Ten Golds for Volkswagen at Fleet Award 2007

Awards for Group brands and VW Leasing

With ten first places, the Volkswagen Group again took pole position as the most successful company at the Fleet Awards 2007 honoring the best fleet models and fleet service companies in a total of 18 categories. Well over 5,000 readers of the specialist journal “Autoflotte” cast their votes prior to the official ceremony which took place during the AMI motor show in Leipzig. Apart from the ten “gold medals”, the Volkswagen Group was also awarded six second and four third places.

Readers of the specialist journal awarded Volkswagen Group brands first place a total of nine times in the twelve automobile categories alone. Audi took four first places with the A3 and A6 models in the lower and top mid-class segments and the Q7 in the offroader/SUV segment. The Audi A8 took pole position in the luxury class for the fourth time in succession. The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand received the awards for the Fox in the mini segment and the Passat in the mid-class segment, as well as for the Touran Eco Fuel in the alternative drivetrain category. The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Caddy was voted the best compact utility van. In the importers ranking, readers voted the Skoda Octavia the winner in the lower mid-class segment.


To round off the list of awards for the Group, Volkswagen Leasing was voted the best leasing and fleet management company in the service category.

“With these awards, the Volkswagen Group brands have once again impressively confirmed the outstanding position of our products in fleet business. This is particularly gratifying given that these awards are conferred by specialist fleet managers and fleet service companies,” commented Dr. Stefan Brungs, Head of Volkswagen Group Fleet International.

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The Volkswagen Group offers a unique spectrum of products and services in the fields of key account and fleet management. Together, the brands Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles offer vehicles in all classes from subcompact to luxury class and transporters. At the same time, Volkswagen Leasing can offer all the financial services relevant to fleet customers from insurance and full-service leasing to complete fleet management.

Source: Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen of America Announces 50,332 Vehicles Delivered Since the Beginning of 2007

Volkswagen Jetta is top-selling model

Volkswagen of America delivered 50,332 vehicles to customers in the USA during the period January – March this year. On a market heavily characterized by discount battles, in which Volkswagen does not participate, this figure is 5.6 percent lower than during the comparable prior-year period.

The top-selling VW model is the Volkswagen Jetta with 21,564 vehicles delivered to customers, followed by the Volkswagen Passat (8,990) and Volkswagen's New Beetle including the Cabrio (6,176). In March, Volkswagen of America sold 17,355 vehicles, six percent higher than the prior month of February and 16.3 percent lower than the same month last year.

Source: Volkswagen