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  • Editorial Special: Polo 1.6T Racer from China preview to WRC Assault?

    Editorial Special: Polo 1.6T Racer from China preview to WRC Assault?

    At the beginning of April 333Racing and Shanghai Volkswagen launched the Polo-T racer powered by an FIA approved 1.6L Turbocharged engine producing 250hp / 184kW. While its debut race in the Chinese Touring Car Championship (CTTC) did not mark success, this pioneering technology is what will be powering future WRC teams - I am watching this space with interest. Volkswagen Motorsport will announce in May its WRC intentions as senior media representatives have already received invitations to...
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  • Volkswagen driver Jan Habig posts best times during Sasol Rally (South African Rally Championship)

    The excellent performance of South African Jan Habig in the Volkswagen Polo Vivo S2000 during the Sasol Rally went unrewarded. In the second round of the South African Rally Championship Habig posted three fastest stage times with co-driver Robert Paisley, but retired from second position after an accident on the twelfth of 17 special stages. South African Hergen Fekken and co-driver Pierre Arries finished the Sasol Rally as best Volkswagen duo in seventh position. Giniel de Villiers, who...
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  • Felipe Nasr excels with two wins at season opener (British F3 Championship)

    Felipe Nasr excels with two wins at season opener (British F3 Championship)

    The start of the British Formula 3 Championship season at Monza (Italy) was dominated completely by the British Carlin team "powered by Volkswagen". The team celebrated a one-two-three podium lock out in the first race, in the second race a one-two and in the third and final race took first and third positions. The Brazilian Felipe Nasr shone as best driver. The Volkswagen driver won the first and third races. In the second race Nasr was only beaten by Carlin team mate Rupert Svendsen-Co...
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  • 2012MY Australian Passat Revealed - 15 million bestseller is more impressive, safe and fuel efficient


    V6 FSI Highline Wagon pictured.

    -First Volkswagen with fatigue detection and City Emergency Braking function
    -At 5.7 l/100 km combined fuel consumption, the most fuel-efficient Passat ever
    With over 15 million cars sold, the Passat by Volkswagen is one of the most successful automobiles in the world. Now there is a new Passat. It is the seventh generation since 1973. The styling of the bestseller was completely re-interpreted, and its front is more impressive than ever. ...
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  • Initial Facts: The Beetle for the 21st Century

    Initial Facts: The Beetle for the 21st Century



    An icon debuts in Shanghai, Berlin and New York
    World debut of the Beetle for a new era. The Beetle!

    Volkswagen presents new generation Beetle on three continents simultaneously


    Wolfsburg / Shanghai / Berlin / New York, 18 April 2011 - A look back to the start: at the beginning Volkswagen built one of the most successful cars of all time and did not even give it a name. Why should it? After all, it was the Volkswagen! People loved it, and on...
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  • New Caddy Racer Ready to take to the Track for 2011 Season

    New Caddy Racer Ready to take to the Track for 2011 Season


    Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK Director Simon Elliott with the 2011 Caddy Racer The latest addition to the 2011 Volkswagen Racing Cup grid has been unveiled today at the Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham’s NEC. The new Caddy Racer will join the highly competitive championship with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ director Simon Elliott once again behind the wheel. Since its introduction to the championship in 2004, the Caddy Racer has proved to be a true crowd-pleaser, g...
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  • Kelley Blue Book’s Kbb.com Names Volkswagen Golf TDI As One Of The Top 10 Green Cars Of 2011 - VWUS

    Kelley Blue Book’s Kbb.com Names Volkswagen Golf TDI As One Of The Top 10 Green Cars Of 2011 Editors Note Golf As Best-In-Class And Fun To Drive Herndon, VA – The 2011 Volkswagen Golf TDI was chosen today by Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com as one of the Top 10 Green Cars of 2011. This year, kbb.com editors considered the leading vehicles that offered superior fuel economy and CO2 emissions while also providing all the safety, comfort and driving enjoyment that make each vehicle a pleasure to own...
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  • The Electric Caddy for Hanover

    The Electric Caddy for Hanover



    City of Hannover, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and partner companies sign cooperation
    Electric-powered Caddy everyday Test
    CO2-free mobility of urban delivery vehicles will be tested in Hannover
    Hannover, 5 April 2011: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, the state capital of Hanover, Stadtwerke Hannover AG enercity, hannoverimpuls, economic development agency of the City and Region of Hannover, the German Messe AG and the Company for Construction and Housing Han...
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  • The new follow-me car in the Volkswagen Hannover Airport is an Amarok

    The new follow-me car in the Volkswagen Hannover Airport is an Amarok

    Hannover, 7 April 2011. Hannover Airport has a new follow-me car: From now on a brand new Volkswagen Amarok run across the runway. The pickup, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Airport grounds of cooperation between the two companies. The Amarok Trendline is of course covered with the obligatory yellow and black diamonds and equipped with all the technology for the use of the run. With the new Follow-Me-Pickup offers the Hanover airport passengers and visitors not only a unique eye-catchin...
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  • The new Crafter: advanced engines offer more power, better fuel economy and lower operating costs



    The new Crafter: advanced engines offer more power, better fuel economy and lower operating costs
    -Efficient common rail TDI engines with higher torque reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 33percent
    -Most fuel-efficient Crafter consumes just 7.2 litres per 100 km
    -Up to 25 percent lower operating costs set new standards


    Hannover, 06 April 2011 – The Volkswagen Crafter has established itself firmly in the segment of 3.5 tonne...
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  • Fleet Study in Electric Mobility
    by phaeton


    Consistent use of renewable energy for electric mobility

    German alliance is to research sustainable use of E-cars until 2012
    Volkswagen supplies the innovative hardware in the Golf Variant twïnDRIVE
    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...
    29-06-2011, 05:08 PM
  • Volkswagen given the green light for two plants in China
    by phaeton
    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...
    29-06-2011, 05:06 PM
  • 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
    by phaeton


    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
    by phaeton
    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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