Suzuki Launches Arbitration to Terminate VW Alliance
24 Nov 2011, 17:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The ‘divorce’ of Suzuki and Volkswagen is turning ugly, as Suzuki announced today it’s taking to the international courts with arbitration proceedings against Volkswagen Group to g...
Volkswagen Not Bringing Subcompacts to US Yet
24 Nov 2011, 15:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford has the Fiesta, Fiat has the shameful 500 and even Chevrolet is getting in on the act with the 2013 Spark, but Volkswagen isn’t yet convinced that bringing subcompacts to the US market is...
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Revealed ahead of Tokyo Motor Show Debut
23 Nov 2011, 08:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen is following sister brands Audi and Skoda's recipe, launching a crossover version of the Passat, called Alltrack. The vehicle, which will be slotted between the Passat Estate and the...
VW of America CEO Expects Profit for 2011
22 Nov 2011, 15:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has huge global ambitions, and part of their efforts are focused on the US market. Despite initial schepticism, most of their new porducts have been well received, especially the facelif...
Volkswagen US Replacing 2.5-liter with 1.8 TSI
18 Nov 2011, 17:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When Americans say that there’s no replacement for displacement, they refer to the sweet bouquet of sensations offered by a block the size of the US. However, this isn’t the case wit...
2013 Volkswagen CC Drops the Passat Name and the 3.6L V6
10 Nov 2011, 10:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has recently revealed a facelifted version of the Passat CC, which was redesigned to make use of the more angular design language of the VW brand. The car get its motor show debut at the ...
2012 VW Tiguan R-Line Packages Revealed
4 Nov 2011, 15:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has added extra appeal to their facelifted 2012 Tiguan by blending the more angular lines that came with the refresh with some R-Line goodies in the form of interior and exterior packages...
Volkswagen Polo R WRC Starts Testing
3 Nov 2011, 16:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen wants to enter the big league, the WRC, with the Polo R soon, but before they can do that, a maiden tour has to take place with the 300 horsepower rally rocket. Only recently, two time wo...
2013 Volkswagen Passat CC Facelift Unveiled
3 Nov 2011, 08:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We were all excited when we heard rumors that VW would do the world unveiling of the new Passat CC at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show later this month. Now, these rumors have proven to be true, as th...
VW XL1 Concept Production Confirmed for 2013
31 Oct 2011, 17:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW will bring the XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) to production reality, with VW Group CEO, Martin Winterkorn, confirming for Autonews Europe that the production version of the vehicle is already...
SUVs Help Volkswagen Increase Profits by 46%
28 Oct 2011, 13:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen Group has reported that their operational profits have increased by 46 percent in the third quarter of the year, backed by strong demand from emerging markets and for SUVs. Rumor has i...
VW Launches New Beetle and Up! Scale Models
24 Oct 2011, 16:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has a couple of new contenders for the market, the Up! and the new Beetle. We’ve come to expect scale model releases from the German automaker to follow shortly after the full scale...
Volkswagen up! Swallows 16 People
20 Oct 2011, 18:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW is preparing to bring the up! to the streets and the carmaker seems determined to show the world that this isn't just another city car. However, the automotive producer has chosen a rather s...
2012 Volkswagen Beetle UK Pricing Announced, Order Books Open
20 Oct 2011, 15:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Order books for the 21st Century Beetle have been officially opened in the UK, and you can now choose between three trim levels and two engine choices, with prices starting at £16,490 OTR. ...
VW Delivers First Oprah Winfrey 2012 Beetles
17 Oct 2011, 12:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even before a single customer had ever taken delivery of the 2012 Bug, TV show host Oprah Winfrey promised 275 people who were there at one of her shows last year that they would received the brand ...
Volkswagen Group Sells Over Six Million Cars in Nine Months
17 Oct 2011, 08:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has managed to pass the landmark six million cars sold for the entire group for the first time in a period of just nine months. The Group Board member in charge of sales Christian Klingle...
Volkswagen to Unveil Two New Cars in LA: Beetle Cabrio and New Golf?
13 Oct 2011, 11:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has a number of new products lined up for the next few months, which will debut next year at American auto shows. However, the year is not over, and the automaker is readying two new debu...
Volkswagen Announces Jetta, Golf and Audi A3 TDI Clean Diesel Recall
6 Oct 2011, 14:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yesterday, we heard that Volkswagen was issuing a a stop-sale on all 2009-2012 Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen and Golf TDI vehicles equipped with the company's 2.0-liter TDI Clean Diesels. Now, the au...
Volkswagen Golf R US Pricing Announced
5 Oct 2011, 07:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hot hatches aren’t all that popular in the US, but as times are changing, we might these go-fast compacts grow on Americans. VW for example, is trying to make US drivers love hot hatches by i...
Volkswagen Details Buggy Up! Concept after Frankfurt Debut
4 Oct 2011, 13:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The German automaker Volkswagen had a number of interesting vehicles to show its fans at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, and most of them were small, frugal or had the word ‘up’ ...