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• New Volkswagen Polo – made in South Africa!

  
  Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industry — Authority: 510
  Volkswagen has announced that its South African plant will be a global production center of the new Volkswagen Polo. The plant near Port Elizabeth will be exporting the Polo to various countries including UK, Ireland, Australia, Singapore and even Malaysia. Although Volkswagen Malaysia hasn’t said anything about the ...
  4 hours ago

• VW buys Karmann

  
  Leftlane - news, reviews, and info for the auto-industry — Authority: 609
  Confirming earlier reports, Volkswagen announced on Friday that it will buy assets of German coachbuilder Karmann. Volkswagen also announced that its new Karmann subsidiary will produce at least one new model for the German car maker.Rumors of VW’s interest in Karmann surfaced in October, following shortly after ...
  10 hours ago

• All Grown Up: Audi celebrates 20th birthday of TDI

  
  Autoblog Green — Authority: 705
  Filed under: Diesel , Audi , Volkswagen Audi A3 TDI - Click above for high-res image gallery As Audi begins to roll out the A3 TDI to its U.S. dealers in the coming weeks and the diesel version of the Q7 takes an ever larger share of sales, its time to celebrate. This fall marks the 20th anniversary ...
  11 hours ago

• Volkswagen to invest $29.55 billion between 2010 and 2012

  
  egmCarTech — Authority: 594
  Volkswagen AG is planning to invest an automotive capital expenditure of around 19.9 billion euros ($29.55 billion) between 2010 and 2012. The German automaker said that an estimated 13.3 billion euros of the total investment will go into property, plant and equipment and will help modernize and expand the ...
  12 hours ago

• VOLKSWAGEN VAN CENTRES READY TO TAKE TRANSPORTER ORDERS NOW

  
  European Motor News — Authority: 152
  The new Volkswagen Transporter range, with new styling, a range of quieter and more economical Euro5 common rail TDI engines and reduced running costs, sets new standards of quality and refinement in the LCV sector, and is now available to order ahead of its official launch at Volkswagen Van Centres in January 2010.
  12 hours ago

• VW Builds the World’s Coolest SUV

  
  Autopia — Authority: 749
  The Paris-Dakar Rally is a race so crazy competitors have been taken out by land mines. To say it’s grueling is like saying Carrie Prejean likes shooting video. Just what sort of vehicle is required to take on a race where normal conditions include searing heat, towering dunes, ginormous rocks and weather conditions ...
  13 hours ago

• ABT TUNES THE GOLF GTD

  
  German Car Scene — Authority: 534
  Some affectionately call it the "racing tractor", as it combines sporty dynamism with enormous torque of 390 Nm. Rudolf Diesel would have had fun with the 190 HP (140 kW) strong "off-spring" of his invention. He would certainly never have thought it possible that the diesel engine could reach 100 km/h in a 7.1 second ...
  13 hours ago

• 2010 Volkswagen Beetle BlackOrange Version

  
  AutoNews — Authority: 143
  Volkswagen is launching an exclusive special edition Beetle “BlackOrange”, which break to pieces the grey everyday world of autumn. This attractive high-contrast programme is available for both the hatchback and the cabriolet versions of the new VW Beetle. Thanks to its Red Rock (orange) or black uni-metallic ...
  14 hours ago

• VOLKSWAGEN GROUP CONTINUES LONG-TERM GROWTH STRATEGY

  
  German Car Scene — Authority: 534
  Wolfsburg, 20 November 2009 - The Volkswagen Group’s Automotive Division will invest around €25.8 billion in the coming three years. Investments in property, plant and equipment will account for €19.9 billion, half of which will be invested in Germany alone. The Group’s home market thus remains the main focus ...
  14 hours ago

• 2010 Volkswagen Beetle BlackOrange Special Edition

  
  CAR NEWS — Authority: 143
  Volkswagen is launching an exclusive special edition Beetle “BlackOrange”, which break to pieces the grey everyday world of autumn. This attractive high-contrast programme is available for both the hatchback and the cabriolet versions of the new VW Beetle. Thanks to its Red Rock (orange) or black uni-metallic ...
  14 hours ago

