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New Golf Cabriolet goes on sale(01/07/2011)
The new Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet is back after a nine year absence and in better shape than ever. The first customer deliveries due to take place at the start of September. Prices for the new model range from £20,720 (RRP OTR) to £26,595. With total sales of around 1.42 million units, Volkswagen is one of the world’s most successful producers of convertibles; from 1979 to 2002, 684,000 Golf Cabriolets were sold. The new model will be built at Volkswagen Osnabrück (formerly the Karmann comp... [more]
The electric car must be affordable for a wide range of people(22/07/2010)
The automobile is facing a transition to a new era. For decades, petrol and diesel engines were the defining drive types, but in the near future part-electric (hybrid) and full-electric cars will join them. It is in this context that Volkswagen presents five automobiles in Shanghai that give a presence to the future. Three of them are united by a new label for zeroemissions mobility: blue-e-motion. The Up! blue-e-motion concept car shows how the electrically driven city specialist of tomorrow... [more]
Volkswagens reveals most fuel-efficient models at Frankfurt International Motor Show(08/09/2009)
On September 15, at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Volkswagen will be showing what is feasible when the best available yet affordable technologies of our times are sensibly combined – in the new generation of the Polo BlueMotion, Golf BlueMotion and Passat BlueMotion. All three Volkswagens are the world’s most fuel-efficient models in their respective size classes; all three are celebrating world premieres as production versions at the IAA; and all three can be ordered later th... [more]
New Volkswagen Golf GTD(03/07/2009)
At the end of 2008, the sixth generation of the Golf was launched. Shortly thereafter, in early 2009, the new Golf Plus appeared. Then, the current Golf GTI was vaulted to center stage, closely followed by the new Golf Variant. And now the lineup continues: with the new Golf GTD. Its 125 kW / 170 PS power level makes it the highest-performance production Golf with a diesel engine today. 27 years ago the first GTD debuted and revolutionized the diesel market with its turbocharged diesel engin... [more]
Volkswagen begins accepting advance orders for the new Golf Estate(27/05/2009)
Volkswagen has begun accepting advance orders for the new Golf Estate. After the 2-door and 4-door Golfs and the latest Golf Plus, this is the fourth body version to be launched. The estate is one of the most successful models on the market, particularly in the company car market. The base price of the new Golf Estate in Germany, including ESP, six airbags, daytime running lights, roof railing, power windows all around, upshift indicator, power and heated outside mirrors, 1/3 to 2/3 split fo... [more]
Sixth generation Golf GTI released for ordering(20/04/2009)
Almost 36 years to the day since a small band of engineers started work on the first prototype GTI, the very latest evolution and sixth generation of the Golf GTI has been released for ordering at Volkswagen Retailers. The elements identified by the engineers back in March 1973 that defined the original GTI remain; sharp dynamics, a responsive four-cylinder engine and driver involvement are at the core of the new GTI. Yet it has evolved – the Mk VI Golf GTI is faster, sharper and more powerf... [more]
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India auto sales up 3.4% in April: industry body
Car sales in India rose just 3.4 percent year on year in April, data from an industry body showed Thursday, after the government hiked taxes on vehicles and car makers raised prices.
Car Wholesaling in Australia Industry Market Research Report Now Updated by IBISWorld
When the global financial crisis took hold of the world economy, car retailing was not spared. However, demand has since improved and revenue for car wholesaling is expected to grow in the current year, backed by an increase in imported vehicles and pent-up demand from the private market. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated its report on the Car Wholesaling industry ...
Car sales grew only 3.40 percent in April
Domestic passenger car sales in India increased by only 3.40 percent in April and stood at 168,351 units from 162,813 units sold in the like period of 2011, according to data furnished by an industry body Thursday.
Car dealers defy downturn with growing sales
(Reuters) - Britons came out in force to buy new cars in the first quarter, according to figures from top dealers, the latest signal that the car sales are resilient in the face of a return to recession for the broader economy. UK industry leader Pendragon Plc, whose 250-plus retail outlets trade as Stratstone, Evans Halshaw and Chatfields -- reported a 15.7 percent increase in new car market ...
April car sales up 3.4 pct y/y
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Car sales in India rose an annual 3.4 percent in April, according to data from an industry body, a sixth consecutive monthly increase but lower than in recent months after the country ...
April car sales rise 3.4 pct y/y
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Car sales in India rose an annual 3.4 percent in April, according to data from an industry body, a sixth consecutive monthly increase but lower than in recent months after the country ...
Luxury car sales accelerate on pricing
Mercedes, Audi and BMW all see growth as baby boomers fuel trend toward distinctive autos
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