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VW gets ready to move on comeback plan in U.S.: sales chief

Volkswagen hopes to reach a final settlement with the U.S. authorities over the diesel emissions scandal next month so that it can get moving on a recovery plan which will see the launch of several new crossover and electric vehicles, its sales chief said on Thursday. VW aims to expand its electric-vehicle offerings in the United States to meet a growing demand for green cars and help restore its image, VW brand sales chief Juergen Stackmann said in an interview published on Thursday. “A …

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VW gets ready to move on comeback plan in U.S.: sales chief

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VW brand sales fall 5.3 percent in first full month of scandal

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen brand sales fell 5.3 percent in October, the first full month after Europe's biggest carmaker was found cheating diesel emissions tests in the United States. Deliveries of VW brand vehicles dropped to 490,000 cars from 517,400 a year ago, the eighth straight monthly drop at VW's biggest autos division by sales and revenue, the carmaker said on Friday. “The VW brand is experiencing challenging times,” sales chief Juergen Stackmann said. “We not only

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VW brand sales fall 5.3 percent in first full month of scandal