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Volkswagen Reports August Sales

Volkswagen Reports August Sales

Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 32,332 units delivered in August 2015. The all-new Golf family of vehicles continued to find success in the market. In August, Golf family sales totaled 7,075 units. Recently, the Golf, Golf SportWagen, and Golf GTI, when equipped with the optional Forward Coll ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Launches Cultural Engagement Initiative in China With Opening of the Rain Room Exhibition in Shanghai

Volkswagen Launches Cultural Engagement Initiative in China With Opening of the Rain Room Exhibition in Shanghai

Première in Asia: Together, Volkswagen Group China and YUZ Museum bring Rain Room to Shanghai The largest installation to date of the artwork by Random International Opening with around 300 guests from the fields of culture, economics and politics Volkswagen begins its activities as a cultural partner in China with th ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet--Updated, Sportier Exterior

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet--Updated, Sportier Exterior

Golf Cabriolet for model year 2016 has sportier exterior, new colours and an upgraded interior WOLFSBURG -- August 28, 2015: The Golf Cabriolet is one of the most successful open-top cars on the German market and one of the most popular of its kind in Europe. At the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), Volkswagen ... Continue reading

German Minister Visits Volkswagen's Electronic Research Lab in Silicon Valley

German Minister Visits Volkswagen's Electronic Research Lab in Silicon Valley

Belmont, Calif. (August 26, 2015) – Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Andrea Nahles visited the Volkswagen Group of America Electronic Research Lab (ERL) in Belmont, Calif. today. Ewald Goessmann, executive director, ERL, provided Minister Nahles and Reiner Hoffmann, Chairman of the German Trade Union C ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Delivers 5.83 Million Vehicles in Period to July

Volkswagen Group Delivers 5.83 Million Vehicles in Period to July

792,100 deliveries in July Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: "Patchy development in markets. Tailwind from Europe and North America." WOLFSBURG, GERMANY -- August 25, 2015: From January to July this year, the Volkswagen Group delivered 5.83 (January to July 2014: 5.89; -1.0 percent) million vehicles. In ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Delivers 3.4 Million Vehicles in 2015 (July)

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Delivers 3.4 Million Vehicles in 2015 (July)

Continuing tailwind especially from European markets In January to July this year, the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 3.40 million vehicles (January – July 2014: 3.56 million; -4.3 percent). Volkswagen Passenger Cars handed over 457,800 (July 2014: 491,600; -6.9 percent) vehicles to customers in July. I ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Golf Receives AutoPacific 2015 Ideal Vehicle Award

Volkswagen Golf Receives AutoPacific 2015 Ideal Vehicle Award

The Golf is ranked first among compact cars for the second consecutive year AutoPacific® Award is based on a survey of more than 66,000 new car buyers Herndon, VA – Volkswagen of America, Inc., today announced that the Golf was named AutoPacific’s 2015 Ideal Vehicle Award (IVA). The Golf ranks as the Best ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap August 10-16, 2015

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap August 10-16, 2015

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap August 10-16, 2015 ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Issues Voluntary Recall

Volkswagen Issues Voluntary Recall

Volkswagen considers the safety and satisfaction of its consumers and passengers a top priority. As such, Volkswagen of America today notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will be issuing a voluntary safety recall affecting the steering wheel clock spring on approximately 420,000 V ... Continue reading

Volkswagen's Amarok Atacama Brings the Desert to the Urban Jungle

Volkswagen's Amarok Atacama Brings the Desert to the Urban Jungle

New Amarok Atacama special edition model priced from £26,850 (basic excl. VAT) High equipment levels and a choice of two transmissions Bi-xenon lights, Vienna leather trim, sat nav and 19-inch wheels all as standard MILTON KEYNES, UK -- August 13, 2015: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is turning up the heat this summ ... Continue reading

2016 Volkswagen Golf, Jetta Earn a 2015 Top Safety Pick + Rating from IIHS

2016 Volkswagen Golf, Jetta Earn a 2015 Top Safety Pick + Rating from IIHS

Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced that the 2016 Volkswagen Golf 4-door, Golf SportWagen, Golf GTI 4-door, and Jetta models, when equipped with the optional Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist) system, have been awarded 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK+ ratings by the Insurance Institu ... Continue reading

Volkswagen's The North American Engineering and Planning Center Centralizes Research and Development

Volkswagen's The North American Engineering and Planning Center Centralizes Research and Development

The North American Engineering and Planning Center centralizes Volkswagen’s research and development, and product planning efforts in the American South. This new entity joins the production, purchasing and sales efforts currently operating in the North American Region. Headed by Dr. ... Continue reading

2015 Volkswagen e-Golf Review By Steve Purdy

2015 Volkswagen e-Golf Review By Steve Purdy

review of electric Volkswagen golf ... Continue reading

North American Engineering and Planning Center: New Building Block in Volkswagen's U.S. Market Strategy

North American Engineering and Planning Center: New Building Block in Volkswagen's U.S. Market Strategy

The North American Engineering and Planning Center centralizes Volkswagen’s research and development, and product planning efforts in the American South. This new entity joins the production, purchasing and sales efforts currently operating in the North American Region. Headed by Dr. Matthias Erb, the NA Engineeri ... Continue reading

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