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The New Volkswagen Golf GTD at Leipzig Motor Show

Volkswagen is presenting two cars to the enthusiasts, Volkswagen Golf GTI, which is now on the road and Volkswagen GTD, which is unveiled at the Leipzig Motor Show.
The diesel powered Golf GTD, having fuel consumption of 53.3 mpg and fuel tank capacity to run more than 650 miles per fill, accelerates to 62 mph in [...]

Book your Volkswagen Passat CC now

Four-door, four-seat with seven-speed DSG gearbox option, Volkswagen Passat CC, is now open for order booking.
Light weight and compact 7-speed DSG transmission, provided with a pair of dry clutches, improves performance and economy over conventional automatic gearbox. A low first gear ratio imparts acceleration from 0 to 62 mph in 8.5 seconds, while raised 7th [...]

British legend, Sir Jimmy Savile, buys Volkswagen California

The British entertainment legend, Sir Jimmy Savile, bought new Volkswagen California which was delivered to him by Volkswagen Van Centre (West Yorkshire) before Christmas.
Sir Jimmy informed that he has had two other Volkswagen campers for many years, but the new California was all-dancing and all-singing dream vehicle for him. He said that being a wanderer [...]

The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Clean Diesel wins ‘Green Car of the Year’ award

The Green Car Journal has crowned Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI Clean Diesel ‘2009 Green Car of the Year’at the Los Angeles Motor Show.
The Volkswagen Jetta’s win of this prestigious award is special in the sense that it is the first diesel car to receive Green title.

The third generation Volkswagen Scirocco

Many senior people might remember the original Volkswagen Scirocco and might recall epithets which described its performance.
The Scirocco made its debut 34 years ago at the Geneva Motor Show, where it also marked beginning of Volkswagen’s new design phase. Corrado was introduced in 1989 and thereafter production of Scirocco was gradually reduced and halted 1993 [...]

Volkswagen adds eBay Style rating system to its web site

Volkswagen website has been made more customer friendly with addition of eBay-style system and many new functions to facilitate existing and new customers in making right choice based on information regarding different Volkswagen vehicles and models.
The eBay-style Volkswagen Retailers rating system is visible to customers who search retailers by their postcode or city. The system [...]

Volkswagen defies gloom, records 15% jump in profits

Europe’s biggest carmaker defied economic gloom by announcing 15% jump in operating profits in first three quarters of this year to €4.9bn (£3.8bn). Its net profit increased by 28.5% to €3.7bn.
Despite record profits, it indicated that earnings had squeezed in third quarter and last quarter was more difficult. It predicted that 2009 would be toughest [...]

5 Star NCAP rating for new Volkswagen Golf

The new Volkswagen Golf has won a five star rating from the European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) crash test agency.
The new Golf created history by scoring 36 points out of a total 37 points allotted to occupant protection which led to the winning of a five-star award. The new Golf also scored prestigious four [...]

Porsche’s holdings in Volkswagen rise to 75%

The German car maker, Porsche, will be seeking full control of Europe’s biggest auto manufacturer, by raising its holdings in Volkswagen to 75%.
Porsche announced that it had raised direct stakes in Volkswagen to 42.6% from 35.2% with the option of an additional 31.5%. It also intended to lift it above 75% in 2009, if the [...]

Details of the forth coming new SEAT Exeo revealed

Following world debut at the Paris Motor Show, details of the SEAT Exeo were revealed along with more images.
The elegant class four-door car is scheduled for sale at the UK showroom in the first half of 2009.The Volkswagen Group Premium platform based SEAT Exeo would be the best choice for buyers who give top most [...]