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Volkswagen Group expands presence in Russia with agreements with GAZ

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GAZ personnel were trained at Volkswagen and ŠKODA plants in Germany and the Czech Republic, and a new training center was opened at GAZ. With Scania the cooperation started in 2005 and resulted in the creation of CRUISE tourist coaches and VOYAGE-series inter-city coaches for sale on Russian and export markets.

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Volkswagen Group outselling GM in China

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For the first nine months of 2016, retail sales by GM and its joint ventures in China increased 9% on an annual basis to a record 2,718,315 units. of those September 2016 deliveries. The positive delivery performance in Poland and the Czech Republic in particular offset the slight decline in Russia (-2.5%).

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