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Consumer Reports Questions if VW’s Press Cars are the Same as the Ones Found in Dealerships

February 21st, 2012 0 Comments

Credibility is like virginity: once you lose it, you never get it back. Therefore, motoring journalists try to be as objective as possible (well, most of them, anyway) and report all their findings, good or bad alike when they take a car for a test drive. However, Consumer Reports [CR], asks a...

VW to Increase U.S. Dealer Network in order to Meet Sales Target

February 7th, 2012 0 Comments

Jonathan Browning, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, told journalists at the LA Auto Show that the company would have to significantly increase its U.S. dealer network in the coming years if it wants to meet its sales target. VW’s current U.S. network comprises around 600 dealerships. Browning...

Rumors: VW’s 2.5L Inline-Five to be Replaced with New 1.8-liter Turbo in the U.S.

February 4th, 2012 0 Comments

With such a large arsenal of turbocharged gasoline engines in all sorts of sizes and states of tune, one could only wonder why Volkswagen is still holding on to the naturally aspirated 2.5-liter inline-five in the States – especially since even GM and Ford have gone ahead and introduced smaller...

Facelifted 2013 Volkswagen CC Makes its World Premiere at the LA Motor Show

January 15th, 2012 0 Comments

What’s in a name? Not much, according to William Shakespeare who in Romeo and Juliet, wrote, “A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet”. Apparently, Volkswagen does not feel the same way. That is why when the time came to freshen up its four-year old Passat CC sports saloon, it...

Volkwagen Beetle Full Body Kit from Xenon

December 31st, 2011 0 Comments

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VW Group Initializes New Parts-Sharing Strategy Across All Brands to Save US$6.5 Billion a Year

December 20th, 2011 0 Comments

Parts and platform sharing has been a common practice in big automotive groups. Volkswagen, which has been pioneering this method among its brands since the early ‘90s, has mastered the art. Still, there is always room for improvement... The VW Group wants to push the envelope further with a...