Martin Winterkorn to Head VW Until 2016
29 Nov 2010, 23:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The way in which the current chief executive officer of Europe's largest carmaker, Martin Winterkorn, handled the operations of the giant group seems to have landed him another term ...
MAN Latin America Supply Award Announced
29 Nov 2010, 23:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's the end of another year (although there is still a month left, everybody seems to be in quite a hurry to put an end to 2010), so, as we are already used to, all sorts of tops, charts and a...
Volkswagen Up Will Have Three Pistons or More
29 Nov 2010, 14:39 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Volkswagen excluded the possibility of using a two-cylinder engine in its Up city car, saying that engine downsizing has reached its limits, in spite of Fiat recently introducing the two-piston Twin...
Volkswagen Amarok Receives Cobra Treatment
29 Nov 2010, 14:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Amarok has entered Cobra’s crosshair, with the pick-up receiving a set of accessories that offer it a more rugged appearance. The tuner has installed a high-gloss stainless stee...
Porsche Shares Up 55% Last Month
29 Nov 2010, 12:59 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Porsche's share prices have been rising and they still have a long way to go with the Volkswagen merger to happen on favorable terms. Preferred shares have risen 55% to EUR 56.90 (US $75.38) th...
New LED Lights for the Volkswagen Golf
27 Nov 2010, 11:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having done a good job at designing the new generation Golf last year, German manufacturer Volkswagen has however cut a few corners. The new generation Golf came more as a facelifted version, one wh...
VW Personnel Trained in Augmented Reality
26 Nov 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The level of technological advancement we reached in our age is perhaps more visible in the automotive world than it is in any other field of the heavy industry. For carmakers, having the right tech...
2011 Volkswagen Eos Now Takes Orders in the UK
26 Nov 2010, 08:31 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / After its successful North American debut at the 2010 Los Angeles auto show, the newly redesigned 2011 Volkswagen Eos coupe-cabrio is now available for ordering in the UK. The model is expected to a...
Volkswagen Polo is Drive Car of the Year 2010
25 Nov 2010, 15:04 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Volkswagen was awarded 'Drive Car of the Year 2010' for the Polo 77TSI. This is the second major award handed to the new Polo, as the car has begun its career with the most prestigious tit...
Volkswagen Powers Homes
25 Nov 2010, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's not all about cars when it comes to Volkswagen, apparently. The German manufacturer, together with Energy supplier LichtBlick, have announced today the installment of the first EcoBlue nat...
Scirocco and Passat CC Get BlueMotion Technology
23 Nov 2010, 13:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In its quest to market conventional cars that remain easy to drive and service but offer greater fuel economy and emissions than before, Volkswagen has introduced its BlueMotion technology to the Sc...
2012 Volkswagen Beetle Teased by Oprah
22 Nov 2010, 22:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Germans from Volkswagen apparently have managed to learn something from Ford and their innovative method of paving the way for the new Fiesta. Surrounded by glamor, adorned with a bit of Oprah a...
The New Caddy Gets 4MOTION and DSG Systems
22 Nov 2010, 11:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Caddy and Caddy Maxi now come with 4MOTION and DSG dual clutch gearbox. Available immediately, the package aims to deliver better traction coupled with improved comfort thanks to easier shifting...
Volkswagen Confirms Plans to Build Microbus
22 Nov 2010, 08:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Surfers and California VW restorers of old Beetles and Microbuses should rejoice, because they might finally have a brand new bus to park next to their predecessors. Apparently, Klaus Bischoff, V...
Scania and MAN Considering Merger
19 Nov 2010, 15:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The two companies have acknowledged that they are indeed in merger talks. Der Speigel reported that Volkswagen, which has a controlling stake in Scania and minority holding in MAN, wants to use the ...
Volkswagen to Invest EUR51.6 Bn in the Next 5 Years
19 Nov 2010, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG held a meeting today, discussing the Group’s investment planning for 2011 to 2015. The Group will invest around EUR51.6 bn in its Automotive Division in ...
VW Mini Gol, Small Car for Little People
19 Nov 2010, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Caught up with the idea that a car, in order to be worth a look, must be big and powerful, we tend to forget sometimes that there are few among us who look at the world from a different height. For ...
Oettinger Releases Volkswagen Amarok Power Kit
19 Nov 2010, 09:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Amarok isn’t exactly the top child of the VW brand in terms of image, as we are talking about a pick-up. However, the German vehicle comes with a rugged design and uses multiple...
2012 Volkswagen Eos to Debut at 2010 LA Auto Show
17 Nov 2010, 09:49 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Just a few weeks ago, Volkswagen of Australia revealed images and details of its newly refreshed VW Eos hardtop convertible. At the time it was just a hunch that VW would take its girly convertible ...
Unichip Boosts the Volkswagen 2.0 TDI 140 Engine
16 Nov 2010, 15:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Unichip ECU specialist is now offering a U-Connect plug and play Uni-Q upgrade for the Volkswagen 2.0 liter TDI (140) engine, which is found on multiple of the carmaker’s models, includin...