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GABE NELSON

For VW, new turbo brings more power, fuel economy for key models

8:00 am U.S. ET | May 3, 2013
A new crop of turbocharged Volkswagen Jettas and Beetles will start to show up in U.S. dealerships this month.... Read More »

 

Beetle marketing push in U.S. pays off for VW

April 4, 2013 06:01 CET
Volkswagen brand's U.S. vehicle sales rose 3 percent last month from a year earlier with most of the gains coming from one nameplate: the Beetle. The brand sold 37,704 vehicles in March, its third straight month of single-digit sales increases after a nearly two-year run of double-digit gains.... Read More »

 

Beetle marketing push pays off for VW

2:53 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013
Volkswagen brand's vehicle sales rose 3 percent last month from a year earlier with most of the gains coming from one nameplate: the Beetle. The brand sold 37,704 vehicles in March, its third straight month of single-digit sales increases after a nearly two-year run of double-digit gains.... Read More »

 

VW recalls 2,791 Beetle cars in N.A. for airbag issue

10:38 am U.S. ET | Nov. 20, 2012
Volkswagen is recalling 2,791 Beetle cars in North America because the airbag may deploy even if a child is secured in the front seat. The recall affects 2,471 Beetle cars in the United States and another 320 in Canada from model years 2012 and 2013, VW said. There were no reports of accidents or injuries.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Ragtop Beetle coming to L.A.

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 8, 2012
A ragtop version of the Volkswagen Beetle will debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in late November, soon before the car goes on sale.... Read More »

 

VW Beetle convertible to get platform shared with Jetta, Golf

Oct. 5, 2012 06:01 CET
The convertible version of the Volkswagen Beetle will get its debut at the Los Angeles auto show in late November, shortly before the car goes on sale. The convertible, like the coupe, uses VW's PQ35 front-drive platform that is shared with the current Jetta and Golf.... Read More »

 

2012 L.A. AUTO SHOW

2013 VW Beetle convertible to get platform shared with Jetta, Golf

11:46 am U.S. ET | Oct. 4, 2012
The convertible version of the Volkswagen Beetle gets a debut at the Los Angeles auto show in late November, shortly before the car goes on sale. The launch of the 2013 VW Beetle convertible trails the arrival of the redesigned Beetle coupe by about a year. Both Beetles use VW's PQ35 front-drive platform that is shared with the current Jetta and Golf.... Read More »

 

Special Report
Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaround

Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaround

After Mercury's demise, South Carolina Ford-Lincoln dealer O.C. Welch had to find a way to replace lost revenue. He decided to load up on Super Duty pickups – and sell them online. Mon., June 17
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