Gadget Show Live Visitors will be the first in UK to see the new Volkswagen Golf GTE Plug-in Hybrid
Apr 3, 2014
Visitors to the Gadget Show Live at the NEC in Birmingham next week will be the first in the UK to see the new Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid, which mixes the dynamics of a GTI with the emissions and economy of an electric car. Also on display on the Volkswagen stand at the show which covers the very best in tech f ... Continue reading
This April 1, Get Ready for Paw-Wheel Drive!
Apr 2, 2014
The RSPCA has partnered with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to teach rescue dogs to drive. Over the past two months, three mixed-breed dogs, Tulip, Jacob and Harry, have been taught to drive a Volkswagen Amarok by the animal welfare charity. Amazingly the dogs, which were trained at the Southridge RSPCA centre in Hertf ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Golf--40 Years Young
Mar 29, 2014
Volkswagen is celebrating the 40th birthday of the most successful European car of all time: the Golf. More than 30 million vehicles of the best-seller have been sold and from the first to the seventh generation, the Golf has been a pioneer of technological progress. Whether turbocharged engine, direct-injection engine ... Continue reading
Mar 28, 2014
The worldâs most fuel-efficient hybrid car, the Volkswagen XL1, will go on display in the Design Museum in London alongside other examples of design excellence and Designs of the Year award nominees from a range of disciplines from today until 25 August. Now in its seventh year, the Designs of the Year exhibition ... Continue reading
Volkswagen's Transporter now boasts class-leading fuel efficiency
Mar 27, 2014
Updated Transporter BlueMotion offers class-leading fuel efficiency 48.7 mpg and CO2 emissions of only 153 g/km More than 850 miles on a single tank of fuel On sale now; priced from £19,245 (ex. VAT) Volkswagenâs biggest-selling commercial vehicle model in the UK, the Transporter, now boasts class-leading fuel ... Continue reading
Bentley to export engines for the first time in its history
Mar 20, 2014
Bentley to become centre of excellence for W12 engines Bentley to export engines for the first time in its history 100 jobs across the business to be created (Crewe/London, 19 March 2014) Bentley has firmly reinforced its position as the worldâs largest producer of 12 cylinder engines after announcing its Crewe he ... Continue reading
The successor to the Volkswagen Crafter will be manufactured in Poland from 2016
Mar 19, 2014
New plant to be built in Września, Poland Change in brand Board of Management Poznań / Hanover, 18 March 2014: The successor to the Volkswagen Crafter will be manufactured in Poland from 2016. A new plant is being built in Września, in the Voivodeship Wielkopolska region and will go into production in th ... Continue reading
The Volkswagen Group not only met but beat its targets for 2013
Mar 14, 2014
There is a good chance that we will exceed the ten million deliveries mark this year.â Healthy start to 2014 with a 4.7 per cent increase in deliveries in the first two months Even stronger focus on qualitative growth going forward Berlin, March 13, 2014: The Volkswagen Group not only met but beat its targets for ... Continue reading
Mar 12, 2014
Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered 923,100 (January-February 2013: 893,300; +3.3 per cent) vehicles to customers in the first two months of this year. The brand also grew deliveries for the month of February, when customers took possession of 407,600 (February 2013: 401,400; +1.5 per cent) new vehicles. âEven tho ... Continue reading
Mar 12, 2014
Based on the standard Golf: World Car of the Year and European Car of The Year 2013 Range of 118 miles, standard full charge in 13 hours; fast charge to 80 per cent in 35 mins Top speed of 87 mph; 0-62 mph in 10.4 seconds AC electric motor produces 85 kW / 115 PS and 270 Nm of torque From today, 11 March, customers can ... Continue reading
The Volkswagen Group is investing more than ever before in eco-friendly vehicles.
Mar 4, 2014
More than â¬10 billion for research and development for the first time EU new vehicle fleet better than target, at about 128 grams CO2 / km Already 54 model variants below 100 grams CO2 / km Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Winterkorn: âWe have the worldâs largest low-CO2 fleet.â Wolfsbu ... Continue reading
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