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  Volkswagen starts Polo production in India

  16 December 2009 / 37 comments

  Volkswagen has started production of the B-segment Polo hatchback at its 110,000 capacity Chakan plant in Pune. Early cars will have 50 per cent local parts and VW targets 80 per cent localisation in the […]

   

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  Lighting upgrade for the Mk6 Golf GTI

  10 December 2009 / 14 comments

  [zenphotopress number=999 album=672] Click each image above to view enlarged versions It would be a tad bit disappointing if the only thing that the Golf R had over the GTI in terms of looks were […]

   

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  Volkswagen reinvents the teh tarik hook

  10 December 2009 / 26 comments

  Click for enlarge image The funny-looking little gizmo you see above is called the “Snakey” and it is sold by the Volkswagen Accessories division. Volkswagen says the Snakey will help keep your car organized so […]

   

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  Hungry Volkswagen adds Suzuki to its stable!

  9 December 2009 / 23 comments

  The tale of the hungry giant called Volkswagen continues! Days after acquiring majority stake in Porsche, Wolfsburg has announced the purchase of 19.9% of Suzuki for US$2.5 billion. The deal, which is billed as “a […]

   

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  Wimmer RS 386bhp Mk6 Golf GTI – how much is too much?

  8 December 2009 / 36 comments

  German tuner Wimmer RS has unveiled this 386bhp Mk6 Volkswagen Golf GTI, which it describes as a “weapon”. By adding a new turbo and intercooler, tweaks to the intake, exhaust and manifold, a modified fuel […]

   

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  Done deal: Volkswagen takes 49.9 percent stake in Porsche for €3.9 billion

  8 December 2009 / 40 comments

  This is the classic case of overambition gone wrong. David doesn’t upset the odds this time around and gets swallowed up by Goliath instead. The David here is of course Porsche, the small sportscar maker […]

   

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  2009 LA Show: ‘Final edition’ of the VW New Beetle

  3 December 2009 / 20 comments

  Do you realise that the New Beetle has been with us for over 10 years? No one really pays attention to the cute bugs anymore these days as the reborn icon’s ‘in’ car status have […]

   

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  Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck finally revealed!

  3 December 2009 / 59 comments

  This has been teased for some time now, but Volkswagen have finally released pictures and details of its new pick-up truck. Called Amarok (a mythical killer wolf in Inuit), it will be available as a […]

   

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  Volkswagen Up! Lite Concept features a TDI hybrid system, uses just 2.44 liters per 100km!

  3 December 2009 / 11 comments

  Volkswagen claims their new Volkswagen Up! Lite Concept consumes just 2.44 litres per 100km while putting out just 65 g/km of CO2 emissions. It achieves these numbers by combining a small 800cc turbodiesel TDI engine, […]

   

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  Volkswagen Polo: 2010 European Car of the Year

  1 December 2009 / 21 comments

  The new Volkswagen Polo marked its first year of production in style by triumphing in the 2010 European Car of the Year Award, beating six other finalists. VW’s baby Golf scored 347 points, 10 more […]

   

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  Volkswagen plans to sell one million vehicles per year in Brazil

  1 December 2009 / 15 comments

  With the vehicle sales slump in North America as well as the saturated Western Europe market, carmakers are increasingly depending on developing markets for growth – ‘developing’ usually refers to Eastern Europe, ASEAN as well […]

   

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  Volkswagen Tiguan facelift revealed in China

  24 November 2009 / 23 comments

  Volkswagen’s Chinese division has launched the facelifted Tiguan at the Guangzhou Auto Show. However, this particular model is expected to be sold in the Chinese market only as Volkswagen’s head office in Germany did not […]

   

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  New Volkswagen Polo – made in South Africa!

  21 November 2009 / 38 comments

  Volkswagen has announced that its South African plant will be a global production center of the new Volkswagen Polo. The plant near Port Elizabeth will be exporting the Polo to various countries including UK, Ireland, […]

   

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  VW Cars no longer Volkswagen dealer

  10 November 2009 / 87 comments

  Volkswagen Malaysia announced yesterday that VW Cars Sdn Bhd was no longer an authorised dealer of Volkswagen cars in Malaysia. This is some interesting news as VW Cars is one of the more prominent Volkswagen […]

   

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  Prices for Volkswagen Passat CC and Scirocco officially unveiled; both cars in showrooms

  30 October 2009 / 131 comments

  Two new Volkswagen cars have been added to the Volkswagen Malaysia range – the Passat CC and the Scirocco. The Passat CC is available at the showroom today, while the Scirocco is said to be […]

   

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