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Sixth generation of Golf GTI unveiled
In 1976 the Mk I Golf GTI was launched as a low volume addition to the Golf range. Thirty two years, five generations and 1.7 million sales after that car established the breed, the sixth generation of the GTI has been unveiled in concept form ahead of its public debut next month at the Paris Motor Show. The core attributes of the original GTI – sharp dynamics, style and practicality – remain in the new GTI concept. Yet the new car uses the ... [more]
New Scirocco coupé makes its UK debut
The very first examples of the new Scirocco are set to be delivered to customers at Volkswagen retailers across the as the much-anticipated coupé makes its debut. The new Scirocco also marks the introduction of a new range of personal finance packages from Volkswagen Finance – making the new coupé even more affordable. The Scirocco makes its return 34 years after the launch of the original Volkswagen coupé – of which over 77,000 examples we... [more]
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited announce record £1billion lending
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited is bucking all the trends in the current credit crunch by reporting record sales growth. Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited offers a range of finance and insurance products through registered retailers on the full range of new and used Volkswagen Group brands – Audi; Volkswagen; Volkswagen Commercial; Skoda; SEAT and Bentley. The UK company has announced that it has reached £1 billion of le... [more]
5,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Škoda vehicles for Olympic Committee in Beijing
As the exclusive Automobile Partner of the 2008 Olympic Games, Volkswagen Group China, together with its joint ventures Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW Volkswagen, officially handed over 5,000 vehicles to the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG). The vehicles provide logistic support for the organizers, athletes, media and Olympic guests. Volkswagen technicians and service crews will supply round-the-clock support for th... [more]
Sixth generation of the Golf unveiled
The sixth generation of the Golf has been unveiled, five generations, 34 years and over 26 million vehicles after the original first went on sale. The new Golf is the safest, most technically advanced and most dynamic iteration yet. Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board, Volkswagen AG, commented: ‘This sixth generation of Golf cars will completely redefine the quality and comfort level of its class over broad categories, offering ... [more]
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Volkswagen Sign-THEN-Drive Promotion Returns (The Auto Channel)HERNDON, Va., Oct. 10, 2008 - Volkswagen of America, Inc. is announcing a sales stimulus package to promote the attractiveness of leasing a new Volkswagen. |
Volkswagen Stock Rises on Market `Short-Squeeze' (Update2) (Bloomberg)Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG , Europe's biggest carmaker, surged 15 percent in trading in Germany, the only gain today on the country's benchmark DAX Index , as short-sellers closed their positions, according to analysts. |
Volkswagen Surges as Much as 20% on Market `Short-Squeeze' (Bloomberg)Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG , Europe's biggest carmaker, surged as much as 20 percent in German trading as short-sellers closed their positions, according to analysts. |
Volkswagen Jumps Back Into Incentive Game on Many 2009 Models (Edmunds.com)HERNDON, Virginia — Just days ago, Volkswagen of America's chief operating officer griped that "this is the toughest economy we've seen in a long time." |
2008 Volkswagen R32 (Colorado Daily)The Volkswagen R32 doesn't look like the big, bad flagship performers from the Other Guys. It lacks the aggressive, spoilers-vents-and- flares look of cars like the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Subaru WRX STi, and there isn't a distinctive exhaust roar to rattle the windows as it approaches. |
Venable, Burke heading to Germany to woo Volkswagen suppliers (Kingsport Times-News)NETWORKS is working on efforts to promote Sullivan County, Kingsport, Bristol, Tenn., and Bluff City as a location for automotive suppliers for VW and others. |
Car crash at Shepherdsville Road and Outer Loop (Louisville Courier-Journal)There was a two-car collision this morning at Shepherdsville Road and the Outer Loop. According Metro Safe dispatchers, a red Toyota Tacoma and Volkswagen Golf were involved in the 8:20 a.m. incident. No injuries were reported. |
1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle [Down On The Street] (Jalopnik)Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. One thing I've tried to do is keep Volkswagen Old Beetles... |
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-10-10 09:09 STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Volkswagen rises again, on short-cover talk (Interactive Investor)Shares in Volkswagen rise 0.88 percent, making it the only gainer in the German large cap index, which is down 7.84 percent, on speculation investors may have to cover their short positions. |
Austrian leader Joerg Haider dies in car crash (Islamic Republic News Agency)Austria - Haider Austrian politician Joerg Haider was pronounced dead in a hospital on Saturday shortly after his Volkswagen Phaeton veered off the road in southern Austria and overturned several times after he had passed another car. |
