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  • Sporty Touareg: New R-Line “Exterior” Pack

    Sporty Touareg: New R-Line “Exterior” Pack

    Wolfsburg, 31 January 2011 - The R-Line “Exterior” equipment pack will now round out the options offered on the Touareg. The pack offers a more dynamic exterior look with unique R-Design bumpers, oval tailpipes and other details. Features of the Touareg R-Line "Exterior" pack complement the Touareg’s clean, sporty lines. At the rear, a textured "matt black" diffuser and oval tailpipes are integrated in the redesigned bumper section. Finishing the look at the rear is a custom roof e...
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  • Top Golf is crowned Top Gear Hot Hatch of the Year

    Top Golf is crowned Top Gear Hot Hatch of the Year

    The Volkswagen Golf R has scooped the Hot Hatch of the Year honour at the TopGear Awards hosted by the TV show’s presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. The Golf R was singled out in a hotly contested category due to its mix of dynamic ability, its powerful and charismatic engine and everyday refinement. In deciding the winner of the category the judges found the Golf R to be ‘extraordinarily good at so many things’. On hand to collect the Award was Dr. Hendri...
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  • Volkswagen presents world exclusive Touareg in Qatar

    Volkswagen presents world exclusive Touareg in Qatar

    Race Touareg 3 Qatar: street legal version of the Dakar Rally race car

    Touareg Gold Edition: 24-carat gold makes this SUV one-of-a-kind
    Wolfsburg / Doha, 26 January 2011 - At the first Qatar Motor Show (26 - 29 January), Volkswagen is presenting two exclusive SUV concept cars for the first time. The common denominator of these all-wheel drive vehicles: No compromises! Show car number 1 is a slightly tamer version of the Touareg 3 that started in the Dakar Rally at the begi...
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  • Vision becomes reality – Volkswagen’s “Formula XL1” - Most efficient car in the world



    Volkswagen XL1 prototype consumes just 0.9 l/100 km!

    XL1’s world debut at the Qatar Motor Show (26 - 29 January)

    Two-seat XL1 brings vision of the 1-litre car close to production maturity


    World premiere of the new XL1 - Most efficient car in the world
    Wolfsburg / Doha, 25 January 2011 The new XL1 shows the way forward for extreme economy vehicles and clean technologies. It also demonstrates that such cars can also be fun. The...
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  • Volkswagen Wins Wheels Car Of The Year, Again!

    Volkswagen Wins Wheels Car Of The Year, Again!

    Volkswagen’s Polo has received the coveted Wheels Car of the Year award, following on from the success of the Golf last year. The Polo was up against a 21 strong field of competitors but overcame all with its quality and refinement, safety and technology to be awarded the 2010 Wheels Car of the Year. With a string of awards under its belt, the Volkswagen Polo continues to redefine expectations for cars in the light car class. Wheels magazine editor, Bill Thomas, put it simply whe...
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  • Five in a Row for Golf as Volkswagen claims brace of What Car Awards - VWUK

    Five in a Row for Golf as Volkswagen claims brace of What Car Awards - VWUK

    The Volkswagen Golf has added yet another accolade to its name, being crowned What Car?’s Small Family Car for the fifth year running. Volkswagen also claimed the prestigious Security Award, which is given in partnership with Thatcham, the Motor Industry Repair Research Centre. The awards were presented last night at the motor industry’s glittering annual ‘Oscars’, the What Car? ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Commenting on the winning car, the Golf Match 1.4...
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  • Desert kings crowned: Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk win the 2011 Dakar Rally

    Desert kings crowned: Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk win the 2011 Dakar Rally



    Enthusiastic reception in Buenos Aires: after 9,600 kilometres, 13 stages and extreme exertions the Volkswagen drivers Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk were celebrated as winners of the 2011 Dakar on the podium in the Argentinean capital. It is the first victory in the world’s toughest rally for the duo from Qatar and Neuruppin, Germany. The Volkswagen team celebrated its third consecutive victory since 2009 (Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz) and 2010 (Carlos Sainz/Lucas...
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  • Volkswagen triumphant, Al-Attiyah/Gottschalk win Dakar

