VW to Stop New Beetle's Production
3 May 2010, 08:48 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen has confirmed that it would halt production of the New Beetle range, with the German automaker expected to showcase the next-generation at the Los Angeles Motor Show in November. The c...
Volkswagen Presents New 3-Cylinder Diesel Engine
30 Apr 2010, 07:10 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen has chosen the 31st International Vienna Motor Symposium to unveil its latest TDI engine, the 1.2-liter three-cylinder unit. The presentation of this engine was held in front of an intern...
More Magna Parts for VW Chattanooga
27 Apr 2010, 09:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Parts supplier Magna and German carmaker Volkswagen seem to have forgotten last year's problems, caused by the former's bid for Opel, and announced a new supply agreement for the supplier ...
Volkswagen Phaeton Facelift Breaks Cover
22 Apr 2010, 07:06 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen has taken the wraps of its facelifted Phaeton luxury sedan, which will be unveiled next week at the Beijing Auto Show (27th April to 2nd May). Volkswagen relies on the Chinese market to s...
Volkswagen Posts Strong Q1 2010
19 Apr 2010, 15:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As it happened with most manufacturer's across the world, the numbers depicting the sales for the first quarter of the year were encouraging for German group Volkswagen as well. Europe's l...
Volkswagen Presents All-Electric Taxi in Hannover
19 Apr 2010, 14:17 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen has announced it will launch its first production electric vehicles in 2013. Until then, the German automaker showed today, at the debut of the Hannover Trade Show (April 19-23), its idea...
Volkswagen Confirms Presence in 2011 Dakar Rally
19 Apr 2010, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Since the South American continent seems to favor Volkswagen in recent years – of course, we're talking about the Dakar Rally – the German manufacturer has today confirmed its prese...
Volkswagen NMS to Bring TDI Stateside
2 Apr 2010, 06:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As we all know by now, Volkswagen is planning to increase its presence in the United States with the launch of a new so-called Mid-Size Sedan that will be manufactured by the new Chattanooga, Tennes...
VW Commercial Vehicles in Australia Come with ESP as Standard
19 Mar 2010, 11:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, we announced that VW introduced the facelifted T5 range (the Transporter, the Caravelle and the Multivan) to the Australian market. The entire line-up comes with ESP as a standard fun...
Williams Aims for VW Alliance in 2011?
18 Mar 2010, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Prior to the start of the season, some reports issued by the German and Spanish media hinted that Wolfsburg based Volkswagen is flirting with the idea of entering the world of Formula One in 2011. T...
VW Motorsport Announces Karting Scholarship Winner
26 Feb 2010, 11:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Motorsport division of Volkswagen announced today the winner of the 2010 Karting Qualifier and the man who will get a $45,000 scholarship towards the 2010 Jetta TDI Cup season: Arie Ouimet of Pl...
China-Built Volkswagen Passat CC Goes Live in June
26 Feb 2010, 11:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Moving a quarter, a half or even the whole production of a specific model production to China seems to be a smart choice for today's automakers, as this particular country is one of the few tha...
Volkswagen CrossGolf Details and Photos Released
25 Feb 2010, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following last week's introduction of the new CrossPolo, German carmaker Volkswagen released today details on CrossPolo's bigger brother, the CrossGolf or, as VW likes to call it, the miss...
New Volkswagen Touareg German Prices Released
22 Feb 2010, 10:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German consumers who are planning to buy the new Volkswagen Touareg can already place their orders at dealerships across the country, with prices to start at 50,700 Euros. In fact, prices are depend...
VW Creates Electric Motors Manufacturing Division
16 Feb 2010, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Following a trend set by GM, Volkswagen, who aims to become the world’s largest carmaker by 2018, announced that it will create a new division that will have the aim of performing in-house re...
Volkswagen E-Up Confirmed for 2013
16 Feb 2010, 11:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen E-Up will enter production in 2013 and will be based on the electric concept displayed at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 2009. Ulrich Hackenberg, head of development department of Volkswagen,...
Volkswagen Shelves Amarok SUV Plans
12 Feb 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German carmaker Volkswagen decided to shelve plans to start production of the Amarok, as the company is waiting to see the development of certain markets initially slated to receive the SUV. Accordi...
No Touareg Hybrid for Australia
11 Feb 2010, 10:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen yesterday revealed the new-generation Touareg, which also includes a hybrid version, but it appears that the global release might be different depending on the local market. Australia won...
Second-Generation VW Touareg Unveiled
11 Feb 2010, 08:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen recently unveiled the new-generation Touareg, a revised model that will be available at dealers in April. To get straight into details, the new SUV is 208 kilograms lighter and 20 perc...
Next-Gen VW Touareg to Debut on February 10 in Munich
8 Feb 2010, 14:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although everybody expected to see the next-generation Volkswagen Touareg, together with its hybrid version, at the Geneva Motor Show in March, it might seem like the German automaker is speeding th...