The next-generation Golf will be launched within one year, but technical details still remain scarce. A new report gives more information about the engine range. With the next Golf, VW will continue downsizing the current engine range and plans to release unexpected small engine under the bonnet of the future compact model according to the [...]
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VW CEO threatens to resign
Martin Winterkorn is more and more upset by Porsche’s will to interfere with the VW’s operations and has threatened to resign. Porsche’s will to interfere with the VW’s brands generate more and more frustration among companies’ executives, especially at Audi. The German weekly magazine Der Spiegel reports that premium carmaker’s managers are more and more [...]
Karmann won’t build the future VW Golf Cabriolet
For the German coachbuilder, the future looks rather gloomy. After the end of the Chrysler Crossfire last year and the planned termination of the Audi A4 at the end of the year and the Mercedes-Benz CLK convertible next year, Volkswagen has decided to keep in-house the production of the next Golf convertible. This news is [...]
VW Passat R36 Variant Styling Study unveiled at Worthersee Tour
Like Audi, Volkswagen has unveiled a special edition of the Passat R36 at the Wörther Lake in Austria. But VW engineers had less freedom than their counterparts at Ingolstadt. Dubbed Variant Study, this special R36 comes with a unique paint scheme “Moonlight Blue”. The new color has also been applied to the chrome parts. The [...]
China first quarter saloon sales figures
Here are the results of saloon sales for the first quarter of 2008 in China. As usual the Shanghai VW Santana(pictured) takes the first rank followed by the Buick Excelle. Another VW, the Jetta, ranks third. The first Chinese car ranks fifth with the Tianjin FAW Xiali whiel the small Chery QQ gets the sixth [...]
VW to choose its US factory in July
Volkswagen’s CEO has finally announced that the company will choose its US factory in July before the company’s mid-July meeting. In an interview with the German newspaper Handlesblatt, VW Group’s CEO, Martin Winterkorn, has revealed that a decision will be made before the company’s mid-July meeting. VW Group wants a American factory to offset the [...]
Volkswagen announces pricing For The Passat CC
Volkswagen has announced prices for the Passat CC. The The entry-level powered by the 1.8-litre TSI petrol engine will cost £21,040, while the range-topping 3.6-litre version will cost £31,120. The Passat CC will offer two trim levels: standard CC and GT. Standard models include sports suspension, 17in alloy wheels, two zone air conditioning, touchscreen CD [...]
Skoda to produce the Up! in India
Skoda has announced it will build a budget car in India which will be launched within two years. As predicted, Skoda will build the future Up! production version, but not in Czech Republic as initially thought. The Indian factory located in Aurangabad has been selected to built it.The Skoda production site was in competition with [...]
Future A1 and next-generation Polo to get AWD
An Audi model isn’t a true Audi without an all-wheel drive and the future small A1 won’t avoid its fate. The Volkswagen Group is currently working on a four-wheel drive variant of the PQ25 platform shared Bentley the future Audi A1 and VW Polo, and the new Seat Ibiza. In an interview with Automotive News, [...]
US to be biggest market for Volkswagen CC
Volkswagen is expecting the US to become the largest market for the new Passat CC. In an interview with Automotive news, VW of America head of marketing, Detlef Wittig said that the German carmaker expect the CC to make 60 per cent of its sales on the American market. Volkswagen plans to produce 300,000 units [...]
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