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Al-Attiyah/Gottschalk increase gap to pursuers with stage victory
The Volkswagen factory drivers Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D) increased their lead at the top of the Dakar Rally standings on the eleventh stage. On the section from Chilecito to San Juan they recorded their fourth stage victory this year in the Race Touareg 3 and benefited at the same time from the bad luck of their team mates Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E). Last year’s winners from Spain dropped back due to damage on their car, but are still on course for a podiu... -
Stage victory for de Villiers - Al-Attiyah extends overall lead
While Volkswagen factory drivers Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (ZA/D) recorded their first stage win on the tenth of 13 legs, their team mates established themselves clearly at the top of the Dakar Rally leader board. The duo increased their advantage in the overall standings to 12 minutes 37 seconds on the difficult dune filled stage from Copiapó in Chile to Chilecito in Argentina. Last year’s winners Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E) follow in second place. ... -
Volkswagen one-two-three: Sainz strikes back, but Al-Attiyah maintains lead
With their one-two-three stage victory the Volkswagen factory drivers continue to keep the battle at the head of the Dakar Rally field exciting: Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D), who hold the overall lead in a Race Touareg 3 after nine stages from Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E), staged a no-holds-barred battle for seconds with their Spanish team mates. With his fifth stage victory Sainz moved to within 3 minutes 18 seconds of the leader after losing the top spot yester... -
Volkswagen scoops top four positions: Al-Attiyah new leader
On the most difficult Dakar Rally stage so far the Volkswagen teams guaranteed enormous tension with a change of leadership. As was the case on Friday the four Race Touareg teams took the top four finishing positions on the eighth stage from Antofagasta to Copiapó. In Chile’s most famous town since the mining miracle the Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D) duo took their third stage win. On his favourite terrain in deep sand Al-Attiyah replaced last year’s winner Carl... -
Volkswagen Group Sells More Than 7 Million Vehicles For First Time
- Full year 2010: 13.5 percent increase in deliveries to customers
- Strong 22.8 percent growth in December
- Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler: Forging ahead with international growth
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Initial facts: Born in the USA: World premiere of the largest Passat ever!
- Redesigned Passat is built in America; TDI boosts fuel economy to 43 mpg
- 4.87-metre Passat will launch in mid-August in the 20,000 dollar price range Wolfsburg / Herndon / Detroit, 10 January 2011 - The Jetta – whose latest version was tailored to the USA more than ever – is the most successful car in America with German technology. Now, that best-seller is being followed by the world premiere of a car in the next class up - another model that Volkswagen ... -
Volkswagen opens second "Dakar" half with one-two-three win
Volkswagen maintains lead with Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E) in the Race Touareg 3 as Dakar Rally enters second half. However, with victory on the day in the seventh stage in Chile their team mates Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D) have moved to within 1 minute 22 seconds to the Spaniard in the overall standings. In their battle for the lead the two Race Touareg 3 have moved further ahead of their closest pursuer Stéphane Peterhansel in the X-raid-BMW. The Frenchman i... -
2010 Sees Volkswagen Smash All-Time Australian Sales Record
Volkswagen Group Australia has reached new heights with its all-time sales record for the last 46 years being outperformed considerably last year. Overall sales for the Volkswagen brand in Australia came to a total of 38,016 vehicles (32,542 Passenger Vehicles, 5,474 Commercial Vehicles). 1964’s record of 31,419 total sales for Volkswagen was exceeded by 6,597 vehicles. Year-on-year figures also look promising with a total increase of 26.4% (2009 sales: 30,087). Volkswagen Group Austra... -
Volkswagen at the “Dakar”: with a 1-2-3-4 win and 1-2 lead into the rest day
The Volkswagen drivers went into the rest day of this year’s Dakar Rally with a 1-2-3-4 win. After the victories in the first week the score in the duel with the X-raid BMW team is now 5-1 to Volkswagen. After six legs through Argentina and Chile Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E) are leading by 2m 42s in front of their team colleagues Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D). After 1,925 of the 5,020 kilometres against the clock Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret (F/F) in th... -
Volkswagen enters second half with 1-2-3-4 win and 1-2 lead
With a 1-2-3-4 stage win on the sixth leg Volkswagen bids farewell to the first half of the Dakar Rally for the well-deserved rest day on Saturday. At the mid-point of the world’s toughest rally the Wolfsburg-based squad maintains the top two positions overall with the Race Touareg 3. But the competition is staying on the heels of the two leading Volkswagen factory drivers, Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E) and Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D), because a battle between thr...
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