Volkswagen to Use Golf Variant twinDRIVE as Research Vehicles
29 Jun 2011, 14:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German automaker Volkswagen, in cooperation with six other partners, initiated the “Fleet study in electric mobility” in mid-2008, with the goal of consistently use renewable energy sour...
Volkswagen Searching For the Best Drivers for Polo R WRC
29 Jun 2011, 11:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has promised us the Polo R WRC will make its official debut at the 2013 Monte Carlo Rally, where the motorsport division will not only be checking if the 300 horsepower rally-bread car ha...
Greenpeace Thinks VW Has Been Seduced by the Dark Side
28 Jun 2011, 15:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Greenpeace has taken to social media and viral advertising in its efforts to cripple the Volkswagen Dark Side, which it says is spending millions each year to lobby against reductions in CO2 emissio...
Volkswagen Gets Approval to Build Two More Plants in China
28 Jun 2011, 14:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / China has a big part to play in any automaker’s global ambitions, but this is especially true for Volkswagen Group. During the German-Chinese government consultations in Berlin, final approval...
VW Touareg TDI to Go on 16,000-mile Pan-American Journey
27 Jun 2011, 09:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Volkswagen Touareg TDI is taking on quite a challenge this week, as Rainer Zietlow and two teammates take it on a trip down the Pan-American Highway. In celebration of the road’s 75th ...
Volkswagen Makes Fun of Female Typology in Tiguan Ad
24 Jun 2011, 15:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / How often does it happen that you end up with your wife or girlfriend beside you and a bunch of her bickering friends in the back, talking your ear off with talk of how men are the worst and our &ls...
Volkswagen Challenges Google: Unveils Temporary Auto Pilot System
23 Jun 2011, 14:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Don’t be alarmed, Volkswagen has not developed the robotic car that drives itself in a boring fashion, but a system that integrates a number of safety systems into one package that previews th...
Volswagen Motorsport to Bring Golf24 Trio to Nurburgring 24
23 Jun 2011, 11:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen will bring a total of three Golf24 racers to this weekend’s Nurburgring endurance event in Germany. The 39 edition of the race coincides with the 35th anniversary of the Golf GTI, s...
Volkswagen New Golf Cabriolet Video Has the Wind in Its Hair
23 Jun 2011, 09:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After VW’s marketing teams tried to get our attention focused on the new Golf Cabriolet with the aid of a sexy Kylie Minogue and a basket of strawberries, a second commercial for the rag-top h...
Passat CC Brings VW Seventh 2011 IIHS Top Safety Pick Award
16 Jun 2011, 15:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year seems to be Volkswagen’s from a safety standpoint, as nearly all models in its line-up managed to impress the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS). The German automak...
Volkswagen Passat Estate Is Britain's Best Towcar in 2011
16 Jun 2011, 09:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen’s Passat Estate 2.0 TDI 170 Bluemotion Sport has been named the overall winner in the Towcar Awards 2011 today, but Das Auto’s pulling prowess has also been recognized in the ...
VW Tiguan TDI Not Coming to US Until 2015
15 Jun 2011, 08:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / America used to be the land of the big V8 and of the pickup, however customers have steadily been getting used to the idea of buying small, efficient cars that also suite their everyday needs and ar...
Volkswagen Beetle R Coming to Frankfurt, Will Have Around 240 HP
15 Jun 2011, 08:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some companies take ages to develop a new variant of an existing one, but not Volkswagen. Back in April, when 'The Beetle for the 21st Century" was unveiled on three continents, some compa...
Over 2 Million Volkswagens Delivered During First Five Months of 2011
14 Jun 2011, 13:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has managed to keep its sales momentum throughout the first five months of the year, as deliveries by the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand increased further in the the January to May perio...
2012 VW Beetle Black Turbo Kicks Off Pre-Order Program
14 Jun 2011, 06:27 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having announced pricing for the new Beetle last week, the North American division of Volkswagen today launched the Vehicle Pre-Order (VPO) program for the model. To mark the launch of the respectiv...
Volkswagen Group of Ireland Appoints New Managing Director
13 Jun 2011, 16:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen’s UK division today announced that Simon Elliott, who currently holds the Director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles position, will become Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Irel...
Only 1,000 Golf R Units Coming to US, First Batch Is Red
13 Jun 2011, 14:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Seeing a red Golf with double exhausts at the back on US roads, you’d be forgiven for thinking some boy racer has fitted an aftermarket exhaust to his diesel-powered car. However, this might n...
New Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion Launched in the UK
7 Jun 2011, 12:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in October of last year, a standard production Passat BlueMotion entered the record books after covering a distance of 1,527.63 miles on a single tank of fuel, achieving an average 89.83 mpg UK...
New Volkswagen Beetle Prices Start at $19,765
7 Jun 2011, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Seen by the Germans from Volkswagen as one of the main tools through which it will achieve world domination by the end of the decade, today the new Beetle received its price sticker, one that shows ...
VW Golf GTI Edition 35 Could Be Coming to US Shores
3 Jun 2011, 13:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’ve been bringing you so many reports on Golf GTI related events that you’d think it’s the darn car’s birthday or something. Oh wait.... nevermind! Just one more and we thi...