IIHS Top Safety Pick for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat, Audi A6
8 Sep 2011, 22:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2012 Volkswagen Passat and the 2012 Audi A6 have just received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick award, with both vehicles having excellent scores for the roof strength ...
Volkswagen Will Have a Cloud-Shaped Exhibition Stand in Frankfurt
8 Sep 2011, 14:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We have to admit that there isn’t much of what Volkswagen has promised to bring to this year’s Frankfurt motor show that got our blood boiling. There’s that little Nils Concept we ...
Happy 2011 Labour Day from autoevolution!
5 Sep 2011, 16:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Here at autoevolution, we really love our work. How could we not, since every day we have to climb aboard a new car and push it past the limit so that we can keep you up to speed with the new metal ...
Volkswagen Plans to Export Beetles form Mexico to China
26 Aug 2011, 16:47 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The third generation of the iconic VW Beetle will go on sale in the US in October, and the markets around the world will follow. When referring to other markets, VW plans to export the new 2012 Beet...
Bentley Aims to Keep W12 Engine, Plug-In Hybrids Expected
26 Aug 2011, 08:21 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / When referring to Bentley, first things we have to mention are its one-of-a-kind styling and the finest materials combined to offer a true gentleman’s delight when hitting the road in one of t...
Volkswagen Amarok Rescues Swimmers in Portugal
24 Aug 2011, 13:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new VW pickup can pull down chimneys, go off-roading and even pull big loads, but did you know it can also save swimmers? According to an official company statement, a fleet of 14 new Volkswage...
Volkswagen Donates $1 Million To Martin Luther King Foundation
24 Aug 2011, 12:57 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / A $1 million donation was announced by the Volkswagen Group of America Inc. to the Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr National Memorial Project Foundation. It is worth mentioning the fact that th...
Spyshots: 2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI
23 Aug 2011, 11:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The current generation of Golf has only been around for a couple of years now, but Volkswagen is already working on the next generation that is hoped will bring the hatchback game to a whole new lev...
Volkswagen Single Seat EV to Be Shown on September 8th in Berlin
23 Aug 2011, 07:15 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Volkswagen is poised to unveil its single seat experimental EV in Berlin on September 8th. The concept was dreamed up by the manufacturer with an eye on developing future driving concepts that will ...
Volkswagen Steers to U.S. Style to Boost Brand Sales
22 Aug 2011, 11:00 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Volkswagen brand switches into another gear in order to boost its sales in the US. In order to do that the manufacturer aims at 800,000 annual US unit sales by 2018. Also, it plans to offer more...
Volkswagen up! Revealed Ahead of Frankfurt Debut
21 Aug 2011, 17:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Volkswagen up! has been a long time in the making, and that’s mainly because the German carmaker need to offer something that both revolutionary and cost effective. The model also need to ...
Volkswagen Announces 17.2% Increase in July Sales
18 Aug 2011, 09:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen Passenger Cars managed to deliver 2.95 million vehicles in the period of January to July this year, representing an increase of 12.5 percent over the same period of last year. In addition...
Volkswagen Eager to Turn Bulli Concept into 2014MY Production Reality
16 Aug 2011, 12:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Bulli concept MPV got a whole lot of attention from our readers when plans to put it to production were revealed. Most agreed that it was a good idea but that more conventional engines would be ...
Volkswagen Celebrates 50 Years of Karmann Ghia Type 34
12 Aug 2011, 12:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / America has Mustangs and Camaros as classic cars, models with cool sounding names and big V8s under the bonnet. Europeans have that too, but they also have stuff like the VW Karmann Ghia Type 34, a ...
New Volkswagen Crafter Launches in the UK
12 Aug 2011, 11:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Volkswagen today announced the first new Crafter vehicles and test drive demonstrators have started arriving at nationwide dealers. In fact, the automaker tells us that over ...
Volkswagen to Start 'Try Before You Buy' Program For Fleet Customers
8 Aug 2011, 13:51 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The latest Volkswagen program for fleet customers will offer the possibility to road test the new VW Crafter for up to six months. The program is being called “try before you buy”. The V...
Volkswagen Boosts Commercial Vehicle Sales in the UK
5 Aug 2011, 14:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The German automotive giant has seen demand for the latest range of vans and people carriers from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles increase strongly in the UK during the first half of the year. Subseq...
Volkswagen R-Cup Mobile App Launched for iPhone Users
5 Aug 2011, 09:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup is an eco-friendly VW one-make cup that cuts CO2 emissions by 80 percent as the racers are being fuelled by bio natural gas. The event’s 2011 season is now underw...
Russia Pulls The Plug On Lada 2107
3 Aug 2011, 09:07 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Russians are well known for their their everlasting products which are made in simple but in very effective way. When referring to Russia most will be tempted to think about Vodka but this is not t...
Volkswagen's Temporary Automated Pilot Demonstrated on Video
1 Aug 2011, 07:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A month ago, Volkswagen revealed its softer, more down to earth interpretation of the future where robots do everything for us - the TAP system, which stands for Temporary Automated Pilot. A VW equi...