Volkswagen Partners with Ringette Canada

AJAX, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 10, 2013) - Volkswagen Canada is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Ringette Canada for its upcoming 50^th anniversary roadshow. Volkswagen has provided Ringette Canada with a Touareg SUV, which will be used primarily for a 30-day, 15 city roadshow which begins on October 16^th in Charlottetown, PEI.

The Ringette Roadshow Powered by Volkswagen will travel across the country hosting a variety of events. All tour stops will include appearances by mascots Samantha Belle and Junior Jacks; a skills event; a Come Try Ringette session; a Ringette Activation Festival (including target shooting, trivia and prizes) and a locally tailored ringette event that the rest of the country can tune in and watch via webcast. Locations where a National Ringette League team exists will also feature a regular season home game.

"We are extremely pleased to be partnering with Volkswagen on our 50^th anniversary roadshow," said Frances Losier, sport development director, Ringette Canada. "The Touareg that Volkswagen has provided is completely decked out with ringette decals and when we roll into town, everyone will know that the ringette roadshow has arrived."

The following is a detailed list of roadshow stops. Details about each tour stop can be found by visiting the 50^th anniversary website at www.ringette50.ca and clicking on the roadshow link.

October 16^th: Charlottetown, PEI

October 18^th: Halifax Regional Municipality/Bedford, NS

October 19^th: Moncton, NB

October 20^th: Québec, QC

October 21^st: Beaconsfield-Kirkland, QC

October 22^nd: Ottawa/Metcalfe, ON

October 23^rd: Kingston, ON

October 24^th: Pickering, ON

October 26^th: Mississauga, ON

November 2^nd: Vancouver/Burnaby, BC

November 3^rd: Kelowna, BC

November 5^th: Beaumont, AB

November 6^th: Medicine Hat, AB

November 7^th: Saskatoon, SK

November 9^th: Winnipeg, MB

About Volkswagen Canada:

Founded in 1952 and celebrating its 60^th year in the country, Volkswagen Canada is headquartered in Ajax, Ontario. It is the largest volume European automotive nameplate in Canada, and sells the Golf, Golf Wagon, Golf GTI, Beetle, Jetta, Eos, Passat, CC, Tiguan, and Touareg through 136 independent Canadian Dealers. It is the leader in affordable TDI Clean Diesel vehicle sales in Canada, and forms part of Volkswagen Group Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and is Europe's largest automaker.

Visit Volkswagen Canada online at Volkswagen.ca.