Volkswagen News

Following on from the reveal of the CrossPolo last week, Volkswagen has now taken the covers off its new CrossGolf, which is also scheduled to make its world debut next week at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The latest addition to the Golf family brings the model tally to six, with the range now...

Only a couple of days ago Volkswagen took the covers off its new Polo GTI and today, just a couple of weeks out from the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the covers have come off from the new CrossPolo. The vehicle is essentially the compact Polo five-door hatchback with a raised ride height and a rugged...

The 2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI has been unveiled, and it's a potent little hatchback.

Just weeks after GM announced it would be building electric motors for some of its future hybrids and electric vehicles in-house, Volkswagen has followed suit and announced it too will build its own electric powertrains. The German automaker’s electric motors will span the entire Volkswagen...

The Volkswagen Touareg has achieved only modest sales since its launch in 2003, mainly because of its lack of seven-seater capability and premium price tag compared with many of its Japanese rivals. The second-generation of the SUV, the all-new 2011 Volkswagen Touareg, has now been revealed ahead...

The Volkswagen Group has given itself eight years to catch up with Toyota in terms of productivity and profit as part of CEO Martin Winterkorn’s pledge to close the gap in performance between the two automakers, reaffirming plans originally formulated back in 2007. The promise to move from...

The front-wheel-drive Volkswagen GTI is a blast to drive. It’s fun slow, it’s fun fast. It’s a lot like a MINI Cooper in that regard, but less cute, way more practical, and many of its attributes are quite nuanced and subtle — unlike a MINI. More on subtleties below. Fireworks come first...

Following the success of the Golf R32, a replacement for the car based on the new Mk VI platform was always going to have big shoes to fill--and with news the R32’s torquey 3.2-liter V-6 was being dropped in favor of a turbocharged four-cylinder, we’re sure most fans would have been...

The new group will be analogous the BMW's M, or Audi's quattro.

The Volkswagen Passat CC was first revealed as far back as January 2008 but it's only now that the car is being offered with an optional fifth seat--and even then, it's only being offered overseas. Volkswagen's original decision to make the Passat CC a strict four-seater by installing a storage...

The Newest Beetle Might Be Built On the Jetta Platform

Contrary to what we’ve heard recently from other sources—which might, admittedly, have been building on rumor—Volkswagen currently has no plans to build a Jetta Coupe.

The Volkswagen New Compact Coupe previews the upcoming Jetta sedan and Jetta Coupe.

Almost certainly destined to become one of the stars of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen’s New Compact Coupe (NCC) concept car has been revealed--albeit, a little prematurely thanks to several leaks. Previewing the look of the next-generation Volkswagen Jetta due later this year, as...

A sketch purporting to be of the new Volkswagen Jetta Coupe is out.

Qatar is now the third biggest shareholder of Volkswagen after the German state of Lower Saxony and the Porsche/Piech families.

Volkswagen has previously professed a desire to become the largest carmaker in the world, and of late, it's been looking like a realistic goal. With the recent acquisition of Porsche and the topsy-turvy market that is 2009, Volkswagen has already beaten Toyota in total global output. Today VW...

For worried Porsche fans, Volkswagen has stated that it remains committed to preserving the independence and the interests of Porsche.

The 2010 Volkswagen New Beetle Coupe and New Beetle Convertible Final Editions will be available for $20,240 and $27,170 respectively.

Described as the “world’s most fuel efficient four seater,” the 2009 Volkswagen Up! Lite Concept is based on Volkswagen’s New Small Family (NSF) architecture