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Meet NILS... The Future of Commuting From Volkswagen

Meet NILS... The Future of Commuting From Volkswagen

NILS, a single-seat electric concept vehicle that offers a glimpse of a new form of minimalist mobility, has been unveiled ahead of its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month. This concept car - which features an aluminium space frame, wing doors and free-standing wheels - has the dynamic performance ... Continue reading

Bluetooth and Media Device Interface Now Standard Equipment on Volkswagen Golf

Bluetooth and Media Device Interface Now Standard Equipment on Volkswagen Golf

Volkswagen's Model Year 2012 Golf is here and is offering more technology as standard than ever before. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's Automotive Factoids (August 22-26) - In Case You Weren't Paying Attention

Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's Automotive Factoids (August 22-26) - In Case You Weren't Paying Attention

* Chevrolet announced this week that the new Malibu will lead the brands offerings in Europe where they have heretofore marketed mostly little Asian-made cars under the bow tie badge. To be revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month, the significantly redesigned mid-size Malibu sedan will be built in Korea, China ... Continue reading

2012 Volkswagen Jetta SE Review - By Carey Russ +VIDEO

2012 Volkswagen Jetta SE Review - By Carey Russ +VIDEO

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011/12 Volkswagen Jetta SE Volkswagen made a major change of direction with the debut of its latest Jetta a year ago. What had for years been positioned as an upscale alternative to the common compact and small mid-sized sedans was radically revised to be direct competition with t ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Amarok to the Rescue

Volkswagen Amarok to the Rescue

A fleet of 14 new Volkswagen Amarok pick-ups have been rescuing surfers and swimmers in Portugal this summer in one of its first uses as an emergency services vehicle. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Announces $1M Donation to MLK Memorial Foundation

Volkswagen Announces $1M Donation to MLK Memorial Foundation

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. today announced a $1 million gift to the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation. The gift will support the memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. honoring Dr. ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel's Branded Buyers Guide's Daily Visitor Count Scoreboard

The Auto Channel's Branded Buyers Guide's Daily Visitor Count Scoreboard

Is a new car model's TV commercial effective? Does a car maker's new sales incentive message reach an in-market audience? Has a new truck model created a buzz? Find out here on The Auto Channel's Buyers Guide Visitor Scoreboard.Visitor count and corresponding interest in every one of The Auto Channel’s 42 Single B ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Remains on Track With Vehicle Deliveries

Volkswagen Remains on Track With Vehicle Deliveries

The Volkswagen Group grew worldwide deliveries further in the period from January to July, handing over 4.75 (January - July 2010: 4.16; +14.4 percent)* million vehicles to customers. Europe's largest automaker therefore once again performed noticeably better than the world market (+5.5 percent). July was also a very s ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Announces Further Growth in Vehicle Deliveries in July

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Announces Further Growth in Vehicle Deliveries in July

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.95 (January-July 2010: 2.62) million vehicles to customers worldwide in the period January to July. This represents an increase of 12.5 percent on the comparable prior-year period. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Announces Further Growth in Vehicle Deliveries in July

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Announces Further Growth in Vehicle Deliveries in July

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.95 (January-July 2010: 2.62) million vehicles to customers worldwide in the period January to July. This represents an increase of 12.5 percent on the comparable prior-year period. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen is on the Move: VW Passenger Cars Brand Posts Further Growth in Vehicle Deliveries in July

Volkswagen is on the Move: VW Passenger Cars Brand Posts Further Growth in Vehicle Deliveries in July

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.95 (January-July 2010: 2.62) million vehicles to customers worldwide in the period January to July. This represents an increase of 12.5 percent on the comparable prior-year period. The brand reported an even higher rise of 17.2 percent for the month of July, with deliveri ... Continue reading

Where New Cars Sold in USA Are Built

Where New Cars Sold in USA Are Built

Featuring Where Built Data For 2010, 2011, 2012 Model Years Where in the world is the car you are interested in buying being built this model year? Like trying to find Waldo, it might be built anywhere in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Hungry, Netherlands, Poland, China, Japan, South Korea, France, UK, Australia, Au ... Continue reading

Iconic Volkswagen Camper Van Memorialized by LEGO® +video

Iconic Volkswagen Camper Van Memorialized by LEGO® +video

The iconic VW Camper Van, an icon of the sixties counter-culture and loved by hippies and surfers around the world, has been recreated as a LEGO Exclusive model. The red LEGO VW Camper Van is a loving recreation of a T1 Camper from 1962, also known as the Combi or the hippie van. It includes features such as the 'V' sh ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Launches New Crafter Van With Class Leading Fuel Economy

Volkswagen Launches New Crafter Van With Class Leading Fuel Economy

The new Volkswagen Crafter officially launches in August when the first vehicles and test drive demonstrators arrive in Volkswagen Van Centre showrooms with an extensive advertising campaign highlighting how efficient the new model is with class-leading fuel economy of up to 38.7 mpg, lower running costs and emissions ... Continue reading

NHTA Open Preliminary Safety Investigations On Ford Mustang and VW Jetta TDIb

NHTA Open Preliminary Safety Investigations On Ford Mustang and VW Jetta TDIb

DETROIT August 8, 2011; Ben Klayman writing for Reuters reported that U.S. auto safety regulators have opened preliminary investigations into new Ford Motor Co Mustangs with manual transmissions for possible shifting problems and diesel Volkswagen (XETRA:VOWG.DE - News; XETRA:VOWG-P.DE - News) Jetta sedans for possible ... Continue reading

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