VW Ties the Knot with NY Modern Art Museum
24 May 2011, 05:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Since someone told car makers that partnering with museums across the world can do wonders for their business, we've seen a flood of announcements that presented a mixture of otherwise two non-...
VW Asks Americans to Think Blue
24 May 2011, 05:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Green, green, green... That obsessive color that has come to stand for the automotive industry in recent years is not much to the liking of German manufacturer Volkswagen. For the Germans, the new g...
Volkswagen Unveils New Caddy BiFuel
23 May 2011, 09:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen' Caddy van model has now received a Autogas-powered engine (LPG). The alternative fuel emits less CO2 by over ten percent, but the biggest change is that running cost will be substan...
Volkswagen Sets Out to Create Chinese People's Car
21 May 2011, 09:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There used to be a time when Volkswagen made cheap little cars for everyone, from the butcher, to the housekeeper to your grandmother, but the company has evolved into a big conglomerate of brands, ...
Volkswagen Takes Engine Of the Year Award for the 1.4 TSI
20 May 2011, 08:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has managed to once again take home the prestigious Engine of the Year Award this year for its 1.4 TSI engine in the 1.0 to 1.4 litres category.Hermann Middendorf from Volkswagen Petrol E...
Volkswagen Develops Road Junction Assistance System
20 May 2011, 07:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen Group Research, in collaboration with other vehicle manufacturers as part of the INTERSAFE-2 research project, has developed a range of innovative systems to assist drivers at intersectio...
Volskwagen Transporter Sportline UK Details and Pricing Released
20 May 2011, 06:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Volkswagen announced today the addition the new Sportline models to its Transporter range, with orders to be taken starting from today. The company has also revealed details ...
Volkswagen Caddy Racer Makes Racing Debut
16 May 2011, 18:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen’s new Caddy Racer made its racing debut in the 2011 Volkswagen Racing Cup over the weekend, reaching the 11th and 14th places in the two races at Snetterton. After the qualifying...
Volkswagen Polo R Could Arrive in 2013
16 May 2011, 14:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It’s the Germans at Volkswagen that actually relaunched the hothatch game with they introduced the fifth generation of the Golf GTI in 2004, blending comfort, refinement and hooliganism in a 2...
Volkswagen Raises Jetta US Price by $500
16 May 2011, 09:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Five hundred dollars might not sound all that important, but when you consider that Volkswagen has made such a big deal about the Jetta’s $15,995 starting price, the added sum becomes more of ...
Volkswagen Unveils Emergency Vehicles at 2011 RETTmobil Exhibition
13 May 2011, 10:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After Mercedes Benz and BMW, Volkswagen has also revealed its dedicated lineup of vehicles you may or may not want to see in your rearview mirror at the annual RETTmobil exhibition, which is dedicat...
Volkswagen Amarok Launching Media Assault on Britain
12 May 2011, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Amarok launched its assault on Britain on Monday and now Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles wants to send new soldiers to the media war, launching the “Knowledge is Power” int...
Volkswagen Mobilizing Hanover With Car Sharing Project
12 May 2011, 12:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has announced its mobility car sharing program for the German city of Hanover. The capital of Lower Saxony will have a total of about 200 VW Golf BlueMotion units starting this fall. &...
VW and FAW's EV-Making Chinese JV Named Kaili
11 May 2011, 14:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In order to become a big global player, Volkswagen’s electric vehicle dreams have to extend way past the European and North American markets. Our Romanian division reports that it has almost b...
New Volkswagen Dealership to Open in Walnut Creek
11 May 2011, 08:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Volskwagen today announced it plans to build a new 30,000-square-foot dealership in the United States, located in downtown Walnut Creek. According to the company, th...
2011 Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 Unveiled
10 May 2011, 07:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Golf GTI fans probably know that the German automaker this year celebrates the 35th anniversary of the original model in 1976, and should be thrilled to find out they are in for a treat. The com...
Volkswagen Announces Introduction of Plug-in Hybrids in 2013
9 May 2011, 12:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chairman of the Volkswagen Group, Martin Winterkorn, announced that the Volkswagen Group will be introducing a number of important models that employ plug-in hybrid technology starting in 2013/1...
Cobra Targets Volkswagen Sharan, Touran and Caddy
9 May 2011, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tuning takes many forms, ranging from a few gentle tweaks to modifications that transform a vehicle beyond recognition, both in terms of aesthetics and driving dynamics. We are here now to talks abo...
Volkswagen Amaroks Turn into Demolition Crew
6 May 2011, 11:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In order to promote the launch of he new Amarok pickup in the United Kingdom, Volkswagen chose to use four of the workhorses to bring down a 140 tonne steel chimney in Reading. The feat looks really...
Volkswagen to Test Polo R WRC This Year
6 May 2011, 06:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Volkswagen have recently confirmed that they will debut as a works team in the World Rally Championship in 2013, and will do so with their Polo-based R WRC model. And despite the fact that the car w...