VW: South Africa Is on the Verge of Collapse
9 Oct 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Africa is undoubtedly a ruined auto industry, especially if taking into account the consequences of the economic recession. In order for the local auto sector to stay alive, the country has to...
Volkswagen Up! Postponed Until Late 2011
8 Oct 2009, 09:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen Up! minicar won't arrive sooner than late 2011, a company spokesman said in an interview, emphasizing that the delay is mostly caused by some internal problems. Volkswagen’s pr...
2010 Volkswagen Golf R in the US, Sold as GTI-R
8 Oct 2009, 09:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen will launch the Golf R in the United States next year and will sell it locally as GT-R. Officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show last month, Golf R will replace the R32 in Volkswage...
Volkswagen Consider F1 Debut
8 Oct 2009, 07:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the departures of Honda and BMW from Formula One – which will probably be followed by Toyota or Renault in the near future – the sport has undoubtedly lost some of its cache in...
VW Touran TSI EcoFuel with Extended Autonomy
5 Oct 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has just introduced a new version of the Touran TSI EcoFuel that provides an extended range thanks to an increased fuel tank capacity and improved efficiency. The latest version of the ca...
Volkswagen Chattanooga Plant on Schedule
5 Oct 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Construction of Volkswagen's new production facility in the State of Tennessee is going as planned, the company assured in a press statement following the visit of Lower Saxony’s Prime Mi...
VW to Offer 4.2% Pay Rise
29 Sep 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The German brand Volkswagen and IG Metall trade union reached an agreement today to provide a 4.2 percent increase in the pay of 95,000 VW AG employees from January 1, 2010. Furthermore, the company...
Spyshots: Next-Gen Volkswagen Touareg
29 Sep 2009, 13:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The next-generation Volkswagen Touareg is currently undergoing heavy testing somewhere in the United States and will go on sale next year in most markets. There are no official details regarding the...
Magna to Purchase $1Bn Worth of Parts from China
28 Sep 2009, 13:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since it received GM's final blessing to take over Opel, Magna is trying various market strategies under the pressure of major partners, including BMW and Volkswagen, who threatened that they m...
VW and Varta Join Forces for Electric Car Batteries
28 Sep 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen will sign an agreement with Varta Microbattery GmbH to supply batteries that will be used in electric vehicles manufactured by the German brand in the next few years. VW said in a release...
Volkswagen Announces 2009 Service Quality Awards
25 Sep 2009, 13:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The German carmaker Volkswagen is trying to keep a tight relation with all those involved in its business, as all of them are playing a key role in the way the company performs all over the world. T...
Magna to Talk with VW Over Opel Deal
25 Sep 2009, 09:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna International, who has been chosen to be Opel's next owner, is looking to talk with Volkswagen, one of the main customers of the company, over the planned acquisition of the German brand ...
VW to Challenge GM, Toyota in 2010
24 Sep 2009, 07:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The fight for the world's number one carmaker title is getting fiercer as Volkwagen is hoping to challenge both Toyota and General Motors in 2010, in spite of forecasts of a gloomy market next ...
Volkswagen Looking to Buy SsangYong Motor
23 Sep 2009, 12:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen, who'll soon become the sole Porsche owner, is looking to take over South Korean automaker SsangYong Motor, a company which is now struggling to step out of a very difficult economic...
VW Develops Electric Cars for the US
21 Sep 2009, 15:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen is working on a new electric model based on the recently-released E-Up!, especially destined for the United States, sources familiar with the matter said. However, the German brand doesn&...
Volkswagen Polo Convertible in the Works?
18 Sep 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Polo is expected to represent a major market hit for Volkswagen as the German brand intends to sell the car at a global level and even design a series of new models based on it. One of these...
VW Rushes Phaeton's Return to the U.S.
17 Sep 2009, 09:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / International auto shows are not all about displaying the latest contraptions by the carmakers all over the world, but it’s also the moment when companies’ officials are making statement...
Frankfurt Auto Show: Volkswagen Golf Variant · Live Photos
16 Sep 2009, 07:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Beside the E-Up! concept and the new Golf R displayed at the Frankfurt Auto Show, the German brand also displayed the new Golf Variant, a model whose pricing starts at 18,500 euros. The details of t...
Frankfurt Auto Show: Volkswagen L1 Concept · Live Photos
16 Sep 2009, 06:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you, the German carmaker Volkswagen was planning to debut the 1-liter concept vehicle at the Frankfurt Auto Show, a car often described as "the most fuel-efficient automobile in...
Frankfurt Auto Show: VW E-Up! Concept · Live Photos
16 Sep 2009, 06:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show witnessed the introduction of a brand new concept developed by Volkswagen, the so-called E-Up! concept powered by an electric motor. Just as its name suggests, the car i...