Ford Aims to Match VW BlueMotion's Efficiency
25 Jan 2011, 09:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The race to develop new fuel efficiency enhancement technologies often make automakers have a look at what their rivals are building and, if you ask Ford, that's not a bad thing at all. The US-...
Suzuki to Use Volkswagen Small-Displacement Engines
24 Jan 2011, 10:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki is looking into Volkswagen's yard for small-displacement engines, some of which could be installed on its very own models starting in the near future. Developin...
Audi Q1 Entry-Level SUV in the Works
24 Jan 2011, 08:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The A1 will remain the smallest model in Audi's yard, as the German manufacturer has no intention to rebadge the upcoming Volkswagen Up minicar. However, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler confirmed for A...
Skoda to Hire Hundreds This Year
21 Jan 2011, 09:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda is just one small part of Volkswagen's empire but, just like the rest of the brands, it has to expand its business in order to help the parent company reach its goal of becoming the world...
VW Working on Seven-Seat SUV for the States
20 Jan 2011, 09:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen is reportedly working on a brand new project that would be especially addressed to the United States and would come in the form of a new SUV. The guys over at AutoExpress claim that the G...
Porsche Closer to Le Mans than F1
20 Jan 2011, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German carmaker Volkswagen hinted a while back that it may reconsider – positively speaking – its view on a potential Formula 1 involvement. And that led to speculation that it will be e...
New VW Passat to Go on Sale in April
19 Jan 2011, 15:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen presented the new midsize sedan called Passat at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and, although it has provided most details of the new vehicle, no specific info...
Volkswagen to Give Birth to New Low Cost Brand
19 Jan 2011, 10:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German auto producer Volkswagen is looking into ways to create a new brand in China that would be responsible for developing, producing and selling affordable models, often considered more appealing...
Passat and Jetta to Drive VW Forward
19 Jan 2011, 09:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has introduced the new Passat at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit last week and people are already talking about the new models that could be released in the Sta...
Volkswagen to Show Production-Ready 1 l/100km Car
19 Jan 2011, 08:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen hasn't abandoned the idea of building an extremely fuel-efficient vehicle and will present next week at the Qatar Motor Show what some are considering a production ready 1 l/100km ca...
VW Scirocco in the US? Yup, That's Doable.
18 Jan 2011, 08:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The United States is one of the few markets that haven't got the occasion to see the new incarnation of the Scirocco on local streets but it seems like this could change very soon. Jonathan Bro...
Volkswagen Scirocco Enters the JMS Racelook Zone
13 Jan 2011, 11:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We were already starting to wonder what had happened to the VW Scirocco, as we haven been seeing it perform on the tuning stage for a while. Fortunately, the vehicle is now back in the aftermarket g...
VW Tops 7 Million Units in 2010
12 Jan 2011, 10:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As was the case with most of the world's manufacturers, 2010 proved to be a very friendly year. Most of them already posted record numbers for the year we left behind, announcing previously uni...
VW US Closes Best Year Since 2003
6 Jan 2011, 12:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The US auto industry recorded pretty impressive high sales in 2010, most companies selling cars in the country managing to post significant recoveries over the disappointing 2009 when the recession ...
2012 Volkswagen NMS New Teaser Released
5 Jan 2011, 13:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In anticipation of the public revealing that will take place at the 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit next week, Volkswagen has published a new photo of what is supposed...
No Problem Between Audi and VW on A1 Rotary EV
5 Jan 2011, 10:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi was believed to take its very own route when going the electric way and develop a special version of the A1 model equipped with a lithium ion battery pack and gasoline combustion rotary engine....
This Is Not a Typo: VW Increases Indian Sales by 1000%
4 Jan 2011, 14:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The year that has just ended brought what was probably the greatest increase of the Indian auto sector, as carmakers selling vehicles in the country invested massively in their local operations. Vol...
VW to Switch Focus to Algeria
4 Jan 2011, 08:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen is the second top carmaker that aims to invest in the Algerian auto sector after French company Renault confirmed in late 2010 that it intends to expand its operations in the country. The...
Winterkorn to Lead VW to Supremacy Until 2016
3 Jan 2011, 07:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen AG has just confirmed that Martin Winterkorn will remain the company's CEO until 2016, thus offering full support to a project that sees the German manufacturer becoming the number o...
Porsche Cayman, Boxster, VW Golf to Be Built Together
29 Dec 2010, 14:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Volkswagen Group is again sketching a production plan that involves more of the brands it owns, this time aiming to build the Porsche Cayman, the Boxster and the Volkswagen Golf under the same r...