Africa

Ferdinand Piëch, Martin Winterkorn presented ambulance vehicles for Africa

Vatican City/Wolfsburg, 29 May 2008 -- Pope Benedict XVI received Prof. Dr. h.c. Ferdinand K. Piëch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG, and Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, in the Vatican City on Wednesday.

Pope Benedict XVI received high-ranking Volkswagen representatives: Prof. Piëch and Prof. Winterkorn presented ambulance vehicles for Africa

The Volkswagen representatives presented the head of the Catholic Church with two specially equipped Volkswagen T5 to be deployed as ambulance vehicles in Africa.

First batch to Africa and Russia

2008-05-27 -- In the midst of May, 270 Gwperi were shipped to Algeria and its surrounding countries from Xingang, Tianjin, China. At the same time, another 286 Gwperi were transported to Russia by railway. Today, 710 Gwperi have been exported since its launching. Hence, the target to launching Gwperi both at home and abroad has been realized.

Gwperi waiting for shipment

Miramar, FL, 2008-04-15 - General Motors Latin America, Africa and Middle East (GM LAAM) region posted an all-time Q1 record in 2008, selling 323,400 vehicles, up 52,900 units over the same quarterly period in 2007. GM’s volume increase of 19.6 percent for the quarter outpaced the 11.7 percent industry growth rate for the region. In addition, LAAM’s market share increased to 17.9 percent for the quarter, up 1.2 share points year-over-year.

Highlights:
* Record 323,400 units in Q1 2008
* Sales up 19.6% or 52,900 units from Q1 2007
* Q1 2008 market share improves 1.2 points to 17.9%

In achieving the Q1 record sales level, GM LAAM sold an all-time March monthly high of 111,300 units. This equates to a 7.2 percent improvement year-over-year.

DEARBORN, Mich., April 2 – Ford Motor Company is taking further steps to align its product development and purchasing organizations into an integrated global team to accelerate the creation of vehicles customers really want, reduce costs, enhance quality, and improve efficiency by eliminating duplicate engineering and purchasing efforts.

2008-01-22, Miramar, FL -- General Motors Latin America, Africa and Middle East (GM LAAM) region set an all-time CYTD record in 2007, selling 1,235,913* vehicles, up 200,600 units over 2006. GM’s volume increase of 19.4 percent for the year outpaced the industry growth rate for the region. In addition, LAAM’s annual market share increased to 17.2 percent for the year, representing its highest annual share.

Highlights:
* GM Latin America, Africa & Middle East (LAAM) sold a record 1,235,913* million units in 2007
* GM LAAM sales volume up 200,600 units, an increase of 19.4%
* 2007 calendar year market share improves to 17.2%
* GM has been the vehicle sales leader in LAAM for 10 consecutive years

2007-10-18, DETROIT - General Motors sold a record 2.38 million cars and trucks around the world in the third quarter of 2007, a 4 percent increase compared with last year, according to preliminary sales figures released today. GM also reported record sales outside the United States, marking the 21st consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales increases outside the U.S.

Highlights:
* Chevrolet Aveo, Corsa and Celta Drive Record Sales Surge of 22 Percent In Latin America, Africa and the Middle East
* Record Sales in China, India Fuel 16 Percent Asia-Pacific Increase
* Opel/Vauxhall and Chevrolet Performance Drives Europe to Set Q3 Sales Record with 15 Percent Growth
* 21 Consecutive Quarters of Year-Over-Year Growth Outside the U.S.

GM LAAM sales increase sets all-time quarterly sales record, 12th consecutive quarter of record sales, Best Q3 market share since 1997

2007-10-12, Miramar, FL - General Motors Latin America, Africa & Middle East (GM LAAM) region set an all-time quarterly sales record in Q3 2007, selling over 329,000 vehicles, up 59,000 units over the same period last year. In addition, GM’s quarterly market share in the region increased to 17.5 percent, representing the best Q3 share since 1997.

Through the first three quarters of 2007, GM LAAM has sold 894,000 vehicles, up 20 percent over the same period last year.