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Volkswagen Lifts The Lid On New Golf GTI Cabriolet

Volkswagen Lifts The Lid On New Golf GTI Cabriolet

The most powerful production Golf Cabriolet ever is set to be unveiled next week at the Geneva Motor Show. ... Continue reading

12-Reg Finance Offers From Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

12-Reg Finance Offers From Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

There's still time to take advantage of the finance offers from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for a new 12-plate van or people carrier, plus zero per cent finance on selected used vans, available until 31 March 2012. ... Continue reading

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan SE Review by John Heilig

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan SE Review by John Heilig

Volkswagen Buyers Guide Compare VW Tiguan THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Editor-at-Large The Auto Channel Model: 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan SE with sunroof and navigation Engine: 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 Horsepower/Torque: 200 H @ 5,700 rpm/207 lb.-ft. @ 1,700 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 102.5 in. Length ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Sponsors The Museum of Modern Art's Presentation of Eight-Night Live Performance Exhibition by Kraftwerk

Volkswagen Sponsors The Museum of Modern Art's Presentation of Eight-Night Live Performance Exhibition by Kraftwerk

Volkswagen Group of America today announced it will sponsor The Museum of Modern Art's eight-night live performance exhibition, featuring 3-D visualization and a selection of original compositions by electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk. The sponsorship of Kraftwerk -- Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8, is part of a multi-y ... Continue reading

Decision to Weigh Inadequacy of 2006-2008 Honda Civic Hybrids Settlement

Decision to Weigh Inadequacy of 2006-2008 Honda Civic Hybrids Settlement

SEATTLE--Today, attorneys representing owners of 2006-2008 Honda Civic Hybrids applauded five states that have asked the judge overseeing a proposed class-action settlement to grant the states more time to weigh the fairness of the agreement, says Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman. “What is puzzling is that it ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Again Delivers Well Over 400,000 Vehicles In January

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Again Delivers Well Over 400,000 Vehicles In January

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand reported robust delivery figures for the beginning of this year: The company handed over 419,200 (January 2011: 418,600; +0.1 per cent) vehicles to customers worldwide in January. ... Continue reading

2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Review and Fun Drive by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Review and Fun Drive by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Caution: Fun-to-drive! By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (IMG_2944) Yes. Fun-to-drive; lots of fun. With 200 horsepower at my command, for me every Stop sign was a temptation for a full-throttle blast. Back nearly thirty years ago the Volkswagen brand “ownedâ ... Continue reading

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Delivers Innovative Logistics Solution to Volkswagen Plant in Bratislava

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Delivers Innovative Logistics Solution to Volkswagen Plant in Bratislava

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, an IDENTEC GROUP Company and leading provider of wireless sensor solutions, has implemented an innovative, real-time location (RTLS) system that automatically tracks automobiles at Volkswagen's Bratislava production plant. The IDENTEC SOLUTIONS SensorSMART enabled solution keeps track of vehicles in ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Again Delivers Well Over 400,000 Vehicles in January

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Again Delivers Well Over 400,000 Vehicles in January

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand reported robust delivery figures for the beginning of this year: The company handed over 419,200 (January 2011: 418,600; +0.1 percent) vehicles to customers worldwide in January. "The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand made a stable start to the new year. Despite volatile developments, ... Continue reading

Official Opening of Volkswagen Group Australia's New Corporate Headquarters

Official Opening of Volkswagen Group Australia's New Corporate Headquarters

Volkswagen Group Australia has officially opened its new Corporate Headquarters in Chullora, marking the occasion with a gala event for staff and dealers. ... Continue reading

Triple Triumph for Barloworld Volkswagen Mascot at Volkswagen's 2011 Dealer of the Year Awards

Triple Triumph for Barloworld Volkswagen Mascot at Volkswagen's 2011 Dealer of the Year Awards

Volkswagen Group Australia has officially crowned Barloworld Volkswagen Mascot as Volkswagen's National Dealer of the Year 2011 at a gala event in Sydney on Saturday. ... Continue reading

2012 Volkswagen Passat Review by Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

2012 Volkswagen Passat Review by Marty Bernstein +VIDEO

THE NEW GERMAN FAMILY SEDAN THAT'S MADE IN CHATTANOGA, TN - YOU'ALL by Marty Bernstein Senior Editor-at-Large The Auto Channel VW realized they had to combine German engineering, design and quality with a heavy dose of what American’s want in a four door family sedan to have an appealing vehicle. To accomplish thi ... Continue reading

2012 Chicago Auto Show Wrap-up +VIDEO

2012 Chicago Auto Show Wrap-up +VIDEO

The 104th Annual Chicago Auto Show By Steve Purdy (Detroit Bureau)Thom Cannell (Detroit Bureau) Larry Nutson (Chicago Bureau) The Auto Channel First staged in 1901, the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto show in North America and has been held more times than any other auto exposition on the continent. This year mar ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Chattanooga Completes 50,000th Car

Volkswagen Chattanooga Completes 50,000th Car

Volkswagen Chattanooga achieved its first significant production milestone of 2012 this week --- completion of its 50,000th Passat. "An incredible amount of care goes into each vehicle we produce in Chattanooga," said Frank Fischer, CEO and Chair of Volkswagen Chattanooga. "Producing 50,000 cars at this level of qualit ... Continue reading

RECALL: Volkswagen Diesel Models

RECALL: Volkswagen Diesel Models

Possible fuel leakage in Volkswagen diesels By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel THE HAGUE, February 9, 2012. The Volkswagen Group is recalling some three hundred thousand cars equipped with the 2.0-liter TDI diesel engine because of a possible fuel leakage. In the plant it had been noticed hat this ... Continue reading

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