30th running of the Dakar Rally Cancelled.
Safety has priority: Volkswagen respects “Dakar†cancellation:
Wolfsburg (4 January 2008). It is with great regret that Volkswagen acknowledges the cancellation of the 30th Dakar Rally.
“The safety of every single participant has absolute priority and for this reason Volkswagen completely and utterly endorses the decision made by the organisers ASO [...]