VW seeks sharp increase in its U.S. sales by 2018 Volkswagen plans to more than triple its sales in the United States during the next decade through aggressive marketing and by taking advantage of growing demand for clean diesel fuel.
Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, said his goal is to sell 1 million vehicles annually by 2018 -- 800,000 Volkswagens and 200,000 Audis. That would be a sharp increase from 2007, when the company sold 235,000 Volkswagens and 94,000 Audis in the United States. It also would reverse a downward trend. In 2002, the company sold 338,000 Volkswagen brand cars in the United States.
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Conservative group to end boycott of Ford Motor Co. The conservative American Family Association said it's ending a two-year boycott of Ford Motor Co., saying Ford has met most of its demands, including ending donations to groups that support same-sex marriage.
Ford said that its principles haven't changed but that it has reduced overall advertising and charitable spending in recent years because of losses in North America. Ford lost $2.7 billion in 2007. "We are committed to treating everyone fairly and with respect, including our dealers, customers and employees," Ford said.
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