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Innovative 8-Speed Automatic Transmission and Single Cab Variant to Strengthen Volkswagen's Amarok Range

Innovative 8-Speed Automatic Transmission and Single Cab Variant to Strengthen Volkswagen's Amarok Range

Volkswagen has increased the appeal of its award-winning Amarok range with the introduction of an innovative 8-speed automatic transmission on dual cab models, powered by the new TDI420 engine. Meanwhile, a single cab Amarok also makes its Australian debut, expanding Volkswagen's existing dual cab ute range. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Delivers 2.79 Million Vehicles In Period To June / +10.2 Per Cent

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Delivers 2.79 Million Vehicles In Period To June / +10.2 Per Cent

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand handed over 2.79 (January-June 2011: 2.53; +10.2 per cent) million vehicles to customers worldwide in the first half of this year. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Canada Reports All-Time Best June Results

Volkswagen Canada Reports All-Time Best June Results

Strong Sales of Jetta and Passat Lead the Way Volkswagen Canada celebrates its 60th anniversary this year and is pleased to report June sales of 5,500 cars and light trucks. This was the company's best-ever result for the month, and betters the previous mark; set just last year, by 10%. Volkswagen's 135 Dealers have de ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Australia Appoints Public Relations Manager

Volkswagen Group Australia Appoints Public Relations Manager

Volkswagen Group Australia has appointed Kurt McGuiness to the position of Public Relations Manager. ... Continue reading

The All New Volkswagen CC: Styling and Technologies of the Luxury Class

The All New Volkswagen CC: Styling and Technologies of the Luxury Class

When the Passat CC made its Australian debut three years ago, it was the world's first four-door coupé in its respective price range ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet And Amarok Pick Up Auto Express Awards

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet And Amarok Pick Up Auto Express Awards

Volkswagen has received a duo of honours at the Auto Express New Car Awards 2012, with victories for the Golf Cabriolet and the Amarok pick-up. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Jetta 118TSI is Australia's Most Affordable Medium Car to Own

Volkswagen Jetta 118TSI is Australia's Most Affordable Medium Car to Own

Volkswagen's light-on-your-pocket Jetta 118TSI manual has just been announced as the least expensive car to own and run in the medium car category under $50,000 in the 2012 Car Operating Costs survey. ... Continue reading

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

</p><p>By Steve Purdy <br>TheAutoChannel.com <br>Michigan Bureau </p><P>Detroit MI June 19, 2012; The U.S. auto industry posted the best improvement in performance since 2009 in this year’s important Initial Quality Survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. In the IQS’ 26 year history the average new car ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Grows Worldwide Vehicle Deliveries by 8.4 Percent from January to May

Volkswagen Group Grows Worldwide Vehicle Deliveries by 8.4 Percent from January to May

The Volkswagen Group handed over 3.65 (January-May 2011: 3.37; +8.4 percent) million vehicles to customers from January to May this year. Europe's largest automaker delivered 763,800 (May 2011: 708,800; +7.8 percent) vehicles worldwide in the month of May. "Our worldwide deliveries have risen further, particularly in C ... Continue reading

Insignia Group President David Stringer Presents at Volkswagen's National Parts and Service Managers Meeting

Insignia Group President David Stringer Presents at Volkswagen's National Parts and Service Managers Meeting

Volkswagen of America, Inc. ("VWoA") held its annual National Parts and Service Managers Meeting in Dallas, Texas on May 10th and 11th. Insignia Group President David Stringer was invited to impart his expertise to the attendees on developing and maintaining a successful accessories profit center inside a dealership. " ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Delivers 2.29 Million Vehicles In Period To May / +9.4 Per Cent

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Delivers 2.29 Million Vehicles In Period To May / +9.4 Per Cent

Deliveries by the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand increased by 9.4 per cent in the period from January to May to 2.29 (January-May 2011: 2.09) million units. ... Continue reading

Five-Door Option Gives Customers More Ways To Get Into An up!

Five-Door Option Gives Customers More Ways To Get Into An up!

The new five-door Volkswagen up! is now available to order, costing just £365 more than the equivalent three-door model. With wide-opening rear doors and a starting price of just £8,360, getting into Volkswagen's award-winning city car now really is easier than ever. ... Continue reading

Limousine Luxury For The Well Connected New Caravelle Business

Limousine Luxury For The Well Connected New Caravelle Business

From the original Samba bus in the 1950s to today's Caravelle, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has an impressive pedigree in no compromise people carriers appreciated by many businesses for their quality, image, durability and space. ... Continue reading

Thomas-Werner Zahn Appointed Head Of Sales And Marketing Germany At Volkswagen Passenger Cars

Thomas-Werner Zahn Appointed Head Of Sales And Marketing Germany At Volkswagen Passenger Cars

Thomas-Werner Zahn (45) has been appointed Head of Sales and Marketing Germany at Volkswagen Passenger Cars effective September 1, 2012. Zahn succeeds Werner Eichhorn (49), who becomes member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing at Å KODA Auto a.s. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Makes Extensive Structural And Management Realignment

Volkswagen Group Makes Extensive Structural And Management Realignment

Volkswagen is giving extra momentum to its Strategy 2018 with an extensive structural and management realignment. ... Continue reading

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