VW Gives in to Mexican Union
23 Aug 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / …or what a well organized strike can do. German manufacturer Volkswagen announced yesterday that the company’s management reached an agreement late on Saturday to give workers at its ...
VW Golf - The Best Selling Car in Europe
21 Aug 2009, 09:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen's Golf is the best selling models in Europe, according to the latest figures provided by data analyst JATO. The July car sales figures brought the new Golf in pole position when it c...
VW Recalls Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen, GTI and Eos
21 Aug 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German manufacturer Volkswagen has just announced a voluntary recall of the 2009-2010 Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GTI, and Eos in the U.S., after discovering that some models equipped with its DSG tran...
Porsche-VW Will Save $1 Billion
20 Aug 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The recently announced merger between the two German giants Porsche and Volkswagen is poised to allow the two carmakers the saving of around $1 billion each year, as VW group CEO Martin Winterkorn w...
Qatar Gets Big Discount on Porsche's VW Shares
19 Aug 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / To be more precise, the Arab state managed to get its quota of VW shares after paying barely more than half the current price of the respective stock. The report in the German media made VW shares g...
Strikers Shut Down VW Mexico Plant
19 Aug 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We're not there yet, but it appears that the civil war we've seen in South Korea at SsangYong's production facility is a source of inspiration for unsatisfied workers around the world...
VW May Indeed Go for Karmann
18 Aug 2009, 14:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The story of German manufacturer Karmann may continue after all, as reports pointing to a Volkswagen interest into some type of collaboration keep surfacing. After in early July a report by Neue Osn...
VW US Wants New Ad Agencies
18 Aug 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US branch of German manufacturer Volkswagen announced today it will place their "agency of record assignment up for review." The firm which are currently in charge of the company'...
Passat CC Gets VW Genuine Accessories
18 Aug 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German automaker Volkswagen has just announced new items in its Genuine Accessories product range, dedicated to its best selling model and winner of the "red dot Design Award 2009 - Best of the...
VW Phaeton Returns to the States
18 Aug 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen is one of the brands which are targeting a larger market share in the United States and hopes the new midsize car to be produced in Tennessee will help it achieve this goal. But the most ...
Spyshots: Volkswagen Golf R20
17 Aug 2009, 12:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The R32 was mostly known as the powerful Golf for many years, featuring a 3.2-liter V6 powerplant that released no less than 250 horsepower. But times are different now, especially when thinking at ...
Opel Accuse VW of Blackmailing Magna
16 Aug 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / As the race for taking over Opel from current majority share owner General Motors Co. draws to a close finish between the Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc. and Belgian finance gr...
VW Launched Transporter Sportline X Limited Edition
14 Aug 2009, 13:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Volkswagen has just released the latest addition to its Sportline van range, the Transporter Limited Edition X. The new model, introduced in the UK market, is limited to 150 units. E...
VW's Winterkorn Appointed Porsche CEO
14 Aug 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the agreement between the two German brands, Volkswagen's Martin Winterkorn will serve as Porsche CEO starting from September 15, 2009. The news was confirmed by both Porsche and Volk...
Volkswagen Launches Golf Plus BlueMotion in the UK
13 Aug 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We’ve already informed you about the more economical and ‘cleaner’ version of Volkswagen’s Golf, called the BlueMotion, which was introduced one month ago by the German carma...
Volkswagen, Porsche Found Auto Union
13 Aug 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen and Porsche are still discussing on the terms of their deal but it appears that most of the issues have already been resolved. This is what a board member said, revealing that the group r...
Locally Assembled VW LCVs Hit the Russian Market
12 Aug 2009, 14:10 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / In spite of difficult market conditions in Russia, VW began commercializing the domestically-built Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan and Caddy models. This is good news for everyone, but especially t...
Ronnie O'Sullivan to Make Motorsport Debut
12 Aug 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / World Snooker Champion in 2001, 2004, 2008 and currently ranked world number one in the sport, Ronnie "The Rocket" O’Sullivan will trade his cue for the shift stick this weekend at t...
2009 Volvo XC70, VW Touareg Recalled
7 Aug 2009, 15:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Transport Canada, the Canadian government department in charge of transportation in the country, released the latest recalls, with 2009 Volvo S80, {ad]2008 Saturn Vue and 2009 Volkswagen Touareg&nbs...
Volkswagen Polo UK Prices Announced
7 Aug 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Volkswagen announced this week the prices and trim levels available for the right-hand drive Polo, scheduled to arrive in the UK on October 16. The starting price for the new Pol...