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Volkswagen Golf GTD Launched, New Photo Gallery
Volkswagen Golf GTD Launched, New Photo Gallery

9 Jun 2009, 12:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen debuted the long acclaimed Golf GTD in Germany with pricing starting at €27,475 (US$38,100) for the 6-speed manual and €29,350 (US$40,700) for the DSG version. The GTD version o...

 
Volkswagen Names New Sales Directors
Volkswagen Names New Sales Directors

8 Jun 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The following months will witness big corporate changes for German manufacturer Volkswagen. The company has named new sales directors for its branches in China, Australia, North America and South Am...

 
2009 Volkswagen Touran Freestyle Released
2009 Volkswagen Touran Freestyle Released

29 May 2009, 14:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This tends to become a little boring as Volkswagen continues to launch new special editions of the models already in production, most of them offering a wide array of enhancements over the standard ...

 
Volkswagen California Black Edition Launched in Germany
Volkswagen California Black Edition Launched in Germany

29 May 2009, 12:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The German manufacturer Volkswagen is kind of busy these days, leaving the talks with Porsche aside and referring straight to product launches. No matter if we're talking about special or limit...

 
VW Joins Forces with China's BYD to Launch Electric Cars
VW Joins Forces with China's BYD to Launch Electric Cars

26 May 2009, 07:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While the whole auto sector is focused these days on the Opel selling process, Volkswagen continues its expansion efforts and recently signed a letter of intent with China's BYD Co. to work on ...

 
VW Jetta Recalled in the United States
VW Jetta Recalled in the United States

21 May 2009, 14:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Volkswagen continues to run high in Europe, with several new models launched in the last few days, the German brand is getting ready to recall more than 25,000 cars in the United States. We�...

 
VW to Discontinue Santana in 2012
VW to Discontinue Santana in 2012

18 May 2009, 10:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese division of Volkswagen announced it will kill the highly-popular Santana in 2012, despite the fact that the company still has high expectations in the last years of production. According...

 
Sixth-Generation VW Golf 1.4 TSI Ready for Chinese Debut
Sixth-Generation VW Golf 1.4 TSI Ready for Chinese Debut

15 May 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf, which was recently crowned the 2009 World Car of the Year, will also be launched in China in the near future but a specific date is yet to be revealed. Accordin...

 
Volkswagen's Chattanooga Plant to Play Key Role in US Strategy
Volkswagen's Chattanooga Plant to Play Key Role in US Strategy

14 May 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen today erected the first wall of the new US factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee which was regarded as a new reason for celebration within the German manufacturer. The Governor of the State o...

 
2010 Polo Is Already a Hit, VW Gets 13,000 Orders
2010 Polo Is Already a Hit, VW Gets 13,000 Orders

12 May 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The economic recession encouraged new car buyers to migrate towards small cars and the new Volkswagen Polo is the living proof of this. According to data provided by the German manufacturer, it has ...

 
Volkswagen Scirocco GT TDI Released
Volkswagen Scirocco GT TDI Released

6 May 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For all those of you out there who have enjoyed the release of the Volkswagen Golf 6 GTD, this latest news from the German manufacturer can do nothing than please you even more. Even if the new GT T...

 
Volkswagen Post Declining Q1 Results, but Does Not Panic
Volkswagen Post Declining Q1 Results, but Does Not Panic

30 Apr 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Unlike Daimler, Volkswagen seems to be quite relaxed with its financial results, perhaps too relaxed. The company announced that in the first three months of the year it delivered 1.40 million vehic...

 
Volkswagen Eos GT Sport Launched
Volkswagen Eos GT Sport Launched

30 Apr 2009, 13:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case you have thought Volkswagen's Eos wasn't sporty enough to satisfy your demands, the German manufacturer has just unveiled a special edition Eos called GT Sport that brings a black ...

 
Volkswagen Unveils Profit in Q1
Volkswagen Unveils Profit in Q1

24 Apr 2009, 09:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite the difficult environment and the economic recession we're currently living in, German manufacturer Volkswagen managed to post profit in the first quarter of 2009, according to the late...

 
VW Increases Chinese Production Thanks to High Sales
VW Increases Chinese Production Thanks to High Sales

14 Apr 2009, 14:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it's well known that the economic recession slashed sales all around the world, it seems like some companies are doing actually fine, with revenues growing up in certain core markets. ...

 
Volkswagen Expects Diesel Sales to Explode in the US
Volkswagen Expects Diesel Sales to Explode in the US

13 Apr 2009, 14:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Diesel engines have always been referred to units specifically addressed to European markets, as Americans were more interested in gasoline engines. However, the economic chaos changed the way peopl...

 
How to Avoid Potholes
How to Avoid Potholes

1 Apr 2009, 12:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the biggest fears a modern day driver can face is to hit a pothole at high enough speeds to send the rims and rubbers flying all over the place. Serious cases aside, this could mean lots of w...

 
Volkswagen of America Recalls 5,000 MY 2008 R32
Volkswagen of America Recalls 5,000 MY 2008 R32

30 Mar 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the US division of Volkswagen earlier today announced that it was recalling 2009 CCs due to a faulty right passenger seat belt system, the company issue another statement saying that about 5,0...

 
Volkswagen Golf 6 GTD Official Details and Photos
Volkswagen Golf 6 GTD Official Details and Photos

27 Mar 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported earlier this week, German manufacturer Volkswagen was planning to unveil a GTD version of their new Golf Mark 6 at the 2009 Auto Mobil International (AMI) Auto Show, set to open its d...

 
VW to Develop OnStar-like System with Toyota
VW to Develop OnStar-like System with Toyota

18 Mar 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Vast geographical distances are no match to the needs and requirements of either war or economical distress. Since war is no longer an issue, the economy is catalyst enough to make car manufacturers...