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2014 Volkswagen Golf R Unveiled At IAA Show in Frankfurt

2014 Volkswagen Golf R Unveiled At IAA Show in Frankfurt

The new Golf R Golf R – the new Flagship Power of the Golf R increased to 300 PS Fuel consumption with DSG reduced to 6.9 litres per 100 km Wolfsburg, 21 August 2013 - It is the year of the Golf. The first six months of 2013 have already seen the debuts of the new Golf GTI, Golf GTD, Golf Estate and Golf TDI BlueM ... Continue reading

2013 Volkswagen Golf R 2-Door Down The Road Review By Carey Russ

2013 Volkswagen Golf R 2-Door Down The Road Review By Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2013 Volkswagen Golf R 2-Door Volkswagen's GTI has quite a reputation, and a fanatic following, but there are VW aficionados who want more that the 200 horsepower that the turbocharged and intercooled GTI produces. A few years ago VW satisfied them with the limited-production, 250- ... Continue reading

2014 Volkswagen Golf R: First Details Of 300 PS Super-Hatch

2014 Volkswagen Golf R: First Details Of 300 PS Super-Hatch

Volkswagen has released the first details of its powerful new 2014 Volkswagen Golf R, which is set to take to the stage at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month ... Continue reading

Limited Edition Beetle GSR Becomes the 10 Millionth Volkswagen Built in Puebla, Mexico

Limited Edition Beetle GSR Becomes the 10 Millionth Volkswagen Built in Puebla, Mexico

Volkswagen celebrated the production of 10 million cars at its Volkswagen de México manufacturing facility in Puebla, Mexico. The 10- millionth car was a Volkswagen Beetle GSR®, a limited edition, 1970s-. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Launches The Kombi Last Edition To Celebrate 56 Years Of Production

Volkswagen Launches The Kombi Last Edition To Celebrate 56 Years Of Production

Volkswagen do Brasil has announced the Kombi Last Edition, a special commemorative series of one of the most successful Volkswagen models in Brazil and the longest produced model in automotive history. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Delivers 3.38 Million Vehicles In Period To July / +3.7 Per Cent

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand Delivers 3.38 Million Vehicles In Period To July / +3.7 Per Cent

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 3.38 million vehicles worldwide from January to July. ... Continue reading

Feature-packed Tiguan 118TSI now available with 6-speed DSG

Feature-packed Tiguan 118TSI now available with 6-speed DSG

With the introduction of Model Year 2014, the front-wheel drive Tiguan range now offers all the features of the 118TSI Tiguan with the convenience of a 6-speed DSG transmission. ... Continue reading

C.A.R. Management Breifing Seminars 2013 - Day Four

C.A.R. Management Breifing Seminars 2013 - Day Four

CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS -DAY FOUR – WRAP UP By Steve Purdy With Contribution by Lillie Guyer Photos By Bob Benko The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau We start our final day here in beautiful Northern Michigan with a speech by the second-term governor of Missouri, the Honorable Jay N ... Continue reading

IIHS: 2013/2014 Small Cars 6 Earn Good or Acceptable Crash Rating - 6 Fail Test +VIDEO

IIHS: 2013/2014 Small Cars 6 Earn Good or Acceptable Crash Rating - 6 Fail Test +VIDEO

Performance in small overlap front test earns 6 small cars good or acceptable ratings and Top Safety Pick+ award The latest small overlap front crash test results from the Institute reveal a range of performance among many of the best-selling small cars in the U.S. Of the 12 models evaluated, half earn a good or accept ... Continue reading

New Volkswagen Tiguan Match Is Strikingly Good Value

New Volkswagen Tiguan Match Is Strikingly Good Value

Good value just became unbelievable value with the introduction of the new Volkswagen Tiguan Match compact SUV, which costs £450 less than the Tiguan SE it replaces, but comes with £700-worth of extra equipment. ... Continue reading

Paul Willcox Appointed Managing Director Of Volkswagen Group (UK) Limited

Paul Willcox Appointed Managing Director Of Volkswagen Group (UK) Limited

Paul Willcox has been appointed Managing Director of Volkswagen Group (UK) Limited, taking over from Simon Thomas who leaves the UK on 1 September 2013 to take up a global marketing role. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Reports Best-ever July and year-to-date results for Passat and TDI Clean Diesels

Volkswagen Reports Best-ever July and year-to-date results for Passat and TDI Clean Diesels

Best July and year-to-date for Passat with 10,051 and 66,170, units respectively Jetta Sedan delivered strong results in July with 11, 078 units sold Total Beetle units in July up 85.1 percent with 5,256 units delivered High-mileage, TDI® Clean Diesel models accounted for 29.9 percent of sales in July and 23.3 perce ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Reports Solid Half-Year Result

Volkswagen Group Reports Solid Half-Year Result

The Volkswagen Group maintained its trajectory in the first six months of fiscal year 2013, despite the challenging economic situation - particularly in Europe - and intense competition. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Group Australia Appoints Media and Public Relations Officer

Volkswagen Group Australia Appoints Media and Public Relations Officer

Volkswagen Group Australia has appointed Alicia Howard to the position of Media and Public Relations Officer. ... Continue reading

The Volkswagen Jetta Limited Edition - Perfect For A Holiday Jet-Away

The Volkswagen Jetta Limited Edition - Perfect For A Holiday Jet-Away

With its smooth ride, spacious interior, cavernous 510-litre boot and terrific towing ability, the Volkswagen Jetta has always been a great car in which to 'jet' away, and now it offers better value than ever, thanks to the introduction of the Jetta Limited Edition. ... Continue reading

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