On December 14, 2006, Volkswagen of America, Inc., leased of land at a cost of $ 55 million for 25 years, ten miles ( 16 km ) west of Gila Bend, on which they plan to develop a new automobile proving ground.

In North America, Volkswagen brought back the Rabbit nameplate when it introduced the vehicle in 2006.

Volkswagen officially announced in June 2006 production of a new Scirocco model at the AutoEuropa assembly plant in Palmela, Portugal.

Not until 2006, when the Pontiac G6 convertible, Peugeot 206 CC ( in Europe ) and Volkswagen Eos appeared, did another mass-market model with a rear seat appear in this category.

2006 saw a first participation for Sainz at the wheel of a Volkswagen in that year's Dakar Rally, sharing the cockpit with the two times winner of the Dakar Rally, Andreas Schulz.

In 2006, the Volkswagen Group-owned Bugatti produced the Bugatti Veyron EB16. 4 ; with an 8. 0 litre W16 engine.

It was voted European Car of the Year 2006, becoming the first car to win twice and beating the rival Volkswagen Passat by just 5 points.

The 1. 6 remained available in the sedan until as late as 2006. Chinese Volkswagen Santana station wagon, in Shanghai.

At the 2006 Bologna Motor Show, Volkswagen released the third Cross vehicle designed by Volkswagen Individual GmbH.

The Volkswagen LT was the largest light commercial vehicle panel van produced by Volkswagen ( and subsequently Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as of 1996 ) from 1975 to 2006.

Even after the launch of the new Volkswagen Constellation in 2006, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has continued to manufacture vehicles incorporating cabs based on the first generation of the LT.

* Volkswagen Bora – 2006 – 2007

He was also chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, the parent company of the Volkswagen Group, from 2002 to 2006, and chairman of Scania AB until 2007.

In a surprise announcement on 7 November 2006, it was revealed that Pischetsrieder would be stepping down from the top job at Volkswagen AG on 31 December that year.

In 2006 he started working for the Volkswagen concern in Škoda, being the member of the management board responsible for personnel.

* Volkswagen Santana ( 1984 – 2006 )

* Volkswagen Passat ( 3C, 2006 -)

The Volkswagen Eos is a four-seat retractable hardtop coupé convertible, introduced in 2006 as the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet.

* 1921 – Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey, first female to be a licensed jockey ( d. 2006 )

In 2006, the State of Qatar awarded Keppel Seghers Singapore, a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation to begin construction on a 275, 000 tonne / year Anaerobic Digestion and Composting Plant licensed by Kompogas Switzerland.

* Harmony Gold USA ( some properties licensed 2002 to 2006 )

* NBC ( some properties licensed 1947 to 1960 and 2006 to 2010 )

FM: 137 licensed, of which 129 operational ( December 2006, NCA ).

* Avtotor Kaliningrad, Russia – licensed version of H2 starting in 2006 and ended in 2009.

In 2006, HYDIS licensed AFFS to Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corporation.

In 2006 NASDAQ changed from stock market to licensed national exchange.

As of 22 December 2006, the Java ME source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License, and is released under the project name phoneME.

In December 2006, Quark licensed the Windows version of QuarkXPress 5 to be distributed free of charge on the cover of a UK computer magazine, Computer Shopper, with the idea of enticing consumers to upgrade to later versions.

In September 2006, City Brewing Company agreed to purchase the brewery, and they licensed it to the Boston Beer Company in April 2007 as a satellite brewery to produce Samuel Adams beers.

The novel was first published in Japan on July 20, 2006 by Kodansha ; it was then licensed in English by Dark Horse and released it in North America on December 12, 2007.

For the first 2½ years of its existence in Australia, Betfair's marketing activities were restricted to Tasmania, where it has been licensed since February 2006.

The number of licensed boats on canals and rivers managed by British Waterways ( BW ), a government organisation, was estimated at about 27, 000 in 2006.

However, in August, 2006, School Rumble was finally licensed by Funimation thanks to popularity of the series garnered from its manga release by Del Rey.

The English adaptation of the series was first licensed by Synch-Point which released the DVDs and soundtrack, but these went out of print in 2006.

Foreseen as part of the agreement between both Governments is the establishment of a joint venture between RTÉ and TG4 to run the multiplex which will be licensed under the UK's Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 by Ofcom at the request of the UK Government.

The title was eventually licensed for an English translation and released in 2006 under the title Beggar Prince by independent game publisher Super Fighter Team.

Cars were also produced by AC Cars up until 2006, and since 2009 have been produced by AC Heritage who are licensed by AC to produce 289 and 427 continuations.

Hard Rock Cafe International announced in March 2006 that it licensed the " Hard Rock " name to HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC, to design, build, and operate a $ 400 million theme park called Hard Rock Park.

As of 2006, the portfolio of product lines includes several groups of related items which use licensed brand names.

Corning discontinued its production of Pyrex products, but still licensed the Pyrex brand to other companies, including World Kitchen, and Newell Cookware Europe France-based cookware maker Arc International acquired Newell's European business in early 2006., and currently owns rights to the brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa .< ref >

On September 19, 2006, Funimation created an official channel on YouTube where they upload advertisements for box sets, as well as clips and preview episodes of their licensed series.

In 2006, he filed an application with the CRTC to acquire CFMX, a commercial classical music radio station licensed to Cobourg with a rebroadcaster in Toronto.