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VW Passat and Passat Wagon ERV to Enter US Police Service
VW Passat and Passat Wagon ERV to Enter US Police Service

7 Jun 2010, 09:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Volkswagen announced recently it has presented he Town of Herndon, Va.  with two police vehicles, namely two modified Passat and Passat Wagon emergency response v...

 
2011 Volkswagen Phaeton Details and Photos Released
2011 Volkswagen Phaeton Details and Photos Released

7 Jun 2010, 08:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Volkswagen had just revealed the revised version of the company’s flagship: the new Phaeton. The latest generation model will become available on the European market later this...

 
San Francisco Bay Area to Have a 35,000 sq-ft VW Dealership
San Francisco Bay Area to Have a 35,000 sq-ft VW Dealership

7 Jun 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of German manufacturer Volkswagen announced recently it will invest in the construction of a 35,000 square-foot facility in the San Francisco area. The new dealership, at...

 
Volkswagen Tiguan Facelift Leaked
Volkswagen Tiguan Facelift Leaked

4 Jun 2010, 09:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The contemporary automotive world has many information leakage pathaways that allows the public to enjoy details of new cars before these are officially released. The latest car to be taken on one o...

 
VW Invites Soccer Fans to Take a Shot at Stardom
VW Invites Soccer Fans to Take a Shot at Stardom

4 Jun 2010, 07:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Volkswagen announced yesterday it has launched a nationwide contest together with Mexican soccer legends Ramon Morales and Ramon Ramirez, calling on all soccer fans to...

 
VW Polo Saloon, World Premiere in Moscow
VW Polo Saloon, World Premiere in Moscow

2 Jun 2010, 16:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The world premiere of the much anticipated Polo Saloon, the first vehicle developed specially for the Russian market, took place in Moscow today. However, advanced sales of the new model, which is b...

 
VW Becomes Official Automotive Partner of Red Bull Air Race
VW Becomes Official Automotive Partner of Red Bull Air Race

2 Jun 2010, 11:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen announced that it will expand its marketing bond with the Red Bull Air Race, in an effort to showcase its performance vehicles.Starting with the upcoming race at Windsor, Canada, which is...

 
VW Expects South African Sales to Increase
VW Expects South African Sales to Increase

30 May 2010, 09:09 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The German carmaker announced it expects 2010 sales in South Africa to grow twice as fast as the market. The company explained its revised forecasts are based on the strength of Volkswagen’s n...

 
Das Auto Introduces DAS. - VW's iPad Customer Magazine
Das Auto Introduces DAS. - VW's iPad Customer Magazine

28 May 2010, 11:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen has made a real marketing step into the virtual world, by creating a digital brand magazine as an application for the iPad, with the move being the first in the automotive world.The new m...

 
Spyshots: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
Spyshots: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta

26 May 2010, 14:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After back in January we brought you a set of CGIs depicting a New Compact Coupe-based Volkswagen Jetta, it's time to take a more personal look at the fifth generation model. Caught testing en...

 
Volkswagen Buys Italdesign Giugiaro
Volkswagen Buys Italdesign Giugiaro

25 May 2010, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just as the infamous inside sources have been speculating for days now, German carmaker Volskwagen announced it has purchased a majority stake in Italian design and engineering company Italdesign Gi...

 
VW Giugiaro Takeover to Be Announced this Week
VW Giugiaro Takeover to Be Announced this Week

24 May 2010, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After late last week rumors pointing to a takeover of Italdesign Giugiaro, Italy’s largest design and engineering firm, by German group Volkswagen started surfacing, things got a bit more seri...

 
Volkswagen Official Denies Polo R Plans
Volkswagen Official Denies Polo R Plans

21 May 2010, 10:57 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / A Volkswagen official said that the company is unlikely to build an R version of the Polo supermini, since it would interfere with the future Audi S1, already in development. “I would say t...

 
Volkswagen Could Enter F1 with Audi or Porsche Brands
Volkswagen Could Enter F1 with Audi or Porsche Brands

20 May 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen’s possible entry into Formula 1 could be done by using the Audi or Porsche brands, recent reports say. Europe’s largest carmaker is becoming more and more interested in motors...

 
Volkswagen Golf Match Launched in the UK
Volkswagen Golf Match Launched in the UK

19 May 2010, 13:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Golf range has received a new trim level for the UK market. Using the Match name, the new version replaces the SE equipment level, adding over additional equipment worth 1,600 pounds,...

 
Volkswagen Plans Buying Italdesign Giugiaro
Volkswagen Plans Buying Italdesign Giugiaro

19 May 2010, 10:32 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen is planning to buy a controlling stake in Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., Italy’s largest design and engineering firm, according to two industry sources quoted by the Automotive News Eu...

 
VW Group Sales Up 21 Percent in the First Four Months of 2010
VW Group Sales Up 21 Percent in the First Four Months of 2010

18 May 2010, 07:34 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Volkswagen Group posted its sales results for the first four months of 2010. Europe’s largest automaker recorded a 20.9 percent growth compared to the similar period of 2009, selling 2.34 ...

 
Carmakers to be Hit by Transnet Strike
Carmakers to be Hit by Transnet Strike

17 May 2010, 14:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A strike led by unions in South Africa is threatening carmakers' operations in the country, after almost a week of protests of workers from the country's biggest transport operator, Transn...

 
JE Design Previews 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Tuning Kit
JE Design Previews 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Tuning Kit

17 May 2010, 10:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / JE Design has released a set of sketches previewing its tuning kit for the new 2011 Volkswagen Touareg. The German tuner will offer a wide body kit that will offer an aggressive look to the VW SU...

 
VW Scirocco, the Fastest Front-Wheel Drive Car at the Nurburgring 24 Hours
VW Scirocco, the Fastest Front-Wheel Drive Car at the Nurburgring 24 Hours

17 May 2010, 10:53 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen managed a one-two-three podium at the Nurburgring 24 Hour race in the class for cars with alternative power, with its three Sciroccos powered by bio natural gas. Volkswagen also obtai...