Audi's entry-level model, the A3, is a five-door hatchback with four or six-cylinder power, available Quattro AWD and all the flexibility and functionality of an upscale German mini-wagon. Someone somewhere called the A3 a 'Beverly Hills GTI", referencing its Volkswagen-based underpinnings. Oh, and engines.
Volkswagen has officially started production at its new factory in Osnabrück following a 'fact-finding' visit by German president Christian Wulff.
Volkswagen has begun production of the new Golf cabriolet at a former Karmann plant in Osnabrueck, Germany.
France had a record 204,400 new car registrations in February, the highest since UK based analysts JATO's records began in 1980. Volkswagen's Golf remains Europe's best-selling car whilst Renault Clio takes second place.
Porsche's new puchasing department will be headed by veteran Volkswagen executive Uwe-Karsten Staedter.
Volkswagen plans to launch B-segment car production at its plant in Kaluga in 2012, Markus Ozegovic, CEO of local subsidiary Volkswagen Group Rus, said at a forum.
Indebted Porsche SE is preparing to draw up a strategy to attract investors as a stand-alone entity now that the merger with Volkswagen AG looks increasingly unlikely.
Indebted Porsche SE is preparing to draw up a strategy to attract investors as a stand-alone entity now that the merger with Volkswagen AG looks increasingly unlikely.
New car registrations in Europe rose for the first time in 11 months as demand from consumers in Germany and France fueled sales at manufacturers including Volkswagen and GM's Opel unit. Registrations in the region advanced to 1.
New car registrations in Europe rose for the first time in 11 months as demand from consumers in Germany and France fueled sales at manufacturers including Volkswagen and GM's Opel unit. Registrations in the region advanced to 1.
Renault's so-called "spygate" affair over its electric car program could spell hiring opportunities for rivals, including Volkswagen, which has recently recruited EV talent away from the French carmaker.
Volkswagen Group's Slovakian unit said production jumped 36.3% last year on rising demand for the SUV models it assembles there.
Mercedes wants to see a significant increase in its local sales before it starts car output in Russia, where rivals BMW AG and Volkswagen AG already are producing vehicles.
Volkswagen may build an engine plant in the Russian city of Kaluga, the Kaluga region governor, Anatoly Artamonov, said.
Volkswagen's head of research and development Ulrich Hackenberg has confirmed that the Bulli concept presented at the Geneva show recently will serve as the basis for a production model set to take on the Scion xB in North America.
Si vous avez eu la chance de visiter le Palexpo où se déroule jusqu'à dimanche le Salon de l'auto de Genève 2011, vous aurez inévitablement remarqué que le groupe Volkswagen accapare une vaste superficie. En fait, la marque Volkswagen à elle seule impressionne par l'ampleur de son aire d'exposition.
Volkswagen's passenger cars brand delivered more than three quarters of a million vehicles in the first two months of the year, up 14% on the same period a year ago.
Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn said that group remains "totally committed" to indebted Porsche SE, even though sizeable obstacles to a merger deal remain.
German firm expected to confirm WRC entry with the Polo by the end of the month.
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