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MARCH 5, 2014

Electric cars are firmly on the agenda for Volkswagen: with Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn revealing some fascinating plans for the company''s future as part of the Geneva Motor Show. Among his revelations at the event were that Volkswagen will introduce a plug-in hybrid version of the Volkswagen Pa[.]. Volkswagen Editor Pick'

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MARCH 6, 2013

Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen Group Chairman, spoke of the company’s strategic goal of becoming the world’s most environmentally sustainable carmaker by 2018. While confirming that its ecological restructuring, announced last year is proceeding on schedule, the Group has set a new CO2 emissions target.

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JULY 20, 2010

Martin Winterkorn made [.]. Tags: Volkswagen electric hybrid Martin Winterkorn plans plug-in. The firm’s chief executive said yesterday (July 19) that he expects that low carbon cars will account for three per cent of the carmaker’s sales by 2018.

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

The EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger has written to Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn to reassure him that proposed regulations for new car CO2 levels will not harm the firm because of new, relaxed rules over so-called ‘super-credits’.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Tags: Green cars Latest news Volkswagen Dr Professor Martin Winterkorn Volkswagen green cars Volkswagen investment.

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MAY 7, 2011

Speaking at the Vienna Motor Symposium, chairman of the Volkswagen Group Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn, commented that over the mid-term, the plug-in hybrid has great potential as it combines the best of both worlds [.].

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JUNE 30, 2008

Here's the story from Motor Trend : VW jumping on plug-in hybrid bandwagon with TwinDrive system Nate Martinez June 26 2008 Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced today that pre-production testing of the automaker's plug-in hybrid electric system, dubbed TwinDrive, is underway with the full support of the German government.

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MARCH 1, 2010

Tags: Electric cars Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Volkswagen 2010 Geneva Motor Show Dr Martin Winterkorn Volkswagen E-Golf Volkswagen E-Jetta Volkswagen E-UP Volkswagen electric cars Volkswagen Golf Electric Volkswagen hybrid cars Volkswagen Jetta Electric Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid VW electric cars VW hybrid cars.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn, the chairman of Volkswagen AG’s board of management, said that the events marked a “decisive step towards a joint future&# and commented that “more than ever before we now have what it takes to become the automotive industry’s number one&#.

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MARCH 16, 2010

As one of the hottest (figuratively and literally) emerging markets in the world, the Emirate of Qatar is garnering attention from some of the leading automakers as they bid to test new materials under challenging climatic conditions.

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JULY 5, 2009

The development of electric cars is a marathon not a sprint - that’s the verdict of Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn as he announced the introduction of the company’s first electric vehicles based on the Up! new small family in 2013.

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MAY 26, 2009

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed last week, between BYD’s Chairman of the Board Wang Chuanfu and his Volkswagen counterpart Dr Martin Winterkorn following a visit to Volkswagen’s Elektrotraktion Technology Centre in Isenbüttel.

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JULY 7, 2009

Speaking during a presentation at the 17th Handelsblatt-Jahrestagung in Munich on July 3, Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn warned that the world is witnessing an “electro-hype”. Despite the criticisms, Winterkorn did announce that Volkswagen will be producing its first electric vehicles based on the Up! Plugging in to the future.

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JULY 5, 2012

German carmakers Volkswagen and Porsche are furthering their links by accelerating the creation of an integrated automotive group – with Porsche’s automotive business to become a complete part of the Volkswagen Group by August 1, 2012.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Around €49.8billion of this will go towards property, plant and equipment with 57 per cent to be distributed in Germany alone – investments will focus on alternative drives, new generations of diesel and petrol engines and new generations [.].

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