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CC 2.0L TSI is the latest Volkswagen model to be awarded a 2011 TOP SAFETY PICK by IIHS. HERNDON, Va., June 16, 2011 — The stylish CC 2.0L TSI® has earned the coveted Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK rating for 2011, the highest possible from the non-profit safety research organization. The annual rating recognizes those vehicles that perform best in protecting passengers in the Institute's front, side, and rear crash test evaluations, and the new...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating again after winning two more awards this year, this time for its Caddy van and the new Amarok pick-up in the British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards. The new Amarok, which went on sale last month, beat all its established rivals to win the Pick-up category, while the new Caddy, launched last year, won the Light Van category. Volkswagen UK was also crowned overall Manufacturer of the Year for the second year running, with awards this year...

Volkswagen has once again claimed a number of category titles as well as the overall top accolade for the second consecutive year for the best car manufacturer at the British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards (BIVSA), presented today by Thatcham, the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, in Berkshire. The new Sharan, which went on sale at the end of last year, was the winner of the Large MPV class; the Tiguan once again triumphed in the Crossover class; and the Phaeton took the title of best ...

Volkswagen has given a demonstration of its impressive pulling power by claiming two category wins and the overall title at the Towcar Awards 2011. These are judged by experts from What Car? and Practical Caravan magazines as well as The Camping and Caravanning Club. The new Passat Estate TDI 170 PS, which went on sale in January, won the ‘1425 -1574 kg kerbweight’ class as well as the Towcar Awards champion trophy, while the Golf was once again the winner of the ‘under 1425 kg ke...

Annual production of 110,000 vehicles at GAZ plant agreed
Local production of Volkswagen and Škoda models planned Wolfsburg / Nizhny Novgorod, June 14, 2011: Volkswagen and the GAZ Group today signed an agreement to assemble Volkswagen and Škoda models under contract at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod. The companies already concluded a memorandum of understanding regarding joint automobile production in Russia in February 2011. The planned production volume is 110,000 ...

Volkswagen Argentina builders of the Amarok and Suran (South American product) have revealed two international debuts. The Suran Cross and Amarok Maxi Concept.



Suran Cross is an extension of the Suran family (Fox wagon) range sold in South America but now available with off road aesthetics, like other Cross products sold abroad Cross Fox, Cross Polo, Cross Golf and Cross Touran. Plastic wheel arches, bumper trim front and rear, 15 inch alloy wheels, 30mm lift, Cross...

GTI Meet at Wörthersee: Volkswagen presents first GTI Cabriolet Concept Wolfsburg / Reifnitz, 03 June 2011 - Volkswagen has now presented the Golf GTI Cabriolet Concept in a world debut at Wörthersee – it is the first officially built open-top version of the icon. There are plenty of good reasons for introducing this extremely dynamic concept in 2011: this year, the Golf GTI celebrates its 35th anniversary, and the legendary GTI Meet at Wörthersee is taking place for t...

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The multi-award winning Škoda Yeti Crossover has done it again, taking the coveted ‘Car of the Year’ title at the first ever Honest John awards. The popular and fuel-efficient model initially won the top honour in the Crossover category to make it eligible for the big prize… and then walked off with that, too. The Honest John awards are different to other honours because they’re not voted for by a panel of judges. Instead they come from the best experts of all – the website use...

In the lead-up to this Sunday’s round of the VLN endurance series at the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife, Audi’s Australian driving duo of Craig Lowndes and Warren Luff have taken a tour through Audi’s quattro GmbH factory that produces the R8 LMS race car (and also the R8 road car) in Neckarsulm, Germany. Before Lowndes and Luff do battle on the famous circuit against a field of more than 200 cars on Sunday, they took time to get acquainted with the world-class facilities and cu...

“Clean, safe, connected” was the motto for the eleventh Michelin Challenge Bibendum held in Berlin from May 18 – 22. In keeping with this motto Audi showcased several technologies and products. Exciting exhibits at the trade show booth presented Audi balanced mobility, Audi connect and the Audi driver assistance systems. Five alternative drive vehicles successfully took part in the rallies and test drives on the grounds of the Tempelhof Exhibition Center and in the Greater Berlin area. ...

Pirelli’s new PZero Red supersoft tyres made their debut at the Monaco Grand Prix circuit today with two free practice sessions around the tight and twisty confines of the 3.340-kilometre circuit. On the track, the drivers also used the Pirelli PZero Yellow soft tyres, particularly during the first session when Sebastian Vettel went quickest for Red Bull Racing with a time of 1m16.619s. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was fastest in the second afternoon session, setting a time of 1m15.123s on the PZer...

New for the Spanish Grand Prix is the latest evolution of the Pirelli PZero Silver tyre, the hardest compound in Pirelli’s range. The new PZero Silver has the same basic structure and construction as its predecessor but uses a new compound that reduces degradation and increases the range by 10 to 25%, depending on a variety of factors such as track surface, weather conditions, set-up and driving style. The PZero Silver is designed to represent a bigger step over the PZero Yellow (soft) tyre...