Volkswagen Brand

VW plans major World Cup ad push to counter Hyundai

6:30 am U.S. ET | April 18, 2014

Volkswagen is planning a major World Cup advertising push that will go head-to-head against official automotive sponsor Hyundai.... Read More »

VW plans major World Cup ad push to counter Hyundai

April 18, 2014 06:01 CET

Volkswagen is planning a major World Cup advertising push that will go head-to-head against official automotive sponsor Hyundai.... Read More »

2014 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW

Hopes dim for VW’s diesel hot hatch in U.S.

3:56 pm U.S. ET | April 16, 2014

VW has pulled back on plans to sell a souped-up diesel Golf called the GTD in the United States because importing the GTI sibling’s engine would add too much cost. The high-powered 2-liter TDI engine used in the GTD cannot be produced at VW’s engine plant in Silao, Mexico, so it would be imported from Germany, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Michael Horn told reporters today.... Read More »

GABE NELSON

With SportWagen concept, VW mulls awd for North America

11:39 am U.S. ET | April 14, 2014

A certain type of person went gaga when Volkswagen released details on the Golf SportWagen that it will show at the New York auto show this week.... Read More »

YANG JIAN

Why compact SUVs will play big in Beijing

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 14, 2014

Ten years ago, the average Chinese family could not afford a car.... Read More »

2014 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW

VW touches up Jetta with eye on safety, mpg

6:15 pm U.S. ET | April 13, 2014

To help the Jetta level the playing field in terms of crash safety and fuel economy with Japanese rivals like the Honda Civic and Mazda 3, VW has made substantial tweaks to the compact for model year 2015.... Read More »

VW to build plug-in hybrids with partner FAW in China, sources say

April 4, 2014 09:33 CET

VW Group plans to make plug-in hybrids with local partner FAW in China, company sources say. VW sees a big potential market as the country's leaders race to reduce hazardous levels of air pollution.... Read More »

Hot hatch from VW

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 31, 2014

Volkswagen looks to be cooking up something special for the folks who gather each May at Lake Woerthersee in Austria to celebrate the GTI hot hatch.... Read More »

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC

Why Honeywell's hot streak is turbocharged in Europe

7:21 am U.S. ET | March 24, 2014

Honeywell's turbo business is on a hot streak. Six of the last eight European Car of the Year winners have gotten a boost from Honeywell, and Ferrari has hired the supplier to help power its F1 racecars.... Read More »

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC

Honeywell's hot streak

7:21 am U.S. ET | March 24, 2014

VW preps reworked diesel engine for '15

6:06 pm U.S. ET | March 18, 2014

Volkswagen, the biggest seller of diesel cars in America, said it will have the newest iteration of its TDI engine ready for U.S. sales at the start of the 2015 model year, marking a continued effort to popularize diesel with Americans.... Read More »

Volkswagen restructures production; new Polish factory to open in 2016

March 18, 2014 14:33 CET

Volkswagen is shuffling its European production, adding a new van plant in Poland and rearranging output of the VW Tiguan, Porsche Panamera and Porsche Cayenne models.... Read More »

VW recalls 160,351 Passats in North America to fix low-beam headlights

March 18, 2014 12:11 CET

Volkswagen said it is recalling about 160,351 Passat sedans in the United States and Canada because a low-beam headlight could become inoperable.... Read More »

VW recalls 160,351 Passats to fix low-beam headlight issue

7:25 am U.S. ET | March 18, 2014

Volkswagen said it is recalling about 160,351 Passat sedans in the United States and Canada because a low-beam headlight could become inoperable.... Read More »

VW will expand Tiguan production to Hanover factory, report says

March 17, 2014 13:48 CET

Volkswagen will expand its production of the Tiguan compact SUV to its Hanover factory in northern Germany to boost capacity utilization at the site, sources said.... Read More »

VW brand sales rise 2% in February on Europe rebound

March 12, 2014 11:29 CET

Volkswagen increased global sales at its core VW brand by 2 percent last month, boosted by a revival in European volume and strong demand for the Golf and SUV models.... Read More »

VW Golf sales rise 28% to keep it Europe's top selling car

March 7, 2014 06:01 CET

The VW Golf retained its position as Europe's best-selling car after sales grew 28 percent in January.... Read More »

2014 GENEVA AUTO SHOW

VW previews future SUV styling with T-ROC crossover concept

Feb. 28, 2014 08:33 CET

Volkswagen will preview styling cues for its future SUVs with the T-ROC concept that debuts at the Geneva auto show.... Read More »

2014 GENEVA AUTO SHOW

VW previews future SUV styling with T-ROC crossover concept

2:33 am U.S. ET | Feb. 28, 2014

Volkswagen will preview styling cues for its future SUVs with the T-ROC concept that debuts at the Geneva auto show.... Read More »

VW prepares sporty Golf GTE plug-in hybrid

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24, 2014

Volkswagen is giving its new Golf plug-in hybrid car the GT label it uses for sporty models in a bid to boost the car's appeal.... Read More »

THE VOLKSWAGEN VOTE

VW to build SUV in Tennessee, Corker reasserts

2:45 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 15, 2014

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker on Saturday doubled down on his claim that Volkswagen AG will build a new mid-sized SUV at its assembly plant in Tennessee now that the UAW has been turned away.... Read More »

VW brand sales rise 5% in January as Europe demand revives

Feb. 11, 2014 15:27 CET

Volkswagen Group increased global sales at its core passenger-car brand by 5 percent in January as sales regained momentum in Europe.... Read More »

German carmakers return awards amid evidence of rigged votes

Feb. 10, 2014 17:36 CET

Daimler, Volkswagen and BMW say they will return awards from Germany's ADAC automotive club after an audit discovered the results of the coveted "Yellow Angel" award were manipulated.... Read More »

Why VW picked outside agency for 'Wings' spot

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 2, 2014

Why did Volkswagen of America skip its agency of record, Deutsch, when it came time to create this year's spot?... Read More »

German car club chief refuses to rule out false ranking for Golf in vote-rigged award, report says

Jan. 31, 2014 15:48 CET

Vote-rigging at German car club ADAC might have affected the ranking of its annual award won by the VW Golf, ADAC's magazine reported.... Read More »

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