion
When Volkswagen's assembly plant opens in Chattanooga in about a year, traffic near the $1 billion factory probably will be like the first day of school, a planner said.
Posted: Wednesday - March 10, 2010
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VW draws jobs contractor MAU here
A jobs contractor with a focus in the auto industry that last year employed about 1,700 workers at the BMW plant in South Carolina has landed in downtown Chattanooga.
Posted: Wednesday - March 10, 2010
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Lawmaker lashes out at VW on English bill
NASHVILLE -- Efforts by a Volkswagen lobbyist Tuesday to state the German auto manufacturer's concerns about legislation requiring all Tennessee driver license exams be conducted in English had a Northeast Tennessee representative questioning if the firm was trying to strong-arm lawmakers into dropping the issue.
Posted: Wednesday - March 10, 2010
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Lawmaker lashes out at VW on English bill
NASHVILLE — Efforts by a Volkswagen lobbyist Tuesday to state the German auto manufacturer’s concerns about a bill requiring all Tennessee driver license exams be conducted in English had a Northeast Tennessee representative questioning if the company was trying to strong-arm lawmakers into dropping the issue.
Posted: Tuesday - March 9, 2010
Audi sales up in February
Sales for Volkswagen luxury brand Audi rose to about 75,900 vehicles in February, up 19.9 percent from a year-earlier period.
Posted: Saturday - March 6, 2010
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Arbor Day spreads green message
The sun shone on an arguably lesser-known holiday Friday, as Chattanooga pulled out all the stops for an Arbor Day trifecta.
Posted: Saturday - March 6, 2010
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VW offers artists its scrap pallets
IF YOU GO * What: VW/CreateHere wood giveaway * Where: Architectural Surfaces, 405 E. Main St. * When: Today, 10 a.m-3 p.m. MORE COVERAGE See Metro for added green efforts in the area. Hear Alison Burke talk about the wood giveaway. Read previous VW stor
Posted: Friday - March 5, 2010
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VW predicts hybrid gains
A top Volkswagen of America official said Thursday the automaker stands to gain from its fuel-sipping clean diesel vehicles and new hybrids.
Posted: Wednesday - March 3, 2010
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Board approves railroad yard construction at VW
Most newly minted Chattanooga-made Volkswagens will start their shipment to dealers across the country at a $10.7 million rail loading yard.
Posted: Friday - Feb. 26, 2010
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Installation begins of VW body shop robots
The raising of Volkswagen's new Chattanooga assembly plant has hit a milestone as workers begin installing 398 robots inside the factory's body shop, officials said Thursday.
Posted: Wednesday - Feb. 24, 2010
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VW training ramps up in city
VW TRAINING * Volkswagen's 163,000-square-foot training center is slated to be complete mid-spring. * The state has agreed to commit $24 million to job training based on 2,000 workers VW has said it will hire, according to a memorandum of understanding b
Posted: Friday - Feb. 19, 2010
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Is Porsche in city's future? VW officials dismiss suggestion plant might produce luxury line
PORSCHE SALES About 20,000 Porsches were sold in the U.S. in 2009. Read previous Volkswagen stories. Comment. By Mike Pare mpare@timesfreepress.com A new Volkswagen sedan is slated for production at the automaker's new Chattanooga plant in a little over a
Posted: Friday - Feb. 19, 2010
VW supplier workshop set
Decosimo Certified Public Accountants will host a seminar series for potential Volkswagen suppliers and vendors presented by the German consulting firm RMG Consult GmbH.
Posted: Thursday - Feb. 18, 2010
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Business Development Center broadens services; firms win awards
The city's small-business incubator, slated for a $5.2 million upgrade later this year, also will start offering its services to firms across Hamilton County.
Posted: Wednesday - Feb. 17, 2010
Contractors clear ground for VW's supplier park
Workers were to start blasting away rock to ready the site of Volkswagen's planned supplier park adjacent to the automaker's new Chattanooga plant, officials said Tuesday.
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