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Volkswagen Group Rus Plant Starts Production after an Annual Factory Leave

Volkswagen Group Rus Plant Starts Production after an Annual Factory Leave

Every year, the employees of Volkswagen Group Rus plant in Kaluga have their annual leave in the end of July, to start producing cars under Volkswagen, Škoda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brands later in August. In the forthcoming year, the factory plans include increasing production volumes according to the term ... Continue reading

China BAK to Supply Lithium-ion Batteries to FAW-Volkswagen Automotive

China BAK to Supply Lithium-ion Batteries to FAW-Volkswagen Automotive

China BAK Battery, Inc. ("China BAK", the "Company", or "we") , a leading global manufacturer of lithium-based battery cells, today announced that the Company has received a sample order to supply its lithium-ion batteries to FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. ("FAW-Volkswagen"), a major passenger sedan joint-venture ... Continue reading

Vincentric Alternative Fuel Analysis: Are Diesels a Cost-Effective Option?

Vincentric Alternative Fuel Analysis: Are Diesels a Cost-Effective Option?

BINGHAM FARMS, Michigan – August 23rd, 2012; Consumers seeking shelter from high gas prices won’t always find the relief they might expect by turning to diesels, announced Vincentric, the leading provider of cost-of-ownership data to the auto industry. The Vincentric 2012 Diesel Analysis determined that of 23 ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Delivers More Cars In Period To July / +10.4 Per Cent

Volkswagen Delivers More Cars In Period To July / +10.4 Per Cent

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand handed over 3.26 (January-July 2011: 2.95; +10.4 per cent) million vehicles to customers worldwide from January to July. ... Continue reading

TNT Takes Delivery Of Ten Volkswagen Crafter Conversions

TNT Takes Delivery Of Ten Volkswagen Crafter Conversions

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has agreed a trial with the UK's leading business-to-business express operator, TNT Express, for ten of its Crafter single chassis cabs with a box van conversion. ... Continue reading

NICB Names 10 Most-Stolen Vehicles for 2011

NICB Names 10 Most-Stolen Vehicles for 2011

DES PLAINES, Ill., Aug. 20, 2012; The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released Hot Wheels − its list of the 10 most-stolen vehicles in the United States. The report examines vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and determines the vehicle make, ... Continue reading

2012 Volkswagen Golf R Review - Lots of Fast for Lots of Cash - By Larry Nutson

2012 Volkswagen Golf R Review - Lots of Fast for Lots of Cash - By Larry Nutson

2012 Volkswagen Golf R Lots of fast for lots of cash by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (IMG_3969) Let me say this right off the bat, the fun-to-drive quotient of VW’s Golf R is very high. I didn’t even think about trying to get good fuel economy during my week-long test drive. As ... Continue reading

Volkswagen of America to Give Customers 3-Month SiriusXM Subscription on All Pre-Owned Volkswagen Vehicles with a Factory Installed Satellite Radio

Volkswagen of America to Give Customers 3-Month SiriusXM Subscription on All Pre-Owned Volkswagen Vehicles with a Factory Installed Satellite Radio

Sirius XM Radio and Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced that customers will receive a 3-month SiriusXM subscription when they purchase pre-owned Volkswagen vehicles equipped with factory installed satellite radios from any Volkswagen dealer across the United States. In addition, customers will also receive a 3- ... Continue reading

Who is Australia's Most Fuel Efficient Motoring Journalist?

Who is Australia's Most Fuel Efficient Motoring Journalist?

Economical driving is not hard if the results from the latest Think Blue Challenge are anything to go by. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Victorious in Wheels Magazine Value Awards

Volkswagen Victorious in Wheels Magazine Value Awards

Adding to its growing list of accolades, the Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion has been recognised as the best value small car under $35K for the second year in a row. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Executive Vice President To Share Insights On Growth Strategy And New Marketing Campaign

Volkswagen Executive Vice President To Share Insights On Growth Strategy And New Marketing Campaign

On August 21, Motor Press Guild (MPG), the largest automotive media association in North America, will host its August meeting at The Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles with guest speaker Tim Mahoney, Executive Vice President and Chief Product and Marketing Officer of Volkswagen of America. Volkswagen of America has ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Introduces Runner special Edition Models to Caddy Van and Transporter Ranges

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Introduces Runner special Edition Models to Caddy Van and Transporter Ranges

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has introduced new special edition Runner models to its Caddy and Transporter range of vans. ... Continue reading

Economical, Sporty and Chic - The New ABT Beetle 2.0 Diesel

Economical, Sporty and Chic - The New ABT Beetle 2.0 Diesel

Yes, the new Beetle is 'retro', of course. Its design pays homage to the most famous car ever, which is the VW Beetle. But it is also trendy and modern, especially in its sporty ABT Sportsline version. After the globally largest tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group successfully launched the 2.0 TFSI, it is ... Continue reading

Great Products, Great Service: Volkswagen Is Commended By Motability

Great Products, Great Service: Volkswagen Is Commended By Motability

Motability customers have two good reasons to take a closer look at Volkswagen's range of vehicles, thanks to the manufacturer achieving a commended award for its work with Motability Operations (the company that manages the Motability Car Scheme and the Motability Powered Wheelchair and Scooter Scheme) as well as low ... Continue reading

New Gearbox Makes Volkswagen Up! The Automatic Choice In The City

New Gearbox Makes Volkswagen Up! The Automatic Choice In The City

The award-winning Volkswagen up! now really is the automatic choice in the city car sector, thanks to the addition of a new automated manual gearbox (ASG) which is available to order now. ... Continue reading

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