9 Mar 2012, 14:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Cars will have a new Vice President of Design in Thomas Ingenlth, a 48-year old who’s made his name and built his career under Volkswagen Group. The new position will be filled as of Jul...
8 Mar 2012, 17:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has had a slow start to 2012 in January, but sales have kicked up a gear in February, when the passenger car brand delivered 17.7 percent more cars than a year before - 339,500 units. Cum...
5 Mar 2012, 10:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive world’s niches are expanding further and further and automotive producers want to take full advantage of this, with the latest example in the field being the VW Cross Coupe Conc...
1 Mar 2012, 13:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Following the poker rule that four of a kind is better than a full house, Volkswagen is bringing a quartet of concepts, all based on the new Up! citycar, to the Geneva Motor Show next week.
The S...
29 Feb 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The European car market might not be at its best right now, but that does not mean that automakers have given up on it yet. And it looks like VW’s Polo is still in good order when it comes to ...
29 Feb 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has taken the wraps of a production Golf GTI Cabriolet, something that was previewed at Worthersee fest in Austria last year and received a lot of attention. This will get a proper reveal...
28 Feb 2012, 15:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has cut the Passat from its name, fitted different grilles and lights and launched the 2013 CC sedan onto the US market, at the same time slapping on a slightly bigger price tag. The base...
22 Feb 2012, 12:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We can already see the marketing in the US for this car. It starts with Nicole Scherzinger walking up to the Bug in a pair of those sexy high heel tennis shoes with stiletto looks, and she’s a...
21 Feb 2012, 08:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Passat Alltrack was first shown by VW at the Tokyo Auto Show in December, and now the soft-roading dog mover is available for order in major European market. To mark the occasion, the automa...
15 Feb 2012, 16:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen is hoping not only to become the biggest automotive company in the world, but also to rake in the big bucks with the heal of standardized parts and flexible platforms. They have recently ...
10 Feb 2012, 15:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen could be making a production hub in Malaysia by partnering with Proton, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. High ranking management and board member official are n...
10 Feb 2012, 14:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / ABT Sportsline is the biggest provider of aftermarket parts for VW Group vehicles, and while some might say they are being repetitive, they are also consistent and thorough about tuning everything t...
3 Feb 2012, 08:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Right now the only engines US customers can go for in the new Beetle are the base 2.5-liter and the Turbo version with a 200 hp 2.0-liter. Both of these were introduced last year and will be joined ...
2 Feb 2012, 13:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen is now ready to give its European customers a taste of the facelifted Passat CC, which will forever be know just as the CC. That’s a bit confusing, since this is usually associated ...
1 Feb 2012, 15:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has shown the new MQB platform that will soon underpin the new Audi A3, VW Golf and Skoda Octavia, and even the Polo sized cars. It standardizes the placement of the engine and a number o...
31 Jan 2012, 11:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has already announced they would be transforming the Bulli Concept into a production reality that will roll off the line in 2014. Most agree the concept would be a worthy successor to the...
24 Jan 2012, 12:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There’s no point in arguing the merits of one particular brand or model if the market isn’t agreeing, and while some might find this hard to take, Korean automakers are rising to the occ...
24 Jan 2012, 10:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The history VW shares with Porsche is long, and we’re not talking about carmaking in the days of fascism. The two companies originally intended to merge together before Porsche attempted and f...
19 Jan 2012, 15:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The six generation Golf you see on the road right now might look different to the Mk V, but it’s actually a heavily reengineered version of the old car, meant to streamline production, cut a f...
19 Jan 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The funky-looking concept car you see here is the E-Bugster Concept that will officially bow at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show today. In our eyes it combines two very different worlds. On one hand, it&...