Posts Tagged ‘vw’
After Porsche moved to increase its ownership in Volkswagen to 51 percent last week, an overzealous German magazine took it one step further over the weekend by reporting that Porsche was going for an even larger piece of the pie... a whopping 75 percent. Porsche pulled in the reigns and quickly re......
Hecha en Argentina: First official drawing of VW’s new pickup
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
See that drawing in the right corner of the pic? That's an official VW render of the company's new pickup, internally called the Robust. It's hanging at an event called ExpoAgro in Argentina, where the truck will be built. The banner on the left says "The VW pickup for the field." VW isn't playing a......
VW’s plan for the U.S. include smaller Passat replacement, pickup and more
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The United States is key to Volkswagen's planned expansion in the coming decade, as the German automaker attempts to rival Toyota by selling one million units in the U.S. per year by 2018. That lofty goal will be fueled by new products priced below their current counterparts, and according to VW Gro......
Porsche ups ownership in VW to 51%
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The supervisory board of Volkswagen Group just gave approval for Porsche AG to take a majority stake in the people's automaker. Porsche currently owns 31% of Volkswagen, and this move will ultimately increase that share to 51%. The increase in ownership is estimated to cost Porsche upwards of $20 bi......
Geneva 2008: 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco arrives early
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above for more high-res shots of the 2009 VW SciroccoWe can't follow where this particular embargo break began, but a pair of official embargoed images of the production 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco scheduled to be unveiled next week at the Geneva Motor Show has hit the interweb. As you can see, t......
VW’s up! might be renamed Lupo in 2011
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The trio of Up! concepts foretell Volkswagen's re-entry into the ultra-affordable transportation business, and the interweb car lovers at World Car Fans may have cracked the name code of the cute mini. While Up! is catchy and adorable, the Germans may be playing mind games here, just like when the I......
Geneva ‘08 Preview: Bugatti taps Hermès for special edition Veyron
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Click the above for a high-res gallery of the Bugatti Veyron from Geneva 2007.When a vehicle costs $1.4m, can go 253 mph and has a lifetime production run of only 300 vehicles, it's a very special ride. How, then, do you up the ante to make the vehicle even more amazing? When you're talking about th......
VW may sell small, turbocharged vehicles for $13k in the U.S.
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
click above for high-res gallery of the Volkswagen up! Space conceptVolkswagen may be serious about returning to its "people's car" roots by importing a small vehicle to the U.S. with a turbocharged 1.4-liter engine. Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, told Automotive News that someth......
Chicago 2008: Yes, oh YES! That’s one beautiful roadster [w/VIDEO]
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Click image above for gallery of high-res live shots from ChicagoIt wasn't until we saw the YES! 3.2 Roadster today at the Chicago Auto Show that we remembered seeing it some time ago. Something about the orange 3.2 Turbo model rang a bell and we recalled that soggy day last June when we saw it in ......
Chicago 2008: Yes, oh YES! That’s one beautiful roadster [w/VIDEO]
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Click image above for gallery of high-res live shots from ChicagoIt wasn't until we saw the YES! 3.2 Roadster today at the Chicago Auto Show that we remembered seeing it some time ago. Something about the orange 3.2 Turbo model rang a bell and we recalled that soggy day last June when we saw it in ......