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Volkswagen intends to more than double its staffing levels in India, as it brings its production facilities up to full speed in the country. Full story...

Dreieich, Germany - Power and wildness stand for the successful Tiguan. The Volkswagen Accessories products for this model also reflect these characteristics. Volkswagen Accessories now offers the practical and visually enhancing underride guard set for the front and rear ends of the series Tiguan. An underride guard variant is also available for those who have already selected aerodynamics products or the R-Line for their Tiguan. Full story...

The new Polo, Golf and Passat BlueMotion models emit just 87 g/km, 99 g/km and 114 g/km of CO2 respectively while every variant is also capable of travelling a minimum of 840 miles on a single tank of fuel. Full story...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling about 43,000 VW and 10,000 Audi models to repair faulty Direct Shift Gearboxes (DSG). Full story...

Volkswagen AG has failed to reach agreement with unions representing its 90,000-strong German workforce who are seeking a 4.2% wage increase. Full story...

Porsche Automobile Holding faces a fresh probe into insider trading charges linked to its failed attempt to take over Volkswagen, a prosecutor's spokesman has said. Full story...

Volkswagen's latest security system has been honoured at this year's BusinessCar Techies Awards with the advanced electronic Intelligent Key being named Best Security Device. Full story...

Volkswagen's Portuguese factory has cancelled planned temporary layoffs of several days over the next two months, saying it was cautiously optimistic about a recovery in European car sales. Full story...

If you are looking at the Tiguan for the first time, it is a bit like the poem by John Godfrey Saxe, The "Six Blind Men of Indostan", who had never been able to check out a whole elephant. They had only been able to touch one part each and had very different opinions of what an elephant was. This created a great controversy amongst the men. The Tiguan is a bit like that. Each combination changes the nature of the vehicle. Full story...

Indian supplier Motherson Sumi Systems said today a manufacturing unit had won orders worth INR34.9bn from major European carmakers including Volkswagen and BMW. Full story...

Bestseller with new entry-level version: As a world premiere, Volkswagen is presenting the youngest offspring of the Polo family at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt (IAA, September 17 to 27): an agile three-door. Its longer doors compared to the five-door version, new styling of the row of side windows and the dynamic lines of the sporty C-pillars give the car a nearly coupe-like appearance in its side profile. Full story...

Volkswagen is about to launch updated Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan and California models - the four basic versions of an internationally best-selling vehicle line (dating back to the famous air cooled, rear-engined models) that has sold in the millions over the decades. Full story...

Volkswagen has reached an agreement with a workers' union at its Puebla plant in Mexico to end a strike that began last week. Full story...

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - Four Seasons Update - August 2009

Unfortunately for our Four Seasons Jetta TDI, the ambient heat in June and July has revealed that the car's air-conditioning isn't nearly as strong as it should be.

Mileage to date: 23,801
Months in fleet: Ten

Photo Gallery: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - August 2009 Four Seasons Update Review - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - August 2009 Four Seasons Update Review - Automobile Magazine

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Sporty three-door Volkswagen Polo unveiled Full story...

Volkswagen's local management and its labour union have started discussions aimed at ending strike action over pay at the Puebla plant. Full story...

Volkswagen of America, Inc. has announced a voluntary recall involving 13,500 vehicles equipped with its DSG transmission. Full story...

Dreieich, - With the interactive configurator for wheels and complete wheels Volkswagen Accessories provides drivers with the ability to virtually equip their vehicles with a variety of wheels or complete wheels either on the Internet or directly at their Volkswagen partner. The three dimensional system offers customers a decision-making aid prior to making their purchase, enabling them to virtually test a diverse range of models. Full story...

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has said that VW could be interested in a tie-up with Suzuki. Full story...

The offices of Porsche have been raided by German federal prosecutors probing alleged insider trading on Volkswagen shares. Full story...