VW Not Threatened by Europe Overcapacity - Will Keep Plants Open
15 Jan 2013, 13:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen, one of the European automakers least-affected by the economic downturn the Old Continent is facing, has announced that it will not be closing down any of its factories, despite the fact ...
Volkswagen Group Delivered 9 Million Vehicles in 2012!
14 Jan 2013, 14:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / They might not have overtaken Toyota yet, but Volkswagen Group have managed a record 2012 nevertheless. During the 12-month period, the German conglomerate managed to deliver over 9 million vehicles...
Volkswagen to Reveal Seven-Seat SUV Concept in Detroit
13 Jan 2013, 13:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / German carmaker Volkswagen is becoming more and more American with each passing day. Their efforts to regain a strong foothold with US buyers will result in the launch of their first-ever seven-seat...
Tank-Powered Prop-Driven VW Beetle Ready for Bonneville Run
11 Jan 2013, 10:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as crazy engine swaps go, this is one of the more extreme. This man, Mike Niemans, deserves a lot of praise for doing what he did - putting a tank engine, from a 1941 M2 tank, in the back of ...
Volkswagen Passat Performance Concept Coming to Detroit
11 Jan 2013, 09:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen once again wants to test if it can translate the success of its Golf GTI into a sportier Passat. At the 2013 Detroit Motor Show, the German carmaker has taken the Chattanooga-built Pas...
VW Preparing Golf CC for 2015
10 Jan 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Never wanting to shy away from a fight Volkswagen is already working on a car that can rival the upcoming Mercedes CLA compact four-door coupe. The car will be the close kin of the Golf and Jetta...
Volkswagen Wants to End Van-Building Deal With Mercedes-Benz
10 Jan 2013, 08:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you may not have noticed, when looking at the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and the Volkswagen Crafter, but the two commercial vehicles are very much identical, and the only things that differ are the f...
GM Keeps Rising in China - Sales Up by 14.7% in 2012
9 Jan 2013, 13:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In the wake of the ‘Japan problem’, non-Japanese brands experienced substantial increase in sales, as Chinese buyers began boycotting Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi models for polit...
Germany - New Car Sales Fall by 2.9% in 2012
4 Jan 2013, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that even the most powerful automaking country in Europe, Germany, can`t hold back the relentless downfall of the continent’s economy, and it shows. According to the VDIK, which is a ...
Let’s Remember the Volkswagen “Bollocks” Commercial!
4 Jan 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This Volkswagen Passat was an all-new car... back in 1996 when it was launched in Europe (followed by the US in 1998. However, we’re not here to talk about model years, we’re here to lau...
Tug of War Between VW Touareg V10 and Chevy Silverado Has Predictable Outcome
30 Dec 2012, 11:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Doing a tug of war looks like it`s a lot of fun, especially when the vehicles involved are very different, and even just before the start, you sill have no idea which way it will go – literall...
VW Golf 7 Gets Body Kit from RDX
28 Dec 2012, 16:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The seventh-generation Golf might not look much different to the one before it, but it’s a huge step in the compact car market, setting the bar higher in terms of quality and efficiency. Th...
Volkswagen Shows Golf Plus LIFE - To Cost from €21,200
21 Dec 2012, 17:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen has announced that it will be introducing a new version of their Golf Plus MPV, called LIFE. It will get a lot of extra kit, as well as special alloy wheels and exterior trim pieces. I...
Granny Keeps Calm and Keeps Walking in the Face of Danger
21 Dec 2012, 14:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Russian, or in this case Belorussian grannies are some of the bravest people we`ve ever seen. They seem to end up walking through heavy traffic, on the fast lane of the highway, or as ...
2013 Volkswagen Golf R Cabiolet Revealed
20 Dec 2012, 12:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The picnic basket has a powerful new turbo engine and all-wheel drive. Can you guess what we’re talking about? Yes, the R version of the VW Golf Cabriolet has become an official machine, ha...
Volkswagen Golf VII Van Rendered
18 Dec 2012, 16:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In America, a van isn’t good unless it’s got some sort of V8 and a shiny grille, but the Europeans make vans out of superminis. The Corsa, the Fiesta, the Peugeot 207, all have served th...
New Volkswagen Santana Officially Launched in China
18 Dec 2012, 16:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you were wondering if Volkswagen was going to put its own badge on the Skoda Rapid/Seat Toledo, you should wonder no more, as they have already done it, and the result is the China-exclusive Sant...
Volkswagen Routan Not Out Yet - Will Resume Production in 2013
18 Dec 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we originally reported that Volkswagen would be stopping production of the Routan minivan altogether (it is currently on hold), it seems the previous reports were wrong. VW has now confirmed t...
All-New 2013 Skoda Octavia Enters Production at Mlada Boleslav Factory
17 Dec 2012, 14:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new Skoda Octavia has officially entered production at Skoda’s home plant, in Mlada Boleslav, in the Czech Republic. The factory was thoroughly modernized in the production pause betwe...
Volkswagen Sales Exceed 8-Million in 2012
17 Dec 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen has announced that their total sales figure for the first eleven months of the year has increased by 10.4%, over last year’s numbers, as the Wolfsburg giant has managed to sell an i...