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Former Volkswagen designer Derek Jenkins has been hired to be the design chief for Mazda in America. Full story...

Mazda has hired former Volkswagen designer Derek Jenkins as its U.S. design chief. Full story...

Former Volkswagen designer Derek Jenkins has been hired to be the design chief for Mazda in America. Full story...

Wolfgang Porsche, head of the supervisory board of Porsche and patriarch of one of its two controlling families, told a German Sunday newspaper that the carmaker will not be sold to Volkswagen. Full story...

Wolfgang Porsche, head of the supervisory board of Porsche and patriarch of one of its two controlling families, told a German Sunday newspaper that the carmaker will not be sold to Volkswagen. Full story...

When VW first launched the 3rd-generation Passat in North America for the 1990 model year, replacing the unknown Quantum, it was a spacious and interesting offering within the mid-size sedan segment, despite the fact that it looked like a brick. Square headlights, square taillights, square shape. If it's hip to be square, the Mk3 Passat definitely was. Full story...

Wolfgang Porsche, head of the supervisory board of Porsche and patriarch of one of its two controlling families, told a German Sunday newspaper that the carmaker will not be sold to Volkswagen. Full story...

Former Volkswagen designer Derek Jenkins has been hired to be the design chief for Mazda in America. Full story...

Volkswagen has taken the first Sharan mules out on the open roads...

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Fiat's former marketing head Luca de Meo will be a great addition to Volkswagen's senior management team, said VW CEO Martin Winterkorn. Full story...

HUNTSVILLE, Ontario -- They're calling it Touareg TDI, but could just have easily called it Touareg Take Two. Take One debuted in 2003 as a unique SUV proposition -- a full-bore mountain climber that came at no compromise to luxury, convenience or safety. Available with three stout engines (V6, V8, V10 diesel), a high-tech air-suspension system, and a host of other neat stuff, the Touareg seemed destined for upward mobility. Full story...

HUNTSVILLE, Ontario -- They're calling it Touareg TDI, but could just have easily called it Touareg Take Two. Take One debuted in 2003 as a unique SUV proposition -- a full-bore mountain climber that came at no compromise to luxury, convenience or safety. Available with three stout engines (V6, V8, V10 diesel), a high-tech air-suspension system, and a host of other neat stuff, the Touareg seemed destined for upward mobility. Full story...

Fiat's former marketing head Luca de Meo will be a great addition to Volkswagen's senior management team, said VW CEO Martin Winterkorn. Full story...

The global auto market will not recover from its current crisis before 2011 or 2012, Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn said. Full story...

Volkswagen group's core VW brand as well as its Bentley and Seat units lost money in the first quarter, the German carmaker said today. Full story...

First quarter operating profit at Volkswagen Group's premium car unit Audi fell 29% to EUR363m as revenue fell 19% to EUR6.70bn. Full story...

Volkswagen AG is temporarily halting production at its factory in Mexico, where the popular New Beetle is produced, due to weaker global demand. Full story...

Volkswagen AG is temporarily halting production at its factory in Mexico, where the popular New Beetle is produced, due to weaker global demand. Full story...

Volkswagen's premium unit Audi AG expects a significant 2009 profit even though first-quarter results declined sharply, it said on Monday. Revenue fell 19 percent to 6.70 billion euros ($8. Full story...

Volkswagen is preparing to choose suppliers for the mid-sized sedan it will produce at a factory under construction in Chattanooga, Tenn., said Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America Inc. Full story...