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Volkswagen Passat R Line Released
Volkswagen Passat R Line Released

18 May 2009, 12:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Finding itself at the top of both vehicle preferences in Europe (with the Volkswagen Golf) and top European brands, German manufacturer Volkswagen gives us another treat with the release of the Volk...

 
Volkswagen Golf Is Europe's Bestseller
Volkswagen Golf Is Europe's Bestseller

18 May 2009, 10:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The German-built Volkswagen Golf is on a roll this year. After securing the title of World Car of the Year for 2009, the Golf comes back and becomes Europe's best selling vehicle, surpassing th...

 
Megenbier Wins VW Jetta TDI Cup Round Three
Megenbier Wins VW Jetta TDI Cup Round Three

18 May 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Timmy Megenbier (Illinois) won Sunday’s SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race at Utah's Miller Motorsports Park by an 8.266-second margin, followed by Jake Thompson (Canada) on th...

 
The Porsche Wars: Stalemate
The Porsche Wars: Stalemate

18 May 2009, 06:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The future of the joint Volkswagen-Porsche company (or Porsche-Volkswagen, depending on how you look at it) has once again become uncertain, as VW decided to halt the talks with its major shareholde...

 
Sixth-Generation VW Golf 1.4 TSI Ready for Chinese Debut
Sixth-Generation VW Golf 1.4 TSI Ready for Chinese Debut

15 May 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf, which was recently crowned the 2009 World Car of the Year, will also be launched in China in the near future but a specific date is yet to be revealed. Accordin...

 
Fiat's Luca de Meo Moves to Volkswagen
Fiat's Luca de Meo Moves to Volkswagen

14 May 2009, 14:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has just announced that Luca de Meo, who has been working for Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Abarth, will join the German manufacturer and will become responsible for marketing at the VW Passenger ...

 
Electric Volkswagen up! Set for 2013
Electric Volkswagen up! Set for 2013

14 May 2009, 13:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since all automakers are slowly migrating to electric cars, there should be no surprise that Volkswagen is preparing its very own electric model. But more importantly, the car is going to be based o...

 
The Porsche Wars: Playing Dirty
The Porsche Wars: Playing Dirty

13 May 2009, 16:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The twisted tale Porsche finds itself wrapped in these days takes another turn today with rumors surfacing that the company has manipulated the market as it attempted to take over Volkswagen back in...

 
Piech: Fiat-Chrysler-GME, Three Sick People in One Bed
Piech: Fiat-Chrysler-GME, Three Sick People in One Bed

13 May 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Leaving aside the civil war he has to face at home against Wolfgang Porsche, Ferdinand Piech took a moment to look at what may become Volkswagen Group's most fierce competition: the possible Fi...

 
VW Debuts Small-Displacement Engines for Golf, Polo
VW Debuts Small-Displacement Engines for Golf, Polo

13 May 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no doubt small-displacements engines developing decent power combined with very low CO2 emissions and fuel consumption are the main target for most automakers nowadays. And Volkswagen m...

 
Volkswagen Golf 6 and Plus Get Accessorized
Volkswagen Golf 6 and Plus Get Accessorized

12 May 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The forecasted success of the 2009 World Car of the Year, the Volkswagen Golf 6, would not have been complete without some well-placed factory-produced accessories. Most of them are oriented towards...

 
The Porsche Wars: Piech's First Strike
The Porsche Wars: Piech's First Strike

12 May 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most interesting developments in the automotive industry, the future Porsche-Volkswagen joint company, keeps to the track, hidden behind the glamorous moves Fiat is taking in the industry...

 
2010 Polo Is Already a Hit, VW Gets 13,000 Orders
2010 Polo Is Already a Hit, VW Gets 13,000 Orders

12 May 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The economic recession encouraged new car buyers to migrate towards small cars and the new Volkswagen Polo is the living proof of this. According to data provided by the German manufacturer, it has ...

 
The VW-Audi-Porsche Joint Vehicle
The VW-Audi-Porsche Joint Vehicle

11 May 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We do mean joint...As in glued and bolted together. We are not sure what to make of this...how to call it? Lupo? Former/future Audi A2? Audi A3? Well, long story short, the car underneath the heavy ...

 
BMW Will Stand Alone
BMW Will Stand Alone

8 May 2009, 07:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BMW has no plans to merge, or sell, or borrow, as Friedrich Eichiner, BMW CFO told The New York Times in an interview. In this new automotive frenzy, where Fiat joins with Chrysler and GM, where GM ...

 
Porsche and Volkswagen Will Merge
Porsche and Volkswagen Will Merge

7 May 2009, 06:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you in our past reports, the German luxury manufacturer is passing through some difficult times these days. Due to large debts both Porsche and Piech families have accumulated, the compan...

 
Volkswagen Scirocco GT TDI Released
Volkswagen Scirocco GT TDI Released

6 May 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For all those of you out there who have enjoyed the release of the Volkswagen Golf 6 GTD, this latest news from the German manufacturer can do nothing than please you even more. Even if the new GT T...

 
Volkswagen Tries to Temper Fiat
Volkswagen Tries to Temper Fiat

5 May 2009, 15:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The tsunami Fiat has stirred with its aggressive moves in the automotive market has managed to raise voices from all over the industry. Following state officials or union leaders, Volkswagen's ...

 
“Meet the Volkswagens” Campaign Launched Today
“Meet the Volkswagens” Campaign Launched Today

4 May 2009, 16:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following Audi’s example of TV spots that ‘hit and run’ the competition, Volkswagen launched today the ‘Meet the Volkswagens’ campaign, featuring Max, the 1964 black Be...

 
The Porsche Wars: Porsche Vs Piech
The Porsche Wars: Porsche Vs Piech

4 May 2009, 12:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Strange reports surfaced over the weekend, stating that the German luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche will be sold to Volkswagen, as part of an attempt to cut the debt of both the Piech and Pors...