Volkswagen on Track to Overtake Toyota, CEO Says

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Volkswagen (VLKAY) CEO Martin Winterkorn said the company is on track to overtake Toyota Motor (TM) as the world’s largest automaker.

The German company beat Toyota’s full-year profit goal in the first nine months.

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“The Volkswagen group continues to have its sights firmly set on capturing pole position in the automotive industry,” Winterkorn said in an e-mailed statement, according…

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Legal Problems May Delay Volkswagen’s Merger With Porsche

Legal wrangling may delay Volkswagen’s (VLKAY) merger with Porsche, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said.

Volkswagen planned to complete a merger with Porsche in 2011. Porsche originally planned to buy Volkswagen by securing stock options, only to see its debt levels surge.

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Now, U.S. based-short-sellers of Volkswagen stock are suing Porsche. They say the sports-car maker secretly…

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Legal Problems May Delay Volkswagen’s Merger With Porsche originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:33:00.

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BMW Revamps X3 Model to Compete With Audi

BMW is revamping its X3 model in a bid to catch up with Audi in the U.S. small SUV market.

The X3, a small compact SUV that includes optional in-car Internet access, goes on sale on Jan. 22, Bloomberg News said. The car will take on more than 3 inche…

Bentley Recalls 596 Cars Over Unsafe Hood Ornaments

Recalling luxury cars to fix faulty hood ornaments might sound like a joke, but ultra high-end automaker Bentley Motors isn’t dismissing reports that its famous “flying B” metal emblem on some models may fail to collapse in a c…