Top Reasons Volkswagen is Giving Detroit's Top 3 Automakers Nightmares

Top Reasons Volkswagen is Destroying Detroit's Top 3 Automakers on the World Stage
2 April, 2010


The numbers are in and they're quite impressive indeed on the world auto market.

These are only a few of the reasons that VW is dominating the world market.

However, the main reasons are the way they drive, save fuel and save lives.

* 4 - Number of consecutive years Volkswagen has been the best selling brand in the Netherlands (2005-2008).
* 6.23 million - Number of vehicles the Volkswagen Group sold worldwide in 2008
* 300 - Number of additional units per day Volkswagen's factory in Puebla, Mexico, will be capable of producing after its $1 billion expansion.
* 14 - Number of states in which Volkswagen Group of America operates facilities (Arizona, California, New Jersey, Georgia, Rhode Island, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Michigan, Colorado).
* 1,546 - Number of Volkswagen models purchased by people in their 30s and 40s in Korea, where VW was the most popular imported car brand during the first half of 2009.
* 150 - Approximate number of countries in which the Volkswagen Group sells vehicles.
* 61 - Volkswagen's plant in Pune, India became the Volks Group's 61st production facility when it opened on March 31, 2009.
* 2 square miles - Area of Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant, one of the largest and most advanced car factories in the world.
* 26.5 percent - Volkswagen market share in Romania, where it's the best-selling imported car brand.
* 988 acres - Total area of Volkswagen's plant in Kaluga, Russia, which opened November 28, 2007.
* $1 billion - Volkswagen Group's investment in the building of the Chattanooga plant.
* 652,200 - Number of Volkswagen vehicles sold in China in the first half of 2009, surpassing Germany as the largest auto market for the company worldwide.
* 19 - Number of countries in which Volkswagen sold vehicles in 1950.
* 70 - Percentage increase in number of Volkswagen Group vehicles delivered to customers in India during the first nine months of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007.
* 1.5 million - Number of barrels of oil per year that could be saved if one-third of Americans drove vehicles with TDI clean diesel engines.


Sources;

AGERPRES - Romanian News Agency
JoogAng Daily
volkswagengroupamerica.com/company/group_overview.htm


Das Digits
Das Auto Magazine
dasautomagazine.com


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