Volkswagen News
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Volkswagen Polo Voted Europe’s 2010 Car Of The YearThe Volkswagen Polo is the first Volkswagen Car of the Year award winner in 18 years, following a win in 1992 by the Golf.
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VW Announces Plan To Buy Karmann's Assets, Build New Car
The maker of the Karmann-Ghia shut its doors in June.
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Report: Volkswagen Group Overtakes Toyota As World’s Biggest Automaker
Toyota is only expected to produce 7.24 million vehicles for the year, down from 9.24 million last year.
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Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Street Hitting Dealerships Soon
The 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Street car is a street version of the race car.
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Volkswagen Releases Official Sketch Of New Midsize Sedan
High Gear Media gets the lowdown on the plans for the next midsize sedan from VW.
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Karmann entered insolvency earlier this year but there’s hope a new deal with Volkswagen may revive the company.
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Report: Porsche To Share Panamera, 911 Platforms With Other VW Group Brands
A report today out of Stuttgart places the Panamera--and the 911--in VW clothing.
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VW Launches 2010 GTI With iPhone and iPod Touch App
The 2010 VW GTI Real Racing iPhone and iPod Touch app marks the first purely app-store launch of a vehicle.
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Official: VW To Eye F1 Only If Costs Are Lower
If Volkswagen fielded a team it could possibly branded Porsche or Audi as well.
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2012 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid Preview
The 2012 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid will be hitting the U.S. in late 2011.
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2010 Volkswagen GTI Preview
The 2010 Volkswagen GTI returns with the new sixth-generation Golf styling and an affordable price tag.
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This 2012 Volkswagen Golf MkVII will feature a clear emphasis on environmental cleanliness, a theme that will carry throughout the Golf lineup.
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2010 North American Car Of The Year Short List Announced
Many excellent cars didn't make the cut from the nominee list revealed earlier this year.
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Ferrari Nabs VW's Design Chief, Pininfarina Tie-up Ending
Flavio Manzoni, part of the team that developed VW's new design DNA, is headed to Ferrari starting January 1, 2010.
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Volkswagen Phaeton U.S. Relaunch Under Consideration
The biggest, most luxurious Volkswagen could see a return to the U.S.--as a diesel.
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Honda Develops Dual-Clutch Gearbox, But There’s A Catch
The dual-clutch gearbox will first appear on a large-displacement sport bike in Europe and North America next year.
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Across The Pond: 2010 Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion Promises 54 MPG
The new 2010 BlueMotion range will make its debut later this month at the 2009 Frankfurt auto show.
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About 10,300 Audis and 43,000 Volkswagens from the 2007-2009 model years are affected.
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Report: VW To Kill Porsche Panamera, Cayenne
The bizarre report is really no more bizarre than the long drama that led to the VW-Porsche tie-up.
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Spy Shots: 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Interior
The next-generation Touareg will be bigger than the current model and will be able to seat seven.
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Supercharged 2010 Audi S4 Sedan Starts From $45,900
Audi announced pricing today for the 2010 model year Audi S4, A5 Cabrio and S5 Cabrio.
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VW to buy 42% of Porsche, Merger Agreement Finalized
The historic Auto Union name could be a necessary step in placating Porsche and preserving the appearance of independence.
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Spy Shots: 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid SUV
Expect to see the new Touareg unveiled late next year in time for the 2011 model year.
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