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2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Review By John Heilig

2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Review By John Heilig

The Auto Page By John Heilig Model: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Engine: 2.5- liter I5 Horsepower/Torque: 170 hp @ 5,700 rpm/177 lb.-ft. @ 4,250 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 100.0 in. L x WxH: 168.4 x 71.2 x 58.0 in. Tires: P215/55R17 Cargo: 7.1 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

Barloworld Volkswagen Bayside is 2012 Volkswagen Dealer of the Year

Barloworld Volkswagen Bayside is 2012 Volkswagen Dealer of the Year

Barloworld Volkswagen Bayside has claimed the coveted title of 2012 Volkswagen National Dealer of the Year at an award ceremony on the Gold Coast on Saturday. The dealership also took out the title of Volkswagen Major Metro Dealer of the Year. ... Continue reading

Rugged-Looking Cross Up! Ready For Geneva Show Debut

Rugged-Looking Cross Up! Ready For Geneva Show Debut

Volkswagen is expanding its range of striking Cross models with the Cross up!, which will go on sale in Europe from late summer. It will join the CrossPolo, CrossGolf and CrossTouran models, which have been a big success in Europe. ... Continue reading

Rugged-Looking Cross up! Ready for Geneva Show Debut

Rugged-Looking Cross up! Ready for Geneva Show Debut

Volkswagen is expanding its range of striking Cross models with the Cross up!, which will go on sale in Europe from late summer. It will join the CrossPolo, CrossGolf and CrossTouran models, which have been a big success in Europe. ... Continue reading

John White to succeed Anke Koeckler as Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Australia

John White to succeed Anke Koeckler as Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Australia

Volkswagen AG has announced John White as Volkswagen Group Australia's Managing Director, effective April 1st. ... Continue reading

Only 3,500 Worldwide: Volkswagen Beetle GSR Presented In Chicago

Only 3,500 Worldwide: Volkswagen Beetle GSR Presented In Chicago

Volkswagen has today unveiled a new Beetle, the GSR, at the Chicago Auto Show, with a unique design and powerful ... Continue reading

First Details Of The Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet Revealed

First Details Of The Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet Revealed

Meet the new Golf R Cabriolet, the first-ever open-top R model and the fastest-ever production open-top Golf ... Continue reading

The Kombi Trail Tells Story Of Epic Travels In A Volkswagen Van

The Kombi Trail Tells Story Of Epic Travels In A Volkswagen Van

Volkswagen vans are well known for their versatility, desirability and durability by business and leisure customers alike. ... Continue reading

Hey Mac What's Up? - New Car Distribution Looms as NADA Meeting Issue

Hey Mac What's Up? - New Car Distribution Looms as NADA Meeting Issue

By Mac Gordon Senior Editor at large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Is the growing dependency of the domestic Big Three on Europe a hurdle or a mudhole for North American dealers. This issue is likely to be raised as a critical problem at the NADA convention meetings in mid-February. U.S. dealers are voicing concerns ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Reports 22.6% Increase in 2012 Sales

Volkswagen Reports 22.6% Increase in 2012 Sales

Volkswagen Group Australia has continued its growth in 2012 achieving a 22.6% increase with total sales of 54,835 vehicles. Commercial Vehicles set an all-time record with 12,050 units sold, resulting in a 52% increase. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Range Now Includes the Caddy Maxi Crewvan

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Range Now Includes the Caddy Maxi Crewvan

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is pleased to announce an expansion of the Caddy Van range, by introducing a Caddy Maxi Crewvan variant to its model range. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Releases New Flagship Touareg V8 TDI R-Line

Volkswagen Releases New Flagship Touareg V8 TDI R-Line

Volkswagen has expanded its Touareg range with the introduction of the very attractive Touareg V8 TDI R-Line with 4MOTION four-wheel drive. ... Continue reading

Good News For Buyers Of Volkswagen Touareg And CC Models

Good News For Buyers Of Volkswagen Touareg And CC Models

Volkswagen has created an even more sumptuous version of the upmarket Touareg SUV, with the introduction of the new Touareg R-Line. ... Continue reading

Collaboration Between Fender Musical Instruments Corporation And Panasonic Automotive Systems Bring The Fender Premium Audio System To Three New Vehicles

Collaboration Between Fender Musical Instruments Corporation And Panasonic Automotive Systems Bring The Fender Premium Audio System To Three New Vehicles

The Fender Premium Audio System, a product born out of the 2007 collaboration between two brands known for precision engineering and a passion for innovation, celebrates its global availability on three additional Volkswagen vehicles -- the 2013 Beetle Fender Edition, 2013 Beetle convertible and the 2014 Tiguan R-line. ... Continue reading

2013 NAIAS The Most Important Auto Show Of All - Wrap Up +VIDEO

2013 NAIAS The Most Important Auto Show Of All - Wrap Up +VIDEO

By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau The Detroit auto show is not the oldest. That honor goes to either New York or Chicago, depending on which promoter you believe. And, it’s not the biggest. Chicago has way more square footage and draws more visitors. But there is no question that our ... Continue reading

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