    Volkswagen triumphant, Al-Attiyah/Gottschalk win Dakar



    Tumultuous celebration at the "Dakar” finish: Volkswagen has won the Dakar Rally for the third time in succession. Standing alongside Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D) on the podium in Buenos Aires on Sunday will be Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (ZA/D) and Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E). In front of millions of enthusiastic spectators the new Race Touareg 3 scored a much celebrated one-two-three finish in the desert classic through Argentina and Chile. As a result...
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  • Sainz wins stage, Al-Attiyah/Gottschalk target overall victory

    Sainz wins stage, Al-Attiyah/Gottschalk target overall victory



    The Volkswagen factory drivers also dominated events on the twelfth and penultimate stage of the Dakar Rally: A one-two-three led by Carlos Sainz (E) from Giniel de Villiers (ZA) and Nasser Al-Attiyah (Q) proved impressively the qualities of the Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 and its driving crews on the longest stage. All three also occupy the first three positions in the overall standings: The leader Nasser Al-Attiyah has the best chance of overall victory ahead of de Villiers an...
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    Consistent use of renewable energy for electric mobility

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    Wolfsburg / Berlin, 28 June 2011 - Today, Volkswagen – in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment – is presenting the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. The p...
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    Chinese government approves plans for Foshan and Yizheng
    Planned annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles for each plant
    Wolfsburg/Berlin, 28 June 2011 - As planned, the Volkswagen Group can build two further automobile plants in China, continuing its long-term growth strategy in the world's largest market for passenger cars. During the German-Chinese government consultations in Berlin, final approval was granted today for the plants to be built at Foshan and Yizheng. Prof. Dr. Martin Wint...
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  • Success for Volkswagen´s Dakar hotshots, bad luck for Golf24 trio
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    Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen’s crew experienced an almost equal measure of success and disappointment at the 39th 24-Hour Race at the Nürburgring. The two blue biogas Scirocco GT24-CNG cars repeated last year’s success by coming first and second in their category. In addition to winning in their category, the three Dakar Rally winners Carlos Sainz, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Giniel de Villiers and the touring car legend Klaus Niedzwiedz also finished in a good 27th...
    27-06-2011, 05:32 PM
  • Driving without a Driver – Volkswagen presents the “Temporary Auto Pilot”
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    Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold: “An important milestone on the path towards fully automatic and accident-free driving.” Wolfsburg/Borås, 23 June 2011 - At the final presentation of the EU research project HAVEit (Highly Automated Vehicles for Intelligent Transport), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold, Executive Director Volkswagen Group Research, has presented the “Temporary Auto Pilot” by Volkswagen: Monitored by the driver, the car can drive semi-automatically up to a speed of 130 kilo...
    24-06-2011, 05:59 PM
  • Rainer Zietlow Embarks on “TDI-Panamericana Endurance Challenge” in Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel SUV
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    Endurance Challenge Team Tackles World’s Longest Road in Celebration of the Pan-American Highway’s 75th Anniversary, Demonstrates Power and Durability of Clean Diesel Technology Ushuaia, Argentina / Herndon, Va. – June 23, 2011 – Renowned adventurer and off-road driver Rainer Zietlow and his team today announced they will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the legendary Pan-American Highway with the ultimate endurance challenge. They will embark on a fast, two-week drive from ...
    24-06-2011, 05:55 PM
  • Volkswagen opts for renewable energy in Brazil
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    Two hydropower plants to cover 40 percent of power demand Wolfsburg, 24 June 2011 - Volkswagen do Brasil is investing 120 million euros in the construction of two hydropower plants. The two plants will have a total rating of 48.3 megawatts and will supply almost 40 percent of the electric power required by the company. Volkswagen is the first automaker in Brazil to invest in the generation of clean power from renewable sources. One of the two power plants has already been in operation since...
    24-06-2011, 05:53 PM
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