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  Volkswagen to hold back brand acquisitions, no interest in buying Proton, CEO says

  3 September 2012 / 39 comments

  German daily Handelsblatt has quoted Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn as saying that the company, now the world’s second-largest carmaker, will take a break from buying up new brands for now, instead focusing its efforts on integration. […]

   

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  Volkswagen Passat CC R-Line 3.6L Test Drive Review

  2 September 2012 / 64 comments

  Cars used to be simple things. Some were big, some were fast, some were cheap. It was easy. You buy a big Mercedes, or a fast Ferrari or a cheap something else. But consumers get […]

   

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  Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI completes 23,000 km Melbourne to St Petersburg record run

  24 August 2012 / 5 comments

  Some follow-up news on the Melbourne to St Petersburg run – Rainer Zietlow and the Challenge4 team completed their record-breaking trip from Australia to Russia in a Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI on August 13, with […]

   

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  VIDEO: Final VW Beetle launch teaser in the series!

  24 August 2012 / 14 comments

  So here’s the last video in the three-episode series teasing the Malaysian launch of the Volkswagen Beetle. David’s son Joe (also played by Joseph Germani), now grown up, was last seen sitting in ‘Celine’ – […]

   

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  VW labour chief says no to Proton acquisition

  23 August 2012 / 101 comments

  According to a Reuters report, Volkswagen AG labour chief Bernd Osterloh was quoted by German daily Handelsblatt as saying that the carmaker’s labour representatives will not back any more of its acquisitions, especially of Proton. “We already […]

   

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  Finally, a diesel that can sing: Audi’s 3.0 BiTDI V6

  22 August 2012 / 6 comments

  Bestowed with the title of Audi’s most powerful production diesel engine yet, this twin-turbo 3.0 litre V6 was put into service on the British-market A6 and A7 models at the start of the year, heading the […]

   

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  VIDEO: VW teases Beetle ahead of launch in Malaysia with series of short films featuring Joseph Germani!

  16 August 2012 / 12 comments

  Germany and Germani come together to bring you these two short films that predate the launch of the Volkswagen Beetle in Malaysia. Playing on the sentimental theme (isn’t that what you’d expect from Volkswagen?), the […]

   

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  Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI Review – worth two Myvis?

  13 August 2012 / 172 comments

  You get what you pay for, goes the truism. In the wonderful world of NAP and import taxes, excise duties and APs, this only holds true if you believe increases in things like quality, luxury […]

   

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  Volkswagen’s ‘Business Plan Presentation’ reveals upcoming models – Beetle 1.2 and 2.0, Touareg Hybrid

  9 August 2012 / 17 comments

  We were on Volkswagen Malaysia’s website, when a few stray clicks led us to an authorised dealer recruitment page. We don’t have the means to be Klang Valley’s biggest VW dealer yet, but downloaded the […]

   

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  VW to probe Chinese FAW ‘copying’ allegations

  3 August 2012 / 28 comments

  Volkswagen AG has confirmed they are looking into a recent report by German daily Handelsblatt which stated allegations that Chinese partner FAW (First Automobile Works) has been imitating VW components in four patents for use in their […]

   

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  Volkswagen Beetle now has capability to drive underwater, becomes shark bait

  30 July 2012 / 5 comments

  OK, so it is not quite James Bond but have you ever wondered how it will feel like to be chased by sharks while driving? Well, Volkswagen and Discovery Channel will be giving you an […]

   

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  Volkswagen’s Cannes “Cyber Lion” Gold Lion viral winner – Don’t Make Up And Drive

  29 July 2012 / 3 comments

  Volkswagen scooped up a total of 23 prizes – more than any other automobile brand – at the 59th International Festival of Creativity in the French city of Cannes. The Cannes jury composed of 300 […]

   

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  VIDEO: Volkswagen releases Fast vs Fast TVCs

  27 July 2012 / 34 comments

  It’s Friday; time to let your hair down. So let’s kick off the weekend (never too early to start) with four videos by Volkswagen. All four are TVCs and as we all know, Volkswagen don’t […]

   

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  Volkswagen Beetle – 2.0 TDI and 2.0 TSI variants join the Bug lineup

  26 July 2012 / 12 comments

  Over in the UK, two new engine variants of the Volkswagen Beetle have joined the new Bug range, these being a 2.0 litre 140 PS TDI turbodiesel and a 2.0 litre 200 PS TSI petrol. […]

   

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  Volkswagen Touareg set for world record drive from Melbourne to St Petersburg – 23,000 km in 16 days

  26 July 2012 / 5 comments

  Here’s a thoroughly practical way to send a letter halfway around the world – by vehicle. Renowned adventurer Rainer Zietlow and his Challenge4 team are aiming to do just that, deliver a letter in the […]

   

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