Category Archives: General Talk

impatient dog blasts car horn for 15 minutes

An impatient dog, who got fed up waiting for his owner to return to his car, has become an Internet sensation after blasting the vehicle’s horn for 15 minutes.

Which automaker VW or Toyota will make history first

Which automaker VW or Toyota will make history first

No automaker has sold 10 million vehicles in a single year but it’s very likely that both Toyota and Volkswagen will surpass that milestone in 2014.

VW targets 10 million sales this year on model expansion

VW targets 10 million sales this year on model expansion

Volkswagen Group may sell more than 10 million vehicles in 2014, four years earlier than planned, as Europe’s largest carmaker accelerates model introductions in a strategy to overtake Toyota as the global industry leader.

Tesla hires 2nd Renault-Nissan executive

Tesla hires 2nd Renault-Nissan executive

Tesla is hiring Simon Sproule, a veteran of Carlos Ghosn’s Renault-Nissan alliance to manage its marketing and message as it prepares to push into China.

Volkswagen seeks clarification over Hyundai World Cup promotion

Volkswagen Group, the sponsor of Brazil’s soccer team, has contacted the country’s soccer federation for clarification over a promotion by Hyundai Motor Co. linked to the team’s performance at this year’s World Cup.

The soccer body, the CBF, has complained to the South Korean automaker over an advertising campaign that promises an extra year’s warranty to new-car buyers in Brazil should the team clinch a record-extending sixth World Cup. The CBF says it’s a misuse of the national squad’s intellectual property.