VW Unveils Golf blue-e-motion Concept
3 May 2010, 10:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The electric drive version of Volkswagen’s most successful model was introduced today in Berlin. The Golf blue-e-motion, scheduled to debut on the market sometime in 2013, was presented to the...
VW Would Consider F1 Entry If World Engine Will Debut
3 May 2010, 09:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German carmaker Volkswagen has finally admitted interest in a Formula One programme, but only under a few circumstances. The first and most important one is related to a “world engine” p...
VW to Stop New Beetle's Production
3 May 2010, 08:48 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen has confirmed that it would halt production of the New Beetle range, with the German automaker expected to showcase the next-generation at the Los Angeles Motor Show in November. The c...
Volkswagen Presents New 3-Cylinder Diesel Engine
30 Apr 2010, 07:10 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen has chosen the 31st International Vienna Motor Symposium to unveil its latest TDI engine, the 1.2-liter three-cylinder unit. The presentation of this engine was held in front of an intern...
Volkswagen Preparing Battery Development in Germany
29 Apr 2010, 06:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen is reportedly negotiating with a Robert Bosch and Samsung joint venture to start developing batteries for electric vehicles. Various German media reports indicate that the initiative i...
BMW Overtakes Toyota as World's No. 1 Car Brand
28 Apr 2010, 14:57 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW has overtaken Toyota in the annual ranking of the world’s top brands, BrandZ Top 100 - a survey compiled by the market research company Millward Brown. BMW has thus become the world’...
More Magna Parts for VW Chattanooga
27 Apr 2010, 09:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Parts supplier Magna and German carmaker Volkswagen seem to have forgotten last year's problems, caused by the former's bid for Opel, and announced a new supply agreement for the supplier ...
VW Launches “App My Ride” Contest
27 Apr 2010, 06:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Volkswagen recently announced it will kick-off an open innovation contest on May 3, for the further development of its products. Dubbed “App My Ride,” interested users ar...
Volkswagen Expands Investment Program for China
26 Apr 2010, 10:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen announced that it has expanded its Chinese development program by an additional EUR 1.6 billion ($2.1 billion). The cash injection will add up to the EUR 4.4 billion ($5.8 billion) invest...
Volkswagen Presents the E-Lavida Concept Car in Beijing
26 Apr 2010, 09:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen used the Beijing Auto Show to showcase its first electric vehicle entirely designed and produced in China, the E-Lavida concept car. The car is an electric version of the Lavida sedan,...
Upcoming Polo Sedan to Use Vento Name for India
26 Apr 2010, 08:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The upcoming sedan version of the Volkswagen Polo will receive the Vento name for the Indian market, Autocar India reported. The visual changes that will be featured on the latest member of the P...
Shareholders Approve VW Dividend
23 Apr 2010, 10:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Unlike German manufacturer Daimler, who announced it will not pay dividend for 2009, the Volkswagen group announced yesterday the approval of the dividend proposal for the 2009 fiscal year. The ...
Legendary Drivers Confirm Presence in Scirocco R-Cup at Hockenheim
22 Apr 2010, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup will debut this weekend at the Hockenheim circuit in Germany, this being the first ever edition of the competition. Launched as part of the support package for the DTM ...
B&B Pumps Up the Volkswagen Transporter
22 Apr 2010, 08:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If your holiday plans include storming the Autobahn at over 200 km/h (125 mph) while sharing four wheels with your family, friends and luggage, then you really have to check out the B&B VW Trans...
Volkswagen Phaeton Facelift Breaks Cover
22 Apr 2010, 07:06 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen has taken the wraps of its facelifted Phaeton luxury sedan, which will be unveiled next week at the Beijing Auto Show (27th April to 2nd May). Volkswagen relies on the Chinese market to s...
Ford Fiesta Outpaced VW Golf to Become Europe's Best Sold Car in Q1
20 Apr 2010, 09:12 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen Golf has been dethroned from the top spot of Europe’s best sold car by the Ford Fiesta in the first three months of this year, according to JATO Dynamics, world leader in automotive...
Volkswagen Posts Strong Q1 2010
19 Apr 2010, 15:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As it happened with most manufacturer's across the world, the numbers depicting the sales for the first quarter of the year were encouraging for German group Volkswagen as well. Europe's l...
Volkswagen Presents All-Electric Taxi in Hannover
19 Apr 2010, 14:17 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen has announced it will launch its first production electric vehicles in 2013. Until then, the German automaker showed today, at the debut of the Hannover Trade Show (April 19-23), its idea...
Volkswagen Confirms Presence in 2011 Dakar Rally
19 Apr 2010, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Since the South American continent seems to favor Volkswagen in recent years – of course, we're talking about the Dakar Rally – the German manufacturer has today confirmed its prese...
VW Scirocco GT24-CNG Returns to Green Hell
19 Apr 2010, 09:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Volkswagen recently announced it will enter three natural gas-powered racers in the Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race on May 12-16. All three Scirocco GT24-CNG coupés ar...