Volkswagen Post Declining Q1 Results, but Does Not Panic
30 Apr 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Unlike Daimler, Volkswagen seems to be quite relaxed with its financial results, perhaps too relaxed. The company announced that in the first three months of the year it delivered 1.40 million vehic...
Indian Plant Buzzes with German Excitement, Begins Volkswagen Polo Production
28 Apr 2009, 15:46 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / What do Volkswagen and India have in common? Apart from the new Pune plant, we can safely say that absolutely nothing. But since the aforementioned plant was inaugurated on March 31, there's en...
Volkswagen Idles Mexico Plants...
28 Apr 2009, 12:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...and this is not because of the pandemic swine flu which ravages the country. To one to blame is the same old economic downturn, which now forces the German manufacturer to stop production at its ...
VW Satisfied with Porsche Collaboration, Expects Strong 2009 Profit
24 Apr 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German automaker Volkswagen is extremely pleased with the cooperation with Porsche, the parent company that owns a 51 percent stake, and said it expects strong performances in 2009, partially thanks...
Is the Slovakian Factory Up for Volkswagen?
23 Apr 2009, 08:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Apparently it is, as the German manufacturer yesterday confirmed early April reports that the future small family model, or Up as it is known in the industry, will be manufactured at the company...
Touareg TDI Clean Diesel Goes to the US
21 Apr 2009, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American SUV segment will get a new addition soon, as the new Volkswagen Touareg TDI will become available in all 50 US States as soon as May at a starting price of $42,800, the lowest price for...
VW Passat Lingyu, New Golf Unveiled in Shanghai
21 Apr 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen proved once again that China remains a core market for its global strategy and launched the new Passat Lingyu along with the new Golf and BlueMotion Technologies at the Auto Shangha...
Volkswagen Golf 6 GTD Pricing Announced
21 Apr 2009, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new GTD version of the World Car of the Year, the Volkswagen Golf 6, is now closer than ever, as the German manufacturer announced that the new performance diesel will be available in the UK st...
Germany Still in Trouble Over the Volkswagen Law
15 Apr 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Commission is looking into increasing the pressure on Germany over the so called "Volkswagen Law", a legislative act which gives special rights to the state and prevents any s...
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan R Line Comes in June
15 Apr 2009, 12:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen is planning a new addition to the Tiguan range, not as a different model, but as a bulked up version of the series model. The Volkswagen Individual designed Tiguan R Line is set for relea...
VW Increases Chinese Production Thanks to High Sales
14 Apr 2009, 14:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it's well known that the economic recession slashed sales all around the world, it seems like some companies are doing actually fine, with revenues growing up in certain core markets. ...
Volkswagen Announce Return to IRC
13 Apr 2009, 07:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Volkswagen have officially announced they will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2009. The German manufacturer will field a single Volkswagen Polo Super 2000 car – for France&#...
GM Takes on VW, Expects Double Sales in China
9 Apr 2009, 13:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the current economic situation brought it close to bankruptcy, General Motors expects to double the company's car sales by 2013 and take on Volkswagen Group, its main rival in this part...
Golf VI, GTI Make Debut in the US
9 Apr 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf and the GTI flavor have just made their official United States debut at the 2009 New York International Auto Show. Both models are projected to go on sale in the...
Nissan, Land Rover and VW Receive EU Money
7 Apr 2009, 15:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The European Investment Bank has just approved a loan package of up to 866 million euros ($1.2 billion) for Nissan, Land Rover and Volkswagen, with every cent to be used in green car development ope...
VW Likely to Snatch GM's World's 2nd Largest Automaker Rank
7 Apr 2009, 14:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Under the strong pressure of the economic turmoil, General Motors might lose the world's second largest automaker spot, automotive industry analysts at market research company R.L. Polk Germany...
Bratislava to Host VW Up Production
7 Apr 2009, 13:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen Up, the new city car lineup prepared by the German manufacturer, might be produced by the company's Slovakian plant in Bratislava, sources close to CEO Martin Winterkorn said accordi...
VW Tiguan Gets Top IIHS Roof Safety Pick
3 Apr 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen Tiguan has just the top safety rating following the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) new roof strength safety test. Volkswagen's small SUV received the "good" ...
Volkswagen US Reports Slow March 2009 Sales
2 Apr 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the economic recession still putting pressure on car manufacturers, especially the ones in the United States, Volkswagen of America today unveiled its March 2009 sales figures, reporting a decr...
Confirmed: Volkswagen Returns to Golf Nameplate in the US
31 Mar 2009, 06:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen of America today confirmed recent rumors claiming that it intends to return to the Golf nameplate in the United States, a badge that attracted millions of buyers in Europe. In essence, Vo...