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Click above for a high-res gallery of the ABT Passat CC
"C" is for comfort, but that's not good enough for ABT. The German tuning house has taken Volkswagen's sleek new Passat Comfort Coupe (CC) and given it a little more grunt. The 1.8-liter TSI goes up from 160hp to 200, the 2.0 TSI from 200 to 24......
Volkswagen considering offering Polo in U.S. market
Friday, July 18th, 2008
The Rabbit is currently the most fuel-efficient gasoline-powered vehicle in Volkswagen's U.S. fleet, getting around 26 mpg on the EPA's combined city/highway cycle. But V-Dub wants something better for the U.S. market. Speaking with Bloomberg, VW CEO, Stefan Jacoby revealed that the automaker is con......
Vahan Show: Interview with Makham Dhalivaal, Managing Director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Group Sales India
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Volkswagen which missed the bus to Maruti Suzuki in 80s plans to conquer the Indian market with the series of launches. Last year it launched the passat sedan to compete with the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. Though the company has only 3 dealership in India it enjoys 15% market share in the entry ......
Next Volkswagen Passat could be built Stateside
Monday, July 14th, 2008
Following-up on last week's announcement that Volkswagen was looking at Alabama for a new manufacturing facility, the German automaker's management board is expected to make their final recommendation today. Following that announcement, Volkswagen's supervisory board, headed by former VW group CEO F......
Volkswagen looking at Alabama for new plant
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Volkswagen's management will meet tomorrow to refine plans to expand automobile production into the United States. While a final recommendation isn't expected until July 15, Alabama appears to be the front runner (over second-choice Tennessee) to receive the $788 million plant that will initially bu......
VW design chief wants a return to ‘basics’
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
If you look back over the years, Volkswagens have been steadily marching toward the gaudy. We're not talking K.D.F Wagen amazingness, but chromey, buck-toothed, overwrought fussiness. Walter Da'Silva is out to change all that by realigning Volkswagen design with its past. That doesn't mean that ever......
Volkswagen recalls 2009 Tiguan, 2008 Passat and Wagon for “Engine Surge”
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Volkswagen TiguanVolkswagen is recalling 4,000 2008 Passats and 2009 Tiguans for an "engine surging" issue. The problem is an engine control module that may not control engine idle when the air conditioning is turned on. In rare cases, the ECM can trigger an ......
VW Golf Cabrio returning in 2010, but Karmann won’t build it
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
VW Karmann Polo Cabrio: click to view in hi-res
Emerging reports suggest that the next-generation Volkswagen Golf (known in the United States as the Rabbit) will spawn a convertible version, however the German automaker won't be outsourcing its production to Karmann. The German coachbuilder has buil......
Volkswagen unveils Passat R36 Variant Styling Study at Worthersee
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the VW R36 Variant ConceptThe Volkswagen and Audi crew are blowing up this year's Worthersee GTI meet in Worther Lake, Austria, first with the introduction of the A3 TDI clubsport quattro concept and damn-near production version of the TT clubsport quattro, and ea......
Poorly-translated rumormill: VW to build Porsches in U.S.
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Porsche Cayenne GTS.As much as we enjoy scouring through German newspapers, something inevitably gets lost in translation. However, the title of a story in Germany's Handelsblatt ePaper is clear: Volkswagen is considering building Porsche Cayennes at its new......