Skip to content

Tag Archives: Volkswagen News

The New Small Family is growing: four-door up! arrives on market early this year

Price is only 475 euros higher than that of the two-door All signs point to a big future for the small up!. In Germany, the two-door city specialist immediately garnered first place in its class in registration statistics. Now Volkswagen is raising the bar by presenting the four-door version of the up!. In May, the [...]

Detroit Auto Show 2012 – Volkswagen shows commitment to hybrid and electric mobility (Video)

World premieres of the Jetta Hybrid and the E-Bugster concept car “Volkswagen not only stands for emotion and driving fun, but also for sustainable and responsible mobility.” Wolfsburg / Detroit, 09 January 2012 – Volkswagen is kicking off the year 2012 with two world premieres, both of which showcase innovative design and technological progress: the [...]

Volkswagen Group delivers over 8 million vehicles for first time

* Full year 2011: 14.3 percent increase in deliveries * Strong December performance: 19.1 percent rise / 650,000 units delivered * Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Further gains under difficult conditions in 2011. Risks on European markets will multiply in 2012” Detroit / Wolfsburg, 09 January 2012 – In 2011, the Volkswagen Group [...]

Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivers 5.1 million vehicles in 2011

* 13.1 percent rise in deliveries for full year 2011 * Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Major gains for Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand” Wolfsburg, 06 January 2012 – The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand closed 2011 with a new record: For the first time in a twelve-month period, the brand delivered 5.1 (4.5; +13.1 [...]

The new Multivan Business – mobile conference room and comfortable cruiser

* Luxurious interior with electrically adjustable seats * Stay online with mobile internet access * Dynaudio sound system for maximum listening enjoyment Hanover, 30 November 2011 – The new Multivan Business is the latest top-of-the-range model in the Multivan series. The Business takes the Highline equipment package as its basis and is synonymous with superior [...]

Tokyo Motor Show 2011 – World premiere of the Cross Coupe (video)

The coupe among compact SUVs: World premiere of the Cross Coupe in Tokyo Progressive: crossover concept with innovative AWD and plug-in hybrid power train Efficient: 2.7 l/100 km and at times emission free – yet 0-100 km/h in 7 seconds At the Tokyo Motor Show (3rd to 11th December) Volkswagen is showcasing its concept of [...]

Passat Alltrack unites passenger car and SUV worlds

Passat Alltrack has higher ground clearance and new off-road design Wolfsburg, 23 November 2011 – Over the past four decades, well over 15 million Passat cars have been built. Along with its favourable all-round qualities, the success of the bestseller – which is sold on all of the world’s continents – can be attributed to [...]

World premiere in Potsdam: Volkswagen eT! – the reinvention of the delivery vehicle

eT! is electrically powered and drives semi-automatically on command Driver can steer the eT! by ‘drive stick’ from passenger’s side as alternative Wolfsburg / Potsdam, 18 November 2011 – For over 60 years now, commercial vehicles from Volkswagen have maintained a visual presence on the world’s streets. They are helpers in everyday life, which bring [...]

Pickup for tough working conditions – the Amarok with single cab and large load bed

* The Amarok SingleCab features a load bed that is 65 centimetres longer * A comfortable single cab offers more room than usual * This “classic workhorse” is now available to order Following the internationally successful introduction of the Amarok pickup with double cab, the second Amarok variant is now entering the German market: the [...]

Volkswagen R GmbH: Tiguan now available with R-Line features

Exterior: 19-inch wheels and customised body Interior: exclusive sport seats and black roofliner Wolfsburg, 04 November 2011 – The Tiguan is the most successful SUV on the German market. As of now, the latest version of the bestseller is available with R-Line features. Specifically, Volkswagen R GmbH is offering an exterior pack and an interior [...]