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2012 Volkswagen Beetle Unveiled in New York City, Berlin and Shanghai

The new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle was unveiled today at events held simultaneously in New York City, Berlin and Shanghai. The New Beetle is a more aggressive take on an icon of cuteness.   According to Volkswagen Global Marketing Director Luca de Meo said We worked on the entire packaging of the car, engine, trunk, interior, everything. Take a close look ...

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2012 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet will debut in Geneva Motor Show

At the 81st Geneva International Motor Show, Volkswagen presents the new Golf Cabriolet. This cabriolet four seater has an innovative soft top with an electro-hydraulic drive that opens the Golf’s top in just 9.5 seconds.   The new Volkswagen’s styling follows that of its hard-top three-door counterpart, but it shows a high level of independence with a new rear section, ...

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2011 Audi Q3 will be launch in Q3 2011

Audi has added a new Q3 SUV to their range with a planned launch date expected in late 2011. The Q3 will be based on the VW Tiguan with Audi’s styling. This new compact SUV will join the family of Q5 (5 seaters) and Q7 (7 seaters) and will broaden the range in the premium sector.         ...

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Winterkorn to remain at Volkswagen until the end of 2016

  The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has extended the contract of Management Board Chairman Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn by a further period of five years.   Winterkorn is to head Europe’s largest carmaker until the end of 2016. Winterkorn became Chairman of the Management Board on January 1, 2007 and his current contract expires on December 31, 2011.  

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Volkswagen profit surge 10-fold to 2.2 billion Euros

Volkswagen announced that it’s third-quarter net profit surge more than 10-fold to 2.2 billion Euros due to strong demand and strict cost controls. “Increased demand for our group models and our disciplined cost management led to these strong results, which have strengthened our sound financial base,” a statement quoted by VW finance director Hans Dieter Poetsch. VW officially said that ...

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Volkswagen to Increase Production in Germany

Volkswagen AG will expand vehicle and component production at their Germany plant in Wolfsburg and Kassel, Stuttgarter Zeitung reported. In the statement, Volkswagen will increase daily output of the Tiguan compact sport-utility vehicle in Wolfsburg to 1,000 units next year from 750 and build more two-way shift gearboxes at the Kassel plant, the newspaper said. Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen, aiming to surpass ...

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Volkswagen Passat Bluemotion Sets New World Record

[singlepic id=3981 w=630 h= float=] A Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by a standard production passenger car on a single tank of fuel. The attempt, carried out by a team from The Sunday Times, involved driving from Maidstone in Kent to the South of France and back. The Passat BlueMotion ...

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Wimmer RS Golf R Red Devil with 478HP

[singlepic id=3923 w=630 h= float=] Wimmer RS – a German tuning expert renowned for its high-performance conversions presents the latest Wimmer RS Golf 6 R – Red Devil V. I think what Wimmer RS mean this Golf R was: Red in body colour, Devil under the hood. Under factory specification, the all-wheel drive Golf R comes with a 2.0-liter TSI producing 270-hp and ...

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