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Volkswagen is making waves overseas. In status as Malaysia's biggest selling
Dubai, a circulating scam email stating carmaker to its rival Perodoa.
that the recipient has won a huge cash Aside from Volkswagen, Proton has also
prize plus a new car courtesy of tried to negotiate with the US auto giant
Volkswagen has caused major confusion General Motors as well as with PSA
among people in the UAE. Volkswagen has Peugeot Citroen of France. There are also
already released an official statement three Malaysian automotive firms that
saying that they have not sent any email have expressed their interest in taking
containing such message. The German stakes in the company.
automaker has warned people in the UAE to It is interesting to note that the
be careful and not to easily believe such Malaysian government owns 59 pct of
hoax email. Proton in addition to a 43 pct stake held
The scam email is believed to originate by its investment arm Khazanah Nasional.
from Nigeria were scam artist abound. The Volkswagen and Proton will release their
scam email was believed by many people official announcement on February 8,
since it states there that it came from 2007.
"The Lottery Department, Volkswagen About Proton Proton Holdings Berhad is
Automobiles". Furthermore, according to short for Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional
the circulating fake emails, the (Malay for National Automobile
recipient has been selected from more Enterprise). It is Malaysia's first car
than two hundred fifty thousand email manufacturer founded by former Malaysia
addresses. The winner is said to receive Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the
two million pounds or Dh14.4 million plus year 1983. Proton is listed on the Bursa
a Volkswagen car. Malaysia.
The scam email also provides what appears About Volkswagen Volkswagen means
to be a UK telephone number which "peoples' car" in German. It is also
supposedly winners may contact to get considered an icon in the 20th century
their secret pin code from a Claim due to the large number of legendary cars
officer. it has produced. As a fact, the German
Search Engine Marketing Specialist automaker's record is unparalleled in the
Since 1995 SEO/SEM tools, training, and industry. It was Ferdinand Porsche who
professional "full service" Search Engine has conceived the idea of creating a
Marketing help at very affordable rates. "people's car". He wants to provide the
Volkswagen UK has already made a German public at large with an affordable
statement saying that the emails and quality transport.
circulating in the UAE have no connection However some historians say that it was
with their company and should be ignored Adolf Hitler that commissioned Ferdinand
at all cost. "Extensive enquiries have Porsche to build a small, inexpensive
revealed this is an online scam car. In the year 1934, Porsche has made
originating from Nigeria," Volkswagen his first ever masterpiece- a Beetle
said. shaped-sedan that was called Volkswagen
The German automaker also stressed that (German for people's car). The Beetle
the stated UK number found in the scam made its debut two years later. The war
email is in fact routes to a Nigerian delayed the production of the vehicle
premium rate number. This means that until 1949. A year later the beetle
people who are to call this number will shaped sedan became popular and was then
end up with a heavily charged telephone known as the Volkswagen Beetle.
bill. It is believed that it is through Even way back then Volkswagen was already
the bill from which the scam artist will renowned for its quality vehicles and
received his part of the deal. auto parts like "title="Volkswagen brake
In other Volkswagen overseas news, in dust shield">Volkswagen brake dust
Kula Lumpur, Prime Minister Abdullah shield. As a fact, its very own Beetle
Ahmad Badawi said that troubled carmaker which has become its trademark later
Proton and largest German automaker earns the title best-selling car of all
Volkswagen AG are in negotiations but he time. Its Karmann convertible which was
refused to give details of the deal. produced in the year 1949 has also become
According to Prime Minister Abdullah the best-selling convertible in the
Ahmad Badawi in an interview with New world.
Straits Times, 'I don't want to comment By the year 1955, Volkswagen has grown
because it is being negotiated.' into a world corporation. It started
Further reports last week say that building factories and working
Volkswagen has agreed to buy a communities in countries like the United
controlling stake in Proton's States, Brazil and Canada as well as in
manufacturing division. This news has had some major centres in Western Europe.
favorably affected Proton's shares which In the last fifteen years of the
rose to 13.14pct Friday to 7.75 rgt. millennium Volkswagen have emerged as a
The Malaysian government is under intense true global force in the automobile
pressure to announce details of the said industry especially with its acquisition
partnership between the losing Proton and and redevelopment of now famous brands
Germany's giant Volkswagen. It should be Audi, SEAT, Skoda, and Lamborghini.
noted that Proton last year lost its






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