Volkswagen Brand

VW targets 60% rise in China production by 2018

March 14, 2013 12:04 CET
VW Group plans to increase production 60 percent by 2018 in China, where the German company's earnings last year rose more than 40 percent to 3.7 billion euros, the carmaker said today.... Read More »

 

GENEVA AUTO SHOW

XL1 coupe paves the way for VW plug-in hybrids

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013
The debut of the Volkswagen XL1, touted by VW as the world's most fuel-efficient production car, marks VW's entry into the plug-in hybrid market.... Read More »

 

2012 EUROPEAN SEGMENT LEADERS

Premium cars rule in fading European market

March 9, 2013 06:01 CET
European sales fell by 8 percent to 12.5 million units last year, but that didn't diminish buyers' appetite for premium compact vehicles. Sales of premium medium SUVs grew 24 percent to 407,512 because of strong demand for the Audi Q3 and Range Rover Evoque, according to data from JATO Dynamics.... Read More »

 

2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW

VW sees U.S. demand for new Golf wagon

March 4, 2013 21:00 CET
Volkswagen introduced its next-generation compact wagon at the Geneva auto show. The wagon, which is identical to the new seventh-generation Golf from the front bumper to the B-pillar, is scheduled to go on sale in Europe in August and in the United States in late 2014.... Read More »

 

2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW

VW stays loyal to wagons with Jetta SportWagen successor

3:00 pm U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
Volkswagen AG, staying loyal to the traditional station wagon, introduced its next-generation compact wagon at the Geneva auto show.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

Mercedes A class suffers decisive defeat

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
The Mercedes-Benz A class suffered a surprisingly decisive defeat in the 2013 European Car of the Year contest won easily by the Volkswagen Golf.... Read More »

 

VW will show next GTI hatchback in Geneva

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
Volkswagen AG plans to unveil the next-generation GTI hatchback at the Geneva auto show this week, giving the first glimpse of the high-performance Golf variant that will go on sale here next year.... 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 »

 

2013 GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

VW preps next-generation GTI for Geneva

6:00 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 26, 2013
Volkswagen plans to unveil the production version of the next-generation GTI hatchback at the Geneva Motor Show next week, giving the first glimpse of the high-performance Golf variant that will debut in Europe this May.... Read More »

 

GENEVA AUTO SHOW PREVIEW

Luxury to the max

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013
European automakers are reeling from a slump in sales, but the focus at the Geneva auto show next week will be on the kinds of cars that have largely escaped the region's downturn -- super-expensive ones.... Read More »

 

MAKE MEETINGS -- VOLKSWAGEN

VW: Sizzling sales pace to cool

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013
Volkswagen brand expects to increase U.S. sales 11 percent in 2013, executives told dealers at the make meeting.... Read More »

 

Volkswagen to bring infotainment system to U.S. this year

2:54 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 10, 2013
Volkswagen will begin offering an infotainment system in the United States this year, the company’s U.S. marketing boss said today. The system, named Car-Net, is similar to Ford's Sync and MyFord Touch software, Tim Mahoney, chief marketing officer at Volkswagen of America, told Automotive News here during the National Automobile Dealers Association convention.... Read More »

 

VW execs seek ways to shave sales costs

3:22 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 9, 2013
Volkswagen of America executives on Sunday plan to discuss with dealers a new plan for achieving an old goal: slashing the per-unit cost of selling cars.... Read More »

 

VW's finance arm expands U.S. customer service center to push sales goal

3:34 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 6, 2013
Volkswagen expanded its U.S. auto-loan unit's central customer-service office to increase the work force 28 percent as part of a push to reach the top spot in global vehicle deliveries.... Read More »

 

Volkswagen finally loses some steam

11:59 am U.S. ET | Feb. 1, 2013
After three straight years of double-digit U.S. sales gains, Volkswagen Group began 2013 with a 9 percent advance -- its first monthly increase below 10 percent since January 2011.... Read More »

 

VW plans further cuts in German Passat production

Jan. 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 »

 

Next-gen VW Golf, GTIs will come from Mexico

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 28, 2013
Volkswagen AG says it plans to rework its assembly plant in Puebla, Mexico, to supply the United States with the next generation of Golf and GTI hatchbacks. That is expected to loosen up inventories in North and South America when the cars go on sale in 2014.... Read More »

 

Volkswagen plans Golf push in Americas with shift to Mexico

Jan. 25, 2013 11:19 CET
Volkswagen plans to produce its Golf hatchback in Mexico as part of a push for market share in North America, where it trails global rivals.... Read More »

 

2013 SUPER BOWL ADVERTISING

VW releases ad teaser: No car, no problem

11:04 am U.S. ET | Jan. 24, 2013
Volkswagen of America gave a glimpse of its Super Bowl spot today with an online teaser video, and like another of the automaker's most recent advertisements, it does not include a car.... Read More »

 

VW plans extra shifts to meet demand for new Golf

Jan. 24, 2013 06:01 CET
Volkswagen says it is planning additional weekend production to meet demand for the latest version of its best-selling Golf which went on sale at the end of last year. Orders for the seventh-generation model have exceeded 100,000 cars, the company said.... Read More »

 

Volkswagen joins other carmakers investing in Spanish output

Jan. 24, 2013 10:13 CET
Volkswagen plans to invest 785 million euros ($1 billion) over the next 5 years in a plant in northern Spain that builds the subcompact Polo model. VW is the third carmaker in recent months to boost investment in the recession-hit country.... Read More »

 

VW flips switch at largest solar installation at U.S. plant

1:04 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 23, 2013
Volkswagen switched on its largest photo-voltaic installation worldwide as Europe's biggest carmaker builds on its U.S. auto factory's recognition by an environmental group for sustainable operations.... Read More »

 

GM looks to Encore small crossover to expand Buick's reach

1:10 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 22, 2013
GM is counting on the new Encore small crossover vehicle to bring more new customers to its premium Buick brand. The Encore, which went on sale in showrooms last week after launching last fall in China, is the fifth vehicle in the Buick brand, joining the larger Enclave crossover and the LaCrosse, Regal and Verano sedans.... Read More »

 

NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

VW to make turbo engines standard

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013
By year end, three of the key cars in Volkswagen's U.S. lineup will be offered with a smaller, turbocharged engine, VW executives said last week, as the brand downsizes in an effort to boost fuel economy.... Read More »

 

2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS

Audi shoots for 200,000 U.S. sales 'sooner rather than later'

2:45 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013
Audi should hit its goal of selling 200,000 vehicles in the United States “sooner rather than later,” Audi of America President Scott Keogh told the Automotive News World Congress today.... Read More »