Volkswagen is basking in the glory of record sales and profits, but it's not all good news. The Bentley, Seat and Lamborghini brands still continue to record poor performances.
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said he's adding extra shifts at factories to keep up with rising demand from customers.
Volkswagen is basking in the glory of record sales and profits, but it's not all good news. The Bentley, Seat and Lamborghini brands still continue to record poor performances.
French auto parts supplier Faurecia will produce parts including the exhaust, instrument panel skin and seat components for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat to be produced in VW's U.S. plant in Chattanooga.
Volkswagen has hired Terence Bryce Johnsson, a vice president of General Motors China, to run the German automaker's brand sales in North and South America. He replaces Jutta Dierks, who has been transferred to VW's Brazilian operations.
Porsche SE, the holding company that owns 51 percent of Volkswagen's common shares, recorded a profit in its shortened 2010 business year on gains from VW and profit from the Porsche sports-car business.
The 24th-annual EyesOn Design car show will honor Volkswagen Group design chief Walter de'Silva with a Lifetime Design Achievement Award, the organizers said.
The Volkswagen Bulli concept, a retro design evolution of the original VW Bus, was the star of the company's preshow media preview.
Geneva motor show debuts from Lamborghini, Volkswagen and Alfa Romeo, and Infiniti signs up for Formula One.
Volkswagen AG has said it has taken over Porsche's automobile trading business, taking another step toward a full merger of the two companies.
Ten years after Volkswagen hinted at a return of the iconic Microbus, only to cancel the project, it's ready to try again.
Volkswagen has acquired the operating business of Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS) as previously announced. The transfer of the automobile trading company took place at a value of EUR3.3bn today (1 March, 2011). The registered office and corporate headquarters will remain in Salzburg.
Over the last few weeks several automakers have literally opened a door to the past. After Vizualtech's Growler R and the Morgan Threewheeler, Volkswagen has entered the fray with the New Bulli concept unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
Design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro has styled a hybrid coupe and an electric minivan for Volkswagen that preview possible greener models for Europe's biggest automaker.
Design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro has styled a hybrid coupe and an electric minivan for Volkswagen that preview possible greener models for Europe's biggest automaker.
Ten years after Volkswagen hinted at a return of the iconic Microbus, only to cancel the project, it's ready to try again.
Volkswagen has acquired a 8.18 percent stake in SGL Carbon, making Europe's biggest carmaker the second largest shareholder in the German manufacturer of carbon products.
VW will buy Salzburg-based Porsche Holding, Europe's largest car dealership group, for $4.5 billion this week, a German newspaper says. The move will be a key element of Porsche's deleveraging plans ahead of its anticipated merger into Volkswagen.