VW Karmann Ghia Type 14: The Story of a Forgotten Coachbuilt, Air-Cooled Icon
28 Nov 2023, 15:42 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Continuously produced for nineteen years, the Karmann Ghia Type 14 was the legendary Beetle's stylish and sportier sibling
Rare 1972 VW Karmann Ghia Convertible With a Trashed Interior Gets Rescued After 32 Years
26 Sep 2022, 10:09 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / VW Karmann Ghia was produced between 1955 and 1974 based on the Beetle. The automaker approached Karmann (coachbuilder) and Ghia for a timeless design
Volkswagen Unveils Beetle Cabriolet Karmann Special Edition
11 Jul 2014, 14:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Bringing a touch of class to the joyful Beetle Cabriolet, Volkswagen has put a new Karmann special edition model on sale in Germany this week. It features a number of small design changes and additi...
Volkswagen Unveils Golf Cabriolet Karmann Edition
20 Dec 2013, 16:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With the current Golf Cabriolet set to go out of production in about a year or so, Volkswagen is launching a Karmann special edition for the drop top version of the popular hatchback. Available t...
EU Approves Volkswagen Karmann Buy
30 Nov 2010, 11:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Union (EU) approved today Volkswagen's bid to take over some of the assets of former roof and automotive manufacturer Karmann, who is currently under bankruptcy protection due to t...
Valmet Buys Karmann Roof Business
8 Nov 2010, 10:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After one of the iconic automotive businesses in Europe went under hammer last year, its pieces have been ripped apart and entered the possession of several other carmakers. Yet, the side of the K...
VW Cancels Magna Contract For Next Gen Porsches
23 Dec 2009, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As you remember, the Opel takeover attempt made by Magna earlier this year made the German carmaker to threaten Magna with the cancellation of some contracts if the deal went through. The deal faile...
VW Confirms Buying Karmann Assets
20 Nov 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Volkswagen officially announced it is going to buy assets of German contract carbuilder Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, in order to create a new manufacturing subsidiary that will eventually build a new car m...
Volkswagen Deal with Karmann to Be Decided in Two Weeks
28 Oct 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Without founding, German coachbuilder and convertible roof-top specialist is about to close business in early November. The company had a real important relationship with Volkswagen in the past, and...
Porsche to Scrap Magna Contract
28 Sep 2009, 12:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Troubles are far from over for Canadian manufacturer Magna, whose bid to take over Opel seems to have brought them more problems than solutions. The latest car manufacturer to threaten to pull out o...
Peter Harbig to Head Honsel
26 Aug 2009, 13:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Peter Harbig, the former CEO of the one biggest independent automotive manufacturers in Germany, Karmann, will become the new head of automotive industry supplier Honsel, owned by Belgian holding RH...
VW May Indeed Go for Karmann
18 Aug 2009, 14:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The story of German manufacturer Karmann may continue after all, as reports pointing to a Volkswagen interest into some type of collaboration keep surfacing. After in early July a report by Neue Osn...
Karmann Chairman Steps Down
20 Jul 2009, 07:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After in late June one of the biggest independent automotive manufacturers in Germany, Karmann, announced the termination of the Mercedes Benz CLK convertible and basically sealed its fate, late las...
Karmann Saved by Volkswagen?
9 Jul 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in mid-June, German manufacturer Karmann, one of the biggest independent automotive manufacturers in Germany, announced it has ended production and was bracing for a painful restructuring proce...