VW Receives 65,000 Job Applications for Chattanooga
20 Nov 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen's new plant in Chattanooga is surely causing some buzz in the United States as the company claims it has received around 65,000 applications for jobs at the factory. The Chattanooga ...
Volkswagen Golf Leads Europe Sales
20 Nov 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Sales data released by JATO, provider of automotive business intelligence, show that Volkswagen is still Europe’s top selling brand. The success is due to the new Polo and the top-selling mode...
VW Approves Porsche Contracts of Implementation
20 Nov 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The soon-to-be forged Volkswagen-Porsche conglomerate took today yet another step towards a joint future, with the Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Supervisory Board approving the contracts of implemen...
Skoda to Produce 1.2l Turbocharged Engine
19 Nov 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Czech carmaker Skoda announced today it has begun production of a new turbocharged, small displacement engine, to be fitted in vehicles throughout the Volkswagen Group vehicles (Skoda, Audi, Volkswa...
Volkswagen Fox Style Now Available
16 Nov 2009, 15:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Volkswagen announced that it has extended the Fox model range by adding a new special edition dubbed Style. The Volkswagen Fox Style will be available for prices starting from 10,975...
2010 Polo Gets Small Car of the Year Award in Scotland
16 Nov 2009, 14:49 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Volkswagen has some celebrating to do because the new Volkswagen Polo won the Small Car of the Year at the Scottish Car of the Year awards. The award was presented during a ceremony held in St Andre...
Volkswagen Passat Highline Plus Available in the UK
13 Nov 2009, 16:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Volkswagen announced today it will release a special edition of its Passat and Passat Estate, dubbed Highline Plus. The edition will add to the existing offer on the Highline trim (w...
Volkswagen - Magna Benefits from Opel Decision
13 Nov 2009, 10:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM's decision to scrap the sale of Opel helps the future of the Volkswagen - Magna collaboration as the German carmaker raised concerns that a potential deal could influence its own business. V...
VW Group Continues Growth in October
13 Nov 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rumored to be the world's number one carmaker, Volkswagen Group is growing stronger and the recent sales figures are proving this point. In October, the group increased sales by 11.1 percent, d...
Volkswagen Golf Mk1 Gets Off the Production Line
13 Nov 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / About 31 years ago Volkswagen presented its hatchback, the Golf Mk1 designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, and despite the five more generations which followed, the Germans continued building the first one...
VW Invests $125M to Expand in the US
13 Nov 2009, 07:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volkswagen moves on with its plans of further expand its business in the United States and announced that its American unit is currently investing to open several Audi and Volkswagen dealerships in ...
Porsche, 4.4Bn Euros Loss for 2008/2009 Fiscal Year
13 Nov 2009, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German luxury carmaker Porsche announced yesterday it has ratified the financial statements for the fiscal year 2008/2009 (ending 31 July 2009). All fine and dandy, if it weren't for the huge 4...
Karl-Thomas Neumann, VW Group CO for Electric Traction
12 Nov 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Volkswagen has just established a new position within its ranks, Group Chief Officer for Electric Traction, being perhaps among the first carmakers to do so. As the name suggests, th...
Qatar Sells Half of VW Shares
11 Nov 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In an alleged attempt to increase the liquidity of the company, Qatar Holding, the investment group of the Qatari state, announced it has sold half of its Volkswagen preference shares, managing to r...
Real Racing GTI Player Wins a VW Golf VI GTI
10 Nov 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Getting and using the Real Racing GTI iPhone application paid off big time for an Ohio resident, as he was the first to win one of the six, limited-edition Golf VI GTI vehicles. Volkswagen of Americ...
Volkswagen, World's Largest Carmaker?
10 Nov 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The battle for the auto industry's supremacy now involves Toyota, General Motors, Ford and Volkswagen, with the Japanese manufacturer until now regarded as the number one company in this partic...
Hofele Widebody for VW Touareg Royster GT 460
9 Nov 2009, 11:53 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / German tuner Hofele introduced a new wide-body kit for the tuned model of the VW Touareg, named Royster GT 460. This means that they added side skirts, wheel arch extensions for front and rear axel,...
VW Scirocco Debuts at Race of Champions in Beijing
6 Nov 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Volkswagen Scirocco Cup car made its debut at the 2009 Race of Champions (ROC) in Beijing earlier this week. Every year, ROC gathers the biggest names from the world of motorsport, and so was th...
VW Scirocco ‘Black Rocco’ by MR Car Design
5 Nov 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Since Holiday season is approaching fast, German tuner MR Car design has revealed what appears to be the perfect gift for the most naughty of us. Dubbed Black Rocco, the car is an upgrade program fo...
VW Jetta TDI Cup ‘Street’ Edition
5 Nov 2009, 07:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / First introduced at the 2008 SEMA Show, the Jetta TDI Cup ‘Street’ Edition will be available in showrooms throughout the United States from January 2010 for a price starting at around $2...