Silicon Valley ERL Vital for VW’s e-Mobility Strategies
20 Jul 2010, 08:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / At a recent tour of Volkswagen's Electronic Research Laboratory (ERL) in Silicon Valley, Martin Winterkorn (Chairman of VW AG) revealed the importance of the electric mobility research and init...
Shanghai Volkswagen General Manager Killed in Car Accident
19 Jul 2010, 14:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The General Manager of one of the Volkswagen Group’s Chinese joint ventures, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive, Liu Jian, was killed together with three other people on July 17 in an accident th...
Volkswagen Up To Become New Lupo
16 Jul 2010, 08:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen will bring up the Lupo name, using it for the production version of the Up concept, as autocar writes. The VW group’s new small car will also be offered as an Audi, Seat and Skod...
Hans Stuck Calls Red Bull's Christian Horner a "Puppet"
15 Jul 2010, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula One driver Hans-Joachim Stuck slammed the management team at Red Bull for the furore caused within the paddock at the recent British Grand Prix by the famous wing-saga. Although Mark ...
VW Amarok Single Cab, Petrol Engine Coming to Australia
13 Jul 2010, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When German manufacturer Volkswagen presented the Amarok model last year, it was regarded as a type of a first attempt, as it marked the German carmaker's entrance in the mid-range pick-up seg...
RevoZport Golf Razor R Released
12 Jul 2010, 14:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Golf R has managed to claim one of the top spots in the hot hatch hierarchy, with the car being one of those vehicles that has pushed the limits of its segment. The car packs a 2.0 liter TSI ...
VW Shows Off at Expo 2010
12 Jul 2010, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not so keen in advertising its presence at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, German carmaker Volkswagen was unable to resist the temptation of preparing the visit of David McAllister, the new prime ministe...
Volkswagen Jetta Coupe Patents Filed
11 Jul 2010, 14:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen is continuing the work on the New Compact Coupe (Jetta Coupe) project, with the latest sign of the car’s development being a set of patent drawings for the trademark office. The ...
VW Scirocco Gets Enhanced by RDX Racedesign
9 Jul 2010, 10:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The tuners at RDX Racedesign have just released information and photos of their latest creation: a new body kit for Volkswagen’s Scirocco model. The German hatchback therefore gains a sportier...
VW Expands Production Capacity in Mexico for Jetta
7 Jul 2010, 12:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems like these days we are experiencing a rain of Volkswagen Group production outworking news. After we reported that VW is considering building a plant in Taiwan, Porsche may build the Cayenne...
Volkswagen Planning Taiwan Assembly Site
6 Jul 2010, 12:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The world’s automotive giants are constantly looking at new possibilities to enhance the production process in their efforts to cut costs. The latest example in the field comes from Volkswagen...
Volkswagen E-Up! Coming to Certain U.S. Markets
3 Jul 2010, 18:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen will not include the mini Up! City vehicle in its U.S. line-up, but the automaker will bring the electric version of the car, dubbed the E-Up! to America, as Automobile Magazine reports.T...
Volkswagen Terrafine Concept, Off-Roading While Keeping Terra Fine
3 Jul 2010, 10:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Building electric vehicles that would satisfy even the most exigent tree-huger is a key priority for many car companies out there but it takes years until the paper sketch actually comes into mass p...
Volkswagen BlueSport Roadster Approved for Production
3 Jul 2010, 09:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Presented for the first time at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, the Volkswagen BlueSport roadster is close to becoming a mass-produced model, according to a report by AutoExpre...
Volkswagen Tiguan Freestyle Released
2 Jul 2010, 06:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German automaker Volkswagen continues to launch new special editions of the models already in production, most of them offering a wide array of enhancements over the standard versions. The Tiguan Fr...
Volkswagen Pondering Suzuki SX4-Based Model
1 Jul 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since Suzuki and Volkswagen are now trying to take advantage of each other's goodies, the latter is apparently looking into ways to develop a new crossover model to be based on the Japanese SX4...
Sport Wheels Upgrades the Golf R
29 Jun 2010, 10:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the vehicles that are fighting to bring the hot hatch game to a new level, the Golf VI R, has been taken further into the performance woods by the German tuner Sport-Wheels.The tuning house a...
1980 VW Golf Cabriolet Gets Ultimately Tuned
29 Jun 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some Volkswagen purists might be somewhat bothered by the sight of this extensively modified 1980 Golf cabrio, but Domien Courtens from Deerlijk, Belgium, had no such intentions when deciding it was...
New VW Passat CC Exclusive to Come with Continental Tires
28 Jun 2010, 09:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Only addressed to European markets, and already on sale in Germany, the Exclusive Passat CC line from Volkswagen will benefit from Continental tires, the carmaker announced today. The new ContiSport...
Bentley Thieves Betrayed by VW Key
25 Jun 2010, 08:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Piece of advice for wannabe car thieves: do not underestimate custom agents' knowledge of autos and their features. 'Cause if you do, you might end up like these two Ukrainians, with a pen...