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U.S. diesel vehicle sales up 38.5% in 2011, VW Jetta TDI leads pack
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:20 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Car Buying, Volkswagen, Diesel
Through the end of July, sales of diesel vehicles in the United States were up 38.5 percent, compared to the same seven-month period in 2010. Led by the Volkswagen Jetta TDI and Golf TDI, diesel vehicles appear to have…
VW execs want Bulli to compliment Beetle in Heritage Collection
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:20 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Classics, Minivan/Van, Volkswagen, Design/Style
If there’s any one vehicle that can realistically challenge the Beetle in the annals of historic Volkswagens, it’s the Transporter. More often referred to as the Microbus or just the Bus, the real original minivan first saw the light of…
Lego to release VW Westfalia camper van model this fall
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:20 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, Budget, Minivan/Van, Volkswagen, Toys/Games, Design/Style
Lego will pay tribute to the Volkswagen Westfalia camper with a new kit that goes on sale in October. The model is based on a 1962 Volkswagen Bus…
VW ranks #1 in R&D spending
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:20 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Volkswagen, Earnings/Financials
Time. Patience. Grit. Determination. It will take all of these and more if Volkswagen is to succeed in its quest to become the world’s largest and most profitable automaker. But there’s one more thing it’s going to require: money. Lots and lots of spending money.
Seamus…
Tennessee ranks top in automotive manufacturing strength
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:20 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Nissan, Volkswagen
Ask anyone in the country to name the state that they believe is the best place to build automobiles. We’d wager that Michigan would be the first state uttered by most – it’s the home to Ford, Chrysler and…
Volkswagen unveils production Up! ahead of Frankfurt debut
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:20 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Budget, Europe, Hatchback, Volkswagen
Transport an original Beetle driver to the present-day from the 1960s, and it’s unlikely that the time-traveler would ever recognize a Touareg or a Phaeton as a Volkswagen. The opposite might be…
VW may unveil single-seat EV concept
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:20 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Volkswagen, Rumormill, Electric
Volkswagen is keen to cut emissions, and the automaker is looking towards electric automobiles for help. Rumor has it that a one-passenger electric vehicle is set to make its debut in Berlin, Germany on September 8th. Pretty specific details for a rumor, but we’re keeping one eyebrow raised until…
Volkswagen Amarok goes all Baywatch with Portugese lifeguards
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:20 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Truck, Europe, Volkswagen, Police/Emergency
Get stranded in the waters off a beach in Portugal, and this is what you’ll hope to see pulling up on the shore: the Volkswagen Amarok.
In one of its first…
Rendered Speculation: VW Up! GTI
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:20 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Concept Cars, Volkswagen, Design/Style
Volkswagen recently revealed the production version of its dimunitive Up! ahead of its Frankfurt Motor Show reveal, and the Internet is already buzzing with probable varieties of the stylish subcompact. PS-Garage.com designer Seljakboy (A.K.A. Ivan Martinović)…
2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI: August 2011
Published on 30 Aug, 2011 at 10:19 in Volkswagen Cars | | No Comments
Filed under: Sedan, Volkswagen, Diesel, Long-Term Garage
August was quite the month for our long-term Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Not only did our diesel darling roll over the 10,000-mile mark, it did so while making its journey across the United States – Detroit to Los…