• Volkswagen board approves the final details of a 49.9% stake in Porsche

  
  Car news, Car reviews, Spy shots and Videos - 4wheelsnews.com — Authority: 590
  Volkswagen’s supervisory board approved taking a 49.9% stake in Porsche, taking it one step closer to a full merger. Porsche has two controlling families, the Porsches and the Piechs, who are expected to sign the contracts. The amount that VW will pay for the stake has not been disclosed.According to VW, the ...
  14 hours ago

• How Much Should I Pay: 2010 Volkswagen CC

  
  AutoBrag Blog — Authority: 153
  Question From Ralph: Looking to buy a 2010 Volkswagen CC . Queen of the Road: Hi Ralph. Welcome to AutoBragBlog! The best way to find out the price for a new CC is to use the AutoBrag Car Price Search Engine . The First Step: Open a new browser window and go to ...
  14 hours ago

• VOLKSWAGEN SUPERVISORY BOARD LAYS FOUNDATION FOR CAR MANUFACTURE AT KARMANN SITE IN OSNABRUCK

  
  German Car Scene — Authority: 534
  Wolfsburg, 20 November 2009 - At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft approved the acquisition of land, machinery and equipment formerly belonging to the Karmann holding company at the Osnabrück site. Furthermore, during the coming weeks it is also planned to establish a new ...
  15 hours ago

• Volkswagen confirms acquisition of Karmann, will build new model at German plant

  
  egmCarTech — Authority: 594
  Volkswagen’s Supervisory Board  confirmed today that it will buy land, machinery and equipment formerly belonging to Karmann at its Osnabrueck, Germany. Volkswagen said that it will build a new vehicle in Osnabrueck in 2011 but did not specify what the new car would be. “Volkswagen will begin vehicle production ...
  16 hours ago

• Audi’s Secret Northern Cape Test Track

  
  The Wheel Deal — Authority: 123
  Believe the rumors because they’re true; Audi does have a secret test track hidden up in the Northern Cape. Situated about 30-kilometres East of Pofadder, this satellite image taken off Google Maps clearly shows the elusive oval test facility lying out in a portion of desert said to be a strict no-fly zone. Roughly ...
  18 hours ago

• Report: Volkswagen looking to avoid job cuts

  
  Car news, Car reviews, Spy shots and Videos - 4wheelsnews.com — Authority: 590
  It has become more likely that Volkswagen will be able to extend job guarantees until 2014 for 90,000 workers in its high-wage western German plants, according to a Reuters report. In an interview with Personnel Director Horst Neumann, VW is confirmed to have an aim to “secure employment in the long term.” VW ...
  18 hours ago

• Accident on Genthod straight stretch may have been due to car race

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 495
  A violent crash between a Lamborghini Murcielago and a Volkswagen on the Route de Lausanne at Genthod late Thursday 19 November sent the Volkswagen driver to hospital with a concussion. No one else was injured. An eyewitness to the accident told 20Minutes that several expensive sports cars seemed to be involved in ...
  20 hours ago

• Volkswagen Board Moves Closer to Porsche Merger

  
  DealBook — Authority: 775
  Volkswagen said Friday that its supervisory board had approved certain agreement contracts for the planned merger with German sportscar builder Porsche, taking the companies one step closer to completing the deal.
  21 hours ago

• VW Beetle BlackOrange breaks the grey world to pieces

  
  Automobiles Review — Authority: 440
  Volkswagen is launching an exclusive special edition Beetle “BlackOrange”, which break to pieces the grey everyday world of autumn. This attractive high-contrast programme is available for both the hatchback and the cabriolet versions of the new VW Beetle. Thanks to its Red Rock (orange) or black uni-metallic ...
  21 hours ago

• HIGH CONTRAST PROGRAMME – THE NEW BEETLE “BLACKORANGE”

  
  German Car Scene — Authority: 534
  Volkswagen defies the grey everyday world of autumn and launches the New Beetle “BlackOrange”. This exclusive supermini series is an eye-catcher thanks to its Red Rock (orange) or black uni metallic paintwork and its special model lettering on its doors.
  22 hours ago

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