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Lower Saxony Considers Selling VW Shares
Lower Saxony Considers Selling VW Shares

2 Aug 2010, 14:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In light of the efforts made to cut the state's budget deficit, Lower Saxony was expected to announce sometime today its decision to sell some of the shares it holds in German manufacturer Volk...

 
Smyth Performance G3F: VW Jetta-Based Diesel Sports Car
Smyth Performance G3F: VW Jetta-Based Diesel Sports Car

2 Aug 2010, 13:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The vehicle you see here is one of the most interesting modification projects ever created. We know, the vehicle looks like it uses the platform from an average sports car and a custom body to de...

 
VW Presents Hybrid Radio
VW Presents Hybrid Radio

30 Jul 2010, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a world where hybrid is perhaps the most used word in a day, Volkswagen announced today it has found a new meaning for the word, as it is working on the new generation in-car radio: a system whic...

 
Volkswagen Beetle-Inspired House and Restaurant Built in Austria
Volkswagen Beetle-Inspired House and Restaurant Built in Austria

30 Jul 2010, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The original Volkswagen Beetle has served a huge list of purposes ever since it was launched back in the late 30s, serving the army, the people, the auto racing enthusiasts and so on. However, it...

 
VW Reports Record Half Year
VW Reports Record Half Year

26 Jul 2010, 12:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / All the pieces seem to be falling into place for Europe's biggest automotive group and the 2018 target of becoming the number one in the world seems more and more reachable. The VW Group posted...

 
Volkswagen Currently Working on New Polo
Volkswagen Currently Working on New Polo

26 Jul 2010, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Polo will no longer be the entry level model of the German automotive producer’s range. The spot will be taken by the new Volkswagen Lupo, a vehicle that will be based on the Up...

 
VW Golf R32 BiTurbo by MTE
VW Golf R32 BiTurbo by MTE

23 Jul 2010, 10:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The German tuners at MTE have just taken the wraps off their latest creation, a military-themed Golf IV R32 BiTurbo, which represents an upgrade made to their previous version of the car. While the ...

 
Volkswagen Transporter Modified by RSL
Volkswagen Transporter Modified by RSL

22 Jul 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Transporter is one van that has certainly managed to be much more than just a commercial vehicle. Ever since the first generation became the representative vehicle of the hippie gene...

 
2011 Volkswagen Caddy Breaks Cover [Gallery]
2011 Volkswagen Caddy Breaks Cover [Gallery]

22 Jul 2010, 06:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although German manufacturer Volkswagen has not yet released through official channels the official information and photos of the 2011 Volkswagen Caddy facelift, the first series of pictures surface...

 
Volkswagen Bus Becomes Pool Table
Volkswagen Bus Becomes Pool Table

21 Jul 2010, 14:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The first generation of the Volkswagen Transporter certainly has a special place in the automotive history books. The bus has served many purposes ranging from the favorite machine of the hippie gen...

 
VW Picks Saepio for Dealer Advertising
VW Picks Saepio for Dealer Advertising

21 Jul 2010, 10:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American division of German manufacturer Volkswagen announced today it has selected Saepio to handle the localized marketing for its 600 dealers US dealers. Simple as it may seem, Saepio's ...

 
Volkswagen Golf Electric Is Not a Threat
Volkswagen Golf Electric Is Not a Threat

20 Jul 2010, 12:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen has been considering offering an electric version of the Golf for some time now, with the company announcing that the GOLF EV will enter the market in 2013. Volkswagen is currently wor...

 
MAN Blends Truck and Bus Businesses
MAN Blends Truck and Bus Businesses

20 Jul 2010, 12:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In an attempt to become more effective, truck manufacturer MAN announced this week it will merge its truck an bus businesses in Mexico into one unit. Both sides of MAN's activities will fall un...

 
2011 VW Jetta New Photos
2011 VW Jetta New Photos

20 Jul 2010, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Since the Germans from Volkswagen called the new Jetta the star of their new lineup, they thought it would be best to give us a more comprehensive look at the vehicle than they did back in June, whe...

 
Silicon Valley ERL Vital for VW’s e-Mobility Strategies
Silicon Valley ERL Vital for VW’s e-Mobility Strategies

20 Jul 2010, 08:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / At a recent tour of Volkswagen's Electronic Research Laboratory (ERL) in Silicon Valley, Martin Winterkorn (Chairman of VW AG) revealed the importance of the electric mobility research and init...

 
Shanghai Volkswagen General Manager Killed in Car Accident
Shanghai Volkswagen General Manager Killed in Car Accident

19 Jul 2010, 14:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The General Manager of one of the Volkswagen Group’s Chinese joint ventures, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive, Liu Jian, was killed together with three other people on July 17 in an accident th...

 
Volkswagen Up To Become New Lupo
Volkswagen Up To Become New Lupo

16 Jul 2010, 08:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen will bring up the Lupo name, using it for the production version of the Up concept, as autocar writes. The VW group’s new small car will also be offered as an Audi, Seat and Skod...

 
Hans Stuck Calls Red Bull's Christian Horner a "Puppet"
Hans Stuck Calls Red Bull's Christian Horner a "Puppet"

15 Jul 2010, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula One driver Hans-Joachim Stuck slammed the management team at Red Bull for the furore caused within the paddock at the recent British Grand Prix by the famous wing-saga. Although Mark ...

 
VW Amarok Single Cab, Petrol Engine Coming to Australia
VW Amarok Single Cab, Petrol Engine Coming to Australia

13 Jul 2010, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When German manufacturer Volkswagen presented the Amarok model last year, it was regarded as a type of a first attempt, as it marked the German carmaker's entrance in the mid-range pick-up seg...

 
RevoZport Golf Razor R Released
RevoZport Golf Razor R Released

12 Jul 2010, 14:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Golf R has managed to claim one of the top spots in the hot hatch hierarchy, with the car being one of those vehicles that has pushed the limits of its segment. The car packs a 2.0 liter TSI ...