VW-Porsche Tie-Up Complete in 2010
17 Aug 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The long awaited tie-up between German manufacturers Porsche and Volkswagen may be completed, according to German newspaper Die Welt, in 2010 instead of the initially projected 2011. Of course, this...
Ex-VW CEO Might Head Continental’s Board
16 Aug 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / German tire manufacturer, Continental AG, will have a new head for the supervisory board, since Rolf Koerfer will be stepping down from the specified position. One the favorites to take his place is...
Opel Accuse VW of Blackmailing Magna
16 Aug 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / As the race for taking over Opel from current majority share owner General Motors Co. draws to a close finish between the Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc. and Belgian finance gr...
VW Scirocco BlueMotion in the Works
14 Aug 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After launching the BlueMotion flavor of Golf Plus in the United Kingdom, Volkswagen continues its green efforts with a new model. The German brand is reportedly working on Scirocco BlueMotion, a ne...
VW's Winterkorn Appointed Porsche CEO
14 Aug 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the agreement between the two German brands, Volkswagen's Martin Winterkorn will serve as Porsche CEO starting from September 15, 2009. The news was confirmed by both Porsche and Volk...
Volkswagen Launches Golf Plus BlueMotion in the UK
13 Aug 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We’ve already informed you about the more economical and ‘cleaner’ version of Volkswagen’s Golf, called the BlueMotion, which was introduced one month ago by the German carma...
Volkswagen, Porsche Found Auto Union
13 Aug 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen and Porsche are still discussing on the terms of their deal but it appears that most of the issues have already been resolved. This is what a board member said, revealing that the group r...
Locally Assembled VW LCVs Hit the Russian Market
12 Aug 2009, 14:10 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / In spite of difficult market conditions in Russia, VW began commercializing the domestically-built Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan and Caddy models. This is good news for everyone, but especially t...
Volkswagen Polo UK Prices Announced
7 Aug 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Volkswagen announced this week the prices and trim levels available for the right-hand drive Polo, scheduled to arrive in the UK on October 16. The starting price for the new Pol...
VW Touran Match Launched on the British Market
29 Jul 2009, 06:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It looks like Volkswagen decided to launch one special edition of the Touran model for each market in Europe. After it announced, two months ago, the Freestyle version released on the German market,...
Volkswagen Increases First Half Market Share
24 Jul 2009, 14:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Europe's largest car manufacturer is hard at work trying to catch up with Toyota, as the company already announced it plans on becoming the no. 1 manufacturer by 2018. With the soon-to-be addit...
Volkswagen-Porsche Is Born
23 Jul 2009, 14:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The war has ended as Volkswagen and Porsche finally reached an agreement for the creation of a so-called integrated automotive group to be formed from the progressive participation of the two compan...
Porsche CEO Might Step Down After All
22 Jul 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The challenging times for both for Porsche and its CEO, Wendelin Wiedeking, are just beginning, as reports saying he will likely step down in the near future increase in intensity. After an unsucces...
Confirmed: VW New Compact Sedan in Mexico by Mid-2010
22 Jul 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen finally confirmed that it will build the internally-known as the New Compact Sedan project in Mexico, the board of the company announced yesterday. The German automaker will invest $1 bil...
VW to Hold Youth Soccer Tournament in the US
21 Jul 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The German car manufacturer who is the official automotive partner of Major League Soccer just thought of another way to promote soccer in the US. Volkswagen tries to accomplish this with their newl...
VW Golf VI Subliminal Animal Commercial
20 Jul 2009, 15:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The new commercial spot from Volkswagen for their Golf VI model features a crippled cheetah. Yes, you heard that right. The VW commercial begins with a wild life reporter from the African savannah a...
Volkswagen Golf, Europe's Top-Selling Car
20 Jul 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen Golf continues to remain a good selling model and the most recent sales figures do nothing than to support this statement. The sixth-generation Golf is still topping its class and, accord...
MR Car Design Tunes Golf VI GTI
15 Jul 2009, 13:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / If you were looking to tune your newly acquired Volkwagen Golf VI GTI, German car tuner MR Car Design has a serious kit for you. Known across the North Rhine-Westphalia region, MR Car Design deliver...
(Update) New Bugatti Teaser
15 Jul 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Bugatti continues its teasing strategy regarding the launch of the new anticipated model. While rumors flooded the Internet about the new Bugatti model, the French carmaker now owned by VW, remained...
VW Union Chief Slams Porsche CEO
10 Jul 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the merger between two iconic German manufacturers, Volkswagen and Porsche, lingers on, emotion runs high and it was only a matter of time before the battle between Wolfgang Porsche and Ferdinand...