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Muir's second book, published in 1973, The Velvet Monkeywrench, was an ambitious attempt to, as Muir put it, "lay out this structure, the bones of a completely new establishment," a proposal that included detailed plans for the replacement of the United States of America with the Republic of North America. [4] The book remains available from ...
Volkswagen has made no bones about its ambition to be the world's new-car sales leader by 2018. To get there, it will have to lean heavily on its mainstay VW brand -- but sales of VWs have ...
On September 6, 2007, Volkswagen of America announced it would relocate its North American headquarters to Herndon, Virginia. [20] [21] Volkswagen sales are particularly strong in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as both coasts. The company indicated that it is important for them to locate in a region where their customer base is strongest.
[20] Management at Volkswagen of America was also described as having become Americanized [21] and having struggled with advertising for Westmoreland's main product, the Rabbit. In his 2002 book Getting the Bugs Out: the Rise, Fall, and Comeback of Volkswagen in America, David Kiley said that "the German character was fading into oblivion." [21]
Volkswagen plans to change its brand name in the United States to “Voltswagen” as its shifts its production increasingly toward electric vehicles and tries to distance itself from an ...
Volkswagen shares were down 0.5% at 1100 GMT, in line with Germany's blue-chip DAX index. They have lost 26% this year as the company embarks on a major cost-cutting strategy, including job cuts ...
Volkswagen, as part of its settlement following the "Dieselgate" emissions scandal, invested $2 billion in creating Electrify America. In June 2022, Siemens became a minority shareholder of the company. Electrify America supports the CCS and CHAdeMO connector types with plans to add NACS connectors starting in 2025. Electrify America has been ...
Not to be confused with VW's Anchieta plant, also in Sao Bernardo do Campo, or the Chrysler plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo that VW bought in 1979-1980, which served as the first VW Truck & Bus plant. Fort Worth: North America, United States: Fort Worth, Texas: Air-conditioning and heating systems and Plastic-trim: c.1978: 1988: 0