Mid-sized sedans, hot in 2012, cool off 5:11 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  For the third straight month, a different car has topped the giant mid-sized sedan market, a segment that has significantly slowed this year as competition intensifies. Sales declined in April for seven of the 10 top mid-sized cars. Overall, mid-sized car sales fell 1 percent in the month and are up just 2 percent so far this year.... Read More »
VW sales fall as rivals dent Passat, Jetta demand 12:51 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  Volkswagen of America officials blamed challenging conditions and competition in the mid-sized and compact sedan segments for a 10 percent drop in April sales for the VW brand, ending a streak of monthly sales gains that began in September 2010.... Read More »
Goal for new VW COO: Boost Passat sales 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 22, 2013  There is at least one clear assignment for new Volkswagen of America hire Mark McNabb: increase sales of the U.S.-made Passat sedan.... Read More »
VW's China recall may cost more than $600 million 9:04 am U.S. ET | March 20, 2013  Volkswagen AG recalled a record number of vehicles in China to replace defective gearboxes that may result in the loss of acceleration, in a move that may cost the company more than $600 million.... Read More »
VW to recall vehicles in China on complaints about gearboxMarch 18, 2013 13:34 CET  VW plans to recall vehicles in China after drawing scrutiny from the nation's quality inspector and state broadcaster over its direct shift gearbox. As many as 680,000 VWs sold in China might be equipped with the dual-clutch transmission covered by the recall, according to estimates by LMC Automotive.... Read More »
Q5 becomes Audi best-seller; VW sales slow again 12:40 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013  Now that Audi AG has shuffled production schedules to build more crossovers, the automaker expects to have a new U.S. best-seller this year. Audi of America sold 2,753 units of the five-seat Q5 crossover in February, up 57 percent from a year ago. It also sold 920 units of the seven-seat Q7, up 147 percent, leading the entire brand to a 28 percent sales increase for the month.... Read More »
VW plans further cuts in German Passat productionJan. 30, 2013 21:01 CET  VW plans further temporary halts in production of the Passat in Germany in the coming weeks as a result of the weak European market.... Read More »
Continental CEO expects driver assistance systems to bolster bottom line 3:43 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013  Supplier Continental AG says it could reap as much as 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in annual revenues by 2017 from driver assistance systems, which give onboard computers varying degrees of control over a vehicle's brakes, accelerator and steering.... Read More »
Gap grows between vehicle sales and Consumer Reports' recommendations 1:36 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 31, 2012  Models such as VW's Passat and Honda's Civic, which lost Consumer Reports' coveted recommended status in August 2011, are among some of the biggest gainers in the United States auto market this year. The disconnect shows that buyers can be more forgiving in showrooms than testers are in labs as industrywide quality gains bring automakers closer to parity.... Read More »
PAUL MCVEIGH VW Golf debut may not be a big deal 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 27, 2012  The debut of its latest generation Volkswagen Golf at the Paris auto show today may be the last time there is such a big hype about Europe's best-selling car.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS Detroit automakers face crunch time in heated mid-sized sedan market 12:52 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 21, 2012  The recovery of Detroit's automakers is about to face its stiffest challenge yet on an unlikely battlefield: The sizzling market for mid-sized family sedans, as GM and Ford square off against Japanese, Korean and German rivals.... Read More »
VW brand sales jump 27% on new models, incentives 4:16 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2012  Volkswagen Group reported double-digit U.S. sales growth in July for its Volkswagen and Audi brands. U.S. sales for the VW brand climbed 27 percent last month from July 2011 to 37,014 units, marking the brand's best July since 1973.... Read More »
'Darth Vader' boy from VW's Super Bowl ad having heart surgery 7:28 am U.S. ET | June 14, 2012  The 7-year-old boy who starred as mini Darth Vader in a popular Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial will have open-heart surgery this week to replace a pulmonary valve, and the boy said he has steeled himself for the ordeal ahead.... Read More »
VW prices 2013 diesel Beetle starting at $24,065 2:58 pm U.S. ET | June 11, 2012  A version of Volkswagen’s 2013 Beetle with a turbocharged diesel engine and direct injection will start at $24,065, including shipping -- about $3,500 more than the base model -- when it goes on sale in August, the company said today.... Read More »
VW brand sales up 28 percent in May 3:30 pm U.S. ET | June 1, 2012  Volkswagen brand's U.S. sales rose 28percent in May to 38,657 vehicles, a sign that despite delivering another strong sales month, its momentum could be slowing.... Read More »
VW's union won't lobby U.S. plant workers to join UAW 4:15 pm U.S. ET | May 24, 2012  A top German union official will explain to hourly employees at Volkswagen's U.S. plant in early June that his group will not pressure them to join the UAW, the automaker's top labor representative said today.... Read More »
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