Stories about: VW

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...

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...

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...

AKTIV Road Safety Project - BMW and Volkswagen

13 Jul 2010, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the world’s roads become ever more crowded, the need for traffic safety is constantly increasing. While the global automotive producers are making efforts to develop new systems that increa...

VW Shows Off at Expo 2010

12 Jul 2010, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not so keen in advertising its presence at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, German carmaker Volkswagen was unable to resist the temptation of preparing the visit of David McAllister, the new prime ministe...

Volkswagen Confirms Updated Touareg 3 for 2011 Dakar Rally

6 Jul 2010, 12:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One good old saying goes like this “If it works, why change it?” Well, that certainly doesn't apply to motor racing, where one victory is not necessarily followed by another one unl...

Volkswagen BlueSport Roadster Approved for Production

3 Jul 2010, 09:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Presented for the first time at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, the Volkswagen BlueSport roadster is close to becoming a mass-produced model, according to a report by AutoExpre...

Spyshots: 2011 Volkswagen Amarok Single Cab

2 Jul 2010, 06:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has already released the Amarok pick-up, but the German brand is making the final touches to the Single Cab version which was recently caught during a testing session in Germany. Expected...

Spyshots: 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan, Same Camo, Different Color

1 Jul 2010, 13:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This is the second time we're seeing the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan out testing and, as far as we're concerned, the only difference between the first and the second set of spyshots is actually...

2011 VW Sharan, World's Most Fuel Efficient MPV [Pics Aplenty]

1 Jul 2010, 09:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Don't blame us for the title, it is Volkswagen who claims that the new Sharan excels in every single area. To be more precise, Volkswagen says the 2011 Sharan is the world's best in its cl...

VW Amarok Goes to AIMS

18 Jun 2010, 14:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The only Australian auto show to open this year after the cancellation of the Brisbane Motor Show, the Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) in Sydney, will mark a very special event for German...

Volkswagen Passat CC Exclusive Line Revealed

9 Jun 2010, 09:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German carmaker Volkswagen recently announced the availability of a new Passat CC lineup, this time featuring some interesting Exclusive touches. Only addressed to European markets, and already on s...

Volkswagen Group Reorganizing Sales and Marketing Structures

7 Jun 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Group announced that it is currently implementing a reorganization plan that includes the restructuring of its sales and marketing structures and increasing the company’s global...

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...

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

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

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 Polo BiFuel Available from EUR16,325

12 May 2010, 14:46 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Since the market launch of the new Polo in March last year, Volkswagen received over 310,000 orders for the small car. Now a new version becomes available, the Polo BiFuel, which can operate either ...

Volkswagen Starts Building DSG Transmissions in China

12 May 2010, 12:33 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen began today in China the production of the dual clutch transmission, marking a further milestone for Volkswagen Group China in its quest to become the ecological leader among automakers i...

VW Up May Not Go Down Under

10 May 2010, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the Volkswagen Up! minicar getting ready to enter production sometime in 2011, German carmaker Volkswagen is making its calculations to see where the car will be best sold. According to those c...