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Sep
18th

GERMANY: Ex-VW union head jailed for corruption

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Former Volkswagen union boss Klaus Volkert has been jailed for nearly three years for his part in a sex and corruption scandal that rocked VW and corporate Germany. Full story...
Sep
16th

2010 Volkswagen Golf R at the Frankfurt Auto Show

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Volkswagen introduced the successor of the R32 at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Golf R is the most powerful Golf ever produced by the German automaker. Full story...
Sep
15th

First Look: Volkswagen L1 Concept

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First Look: Volkswagen L1 Concept
Volkswagen L1 Concept - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
Volkswagen continues to refine its plans for a hyper-efficient car capable of traveling 100 kilometers on one liter of fuel.

Volkswagen continues to refine its plans for a hyper-efficient car capable of traveling 100 kilometers on one liter of fuel with the L1 concept prepared for 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The German automaker first announced its intentions to build a "1-liter car" in 2002, and with this latest iteration has said a production version should be ready by 2013. The European fuel efficiency measure of 1 liter/100 km is equivalent to 235 mpg.


Photo Gallery: Volkswagen L1 Concept - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: Volkswagen L1 Concept - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Sep
15th

OPEL FALL-OUT: VW chief not happy at Magna bid

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Ford chairman William Clay Ford Jr may have no problem with Magna's bid-in-progress to buy majority control of Opel but his counterpart at Volkswagen has taken a very different view. Full story...
Sep
15th

First Look: 2010 Volkswagen Golf R

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First Look: 2010 Volkswagen Golf R
2010 Volkswagen Golf R - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
With the Golf R, the GTI formula is cranked up to 11.

The Volkswagen GTI is universally loved around the Automobile Magazine office and that love earned the FTI Automobile of the Year honors for 2007. With the Golf R, the GTI formula is cranked up to 11. Underhood is the familiar 2.0T engine, but it manages to crank out an incredible 270 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque thanks to a maximum boost of 17.4 psi. Sign us up.


Photo Gallery: 2010 Volkswagen Golf R - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2010 Volkswagen Golf R - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Sep
15th

Volkswagen E-Up!

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All-electric city car is coming


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Sep
15th

Volkswagen L1 Concept

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VW show car can hit 189mpg!


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Sep
15th

FRANKFURT SHOW: Porsche chief confident of VW deal

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Porsche's chairman is confident a deal with Volkswagen can be signed and sealed within two years. Full story...
Sep
15th

FRANKFURT SHOW: Hints VW eyeing more brands

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Volkswagen may not yet be done with acquiring brands. Full story...
Sep
15th

L1 Concept is driven by new high-tech TDI and E-motor

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Avènement technique pour la voiture à 1 litre : Volkswagen présente en première mondiale au Salon international de l'automobile (IAA) l'étude de la future L1. Full story...
Sep
15th

Volkswagen E-Up! Concept

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Volkswagen has unveiled an all-new zero-emissions vehicle - the E-Up! concept. Full story...
Sep
15th

Volkswagen E-Up! Concept

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Volkswagen has unveiled an all-new zero-emissions vehicle - the E-Up! concept. Full story...
Sep
14th

First Look: Volkswagen E-Up! Concept

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First Look: Volkswagen E-Up! Concept
Volkswagen E-Up! Concept - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
Volkswagen's string of Up! city cars continues to grow at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show with the electric-powered E-Up!

Volkswagen's string of Up! city cars continues to grow at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show with the electric-powered E-Up! With the concept's debut, Volkswagen has said it will deliver a zero-emissions Up! to the market by 2013.


Photo Gallery: Volkswagen E-Up! Concept - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: Volkswagen E-Up! Concept - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Sep
14th

CHINA: Volkswagen Group boosts China investment

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The Volkswagen Group says it is planning to invest a total of four billion euros in new products and the expansion of production capacities in China. The investments are to be financed from the cash flow of the Chinese joint venture companies. Full story...
Sep
11th

MALAYSIA: VW and Proton again in talks – paper

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Malaysian national carmaker Proton Holdings is in partnership talks with Volkswagen, according to media reports. Full story...
Sep
11th

GERMANY: VW-Porsche merger delay

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Contracts finalising the merger of Volkswagen and Porsche will be delayed as the two companies work out a number of details that need to be settled, a VW spokesman told the Financial Times Deutschland. Full story...
Sep
10th

MALAYSIA: Distributor may swap GM for VW

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Volkswagen may eventually have a new distributor in Malaysia which could end up assembling cars as well. Full story...
Sep
10th

MALAYSIA: VW mulls regional parts hub

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Volkswagen Group is eyeing Malaysia as a regional sourcing hub for auto components. Full story...
Sep
9th

Volkswagen and LichtBlick agree energy partnership

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Volkswagen and energy supplier LichtBlick agreed an exclusive world-wide energy partnership in Salzgitter on Wednesday. Volkswagen is to produce the high-efficiency "EcoBlue" CHP (combined heat and power) plant, which is to be driven by gas engines from Volkswagen. LichtBlick will be marketing the plants as "ZuhauseKraftwerke" (home power plants) and will be using them for a new, intelligent heat and power supply scheme. Full story...
Sep
8th

GERMANY: VW leads way to reopen Europe’s ABS market

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Volkswagen Financial Services has announced plans to securitise auto leases in a benchmark-sized public deal that would reopen Europe's asset-backed securities (ABS) market after a year-long freeze. Full story...
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