Berlin - Volkswagen said its supervisory board had cleared the way for its planned takeover of sportscar maker Porsche, as Europe's biggest carmaker ratcheted up the quest to become world number one. Full Article at Expatica

The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft took a further important step towards the creation of an integrated automotive group with Porsche at its meeting today when it approved the contracts of implementation negotiated by all the parties... Full Article at Infibeam

Bonhams is delighted to announce that they will be selling watches from the Private Collection of the Porsche Family in New Bond Street on the 2nd December with all proceeds donated to charity. Full Article at Taume

By Jonathan Welsh "Hatchback" has long been synonymous with small, cheap and undesirable in the U.S. car buyer's lexicon. Full Article at Wall Street Journal