Proud Title Sponsor of 2008 Annual Herndon Festival
HERNDON, Va., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen of America has
announced that they will be the title sponsor of the 2008 Annual Herndon
Festival. The weekend long celebration will be held from May 29th through
June 1st and expects to attract over 90,000 visitors from the greater
Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
"This is a great way for Volkswagen to introduce itself to our new
community, and we're excited to have a presence at this event and meet our
new neighbors," said Stefan Jacoby, CEO and president, Volkswagen Group of
America, Inc.
In addition to being the title sponsor, Volkswagen will have several
on-site activities including a rock climbing wall, VWIP table, arts and
crafts, and various car games. Several Volkswagen vehicles will be on
display at the festival including the Tiguan, Routan, Jetta SportWagen, and
Doodle Bug. On-site t-shirt screen printing and other Volkswagen goodies
will also be available.
The 28th Annual Herndon Festival will feature three live entertainment
stages, carnival rides and games, international foods, fine arts show, and
firework displays on Thursday and Saturday evenings.
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Volkswagen of America, Inc. recently announced Electronic Stabilization
Program (ESP) as standard equipment on all its 2009 model year vehicles. As
a result, Volkswagen is one of the only original equipment manufacturers to
offer an electronic stabilization control system on its entire product line
-- ahead of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA)
deadline requiring stabilization systems in the 2012 model year vehicles.
Volkswagen's ESP technology works in conjunction with anti-lock brakes and
helps reduce loss of control, rollovers and other types of crashes. NHTSA
predicts nearly 10,000 lives could be saved each year if all vehicles had
stabilization systems as standard equipment.
Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in
Herndon, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in
Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of
passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Rabbit,
New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, GLI, Passat, Passat wagon,
Eos, and Touareg through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. Visit
Volkswagen of America online at http://www.vw.com .
SOURCE Volkswagen of America, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Steve Keyes of Volkswagen of America, Inc.,
+1-703-364-7650, +1-703-939-1535, Steve.Keyes@vw.com
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