Article: Autoeuropa tries to attract VW BlueSport Roadster - report.

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August 24, 2009
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(ADPnews) - Aug 24, 2009 - Autoeuropa, the Portuguese assembly unit of German carmaker Volkswagen (FSE:VOW), is trying to attract the production of the new BlueSport Roadster, economic daily Diario Economico wrote in its Monday edition.

The new model will guarantee the keeping of the production unit in Palmela, close to Lisbon, by 2020.

The possible start of production of a fourth car model by Autoeuropa will guarantee the future of the facility in ...

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