Volkswagen announced that its new special edition Wolfsburg Edition Passat is now available at dealers nationwide. Volkswagen will build approximately 6,000 of the special edition Passats.
The Wolfsburg Edition Passat is powered by a 2.0L 200-hp turbocharged engine mated a six-speed automatic Tiptronic transmission. Each special edition Passat sedan includes unique “Wolfsburg Edition” badging on the […]

Audi has announced that it will take over management responsibility for Volkswagen’s Brussels, Belgium assembly plant. Late last year, VW announced that it will move production of its Golf to plants in Germany, and there was speculation that the automaker would completely close the assembly plant. are now growing that the factory may be closed […]

Volkswagen has announced that its limited edition Triple White New Beetle convertible is now available at dealers nationwide. VW will only build 3,000 units of the special edition New Beetle.
The Triple White New Beetle convertible features a bright white exterior paint, a white interior, and white convertible boot. The special edition also includes 17-inch ‘Oktopus’ […]

Pay no attention to the label on the tailgate — this is no R32. Spy photographers have caught Volkswagen’s new Golf R36 at a fuel stop during cold weather testing. If the recently unveiled (in the U.S.) R32 and its 250-hp isn’t enough, Volkswagen is working on a hotter Golf R version featuring the 300-hp […]

Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has once again confirmed that the automaker is working on a hybrid system for its compact cars, like its Golf and Polo.
Winterkorn has acknowledged that Japanese automakers, especially Toyota and Honda, have a clear lead on VW in the development of hybrid technology. However, Winterkorn believes VW will catch up quickly.
Volkswagen […]

Volkswagen has announced that the current head of Bentley, Franz-Josef Paefgen, will also add the Bugatti brand to his duties. Paefgen, a former head of Audi, will replace Thomas Bscher, who resigned from Bugatti after an apparent fallout with VW boss Martin Winterkorn. Bscher’s departure was the latest in a string of high-ranking executives to […]

Thomas Bscher, head of Bugatti, has announced that he will resign from his position. Bscher had been vocal about his desire for a second Bugatti model and future expansion of the brand. When asked about Bscher’s plans for a second Bugatti model or whole product family, Volkswagen Group CEO, Dr. Martin Winterkorn, replied, “That is […]

Volkswagen expects reintroduce its Phaeton luxury sedan to the U.S. market, said Volkswagen spokesman Andreas Meurer during an interview with Bloomberg News. Volkswagen Group CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn has also stated that VW will only be successful with a product, if it is sold worldwide.
Volkswagen’s previous CEO, Bernd Pischetsrieder, pulled the Phaeton out of the […]

During an interview with a German newspaper, Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagon Group, indicated that Bugatti production models may end with the Veyron.
When asked about Thomas Bscher’s plans for a second Bugatti model or whole product family, Winterkorn replied, “That is perhaps its desire. But some desires remain dreams.”
There isn’t a much more direct […]

Volkswagen announced it would recall 790,000 vehicles because of a defective brake light switch. VW said the brake light switches could malfunction if they were not installed properly, and the light could either remain on or not work at all. In some vehicles with automatic transmissions, a faulty brake light and the shift interlock could […]