Volkswagen has revealed the Jetta Wagon (called the Golf Variant in Europe, and the name it will debut as) ahead of its debut at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show next week. The third generation of the Jetta Wagon took two years longer than the sedan, mostly because it was not part of VW plans at […]

Volkswagen is planning a rear-engined car to challenge BMW’s successful MINI, at least according to reports/speculation/wild-ass rumors by German auto magazine Autobild. While there aren’t many details of the VW’s MINI challenger, as would be expected from rumors, but it would go along with VW CEO’s Martin Winterkorn’s statement to expand into lucrative niche segments.
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Earlier this month, after complaints from suicide prevention advocates, Volkswagen decided to pull its suicide-themed “Jumper” commerical. The VW ad features a man on the verge of jumping from a high ledge. A stranger convinces the man not to jump by telling him it’s possible to own a VW vehicle for less than $17,000.
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While Volkswagen hasn’t officially announced that it will unveil the Jetta Wagon at the Geneva Motor Show early next month, unofficial conversations will VW PR say that the automaker will indeed debut the Jetta Wagon.
Known as the Golf Variant in Europe, the Jetta Wagon is expected to go on sale in Europe over the summer. […]

Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker, has become the latest to say it is not interested in acquiring DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler Group.
“There are no such considerations at the moment,” said a Volkswagen spokesman when asked whether the company was looking at acquiring Chrysler.
Since DaimlerChrysler announced that it was considering all options for the Chrysler Group, Nissan-Renault, Fiat and […]

Back in October, Volkwswagen announced four special edition models for 2007. One of those was a special edition GTI called the Fahrenheit GTI. VW announced that the exclusive Fahrenheit GTI has arrived at dealerships.
The Fahrenheit GTI features a bright orange paint job that will turn heads, and also includes “Fahrenheit” badging and its vehicle number […]

Volkswagen is developing an R-badged version of it Touareg SUV to join the automaker’s Passat R36 and Golf R32, according to AutoTelegraaf, citing a VW employee. Unlike the gas engines in the R36 and R32, The Touareg, which will liekly be called the R50, would feature an uprated version of the V10 TDI diesel. Power […]

Volkswagen may drop much of the New Beetle’s retro styling when the next-generation model debuts, if these sketches from Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport are any hint. When Volkswagen unveiled the New Beetle in 1998, its look was derived directly from the original Beetle. If the new illustrations are accurate, the 2010 model will have […]

Following complaints from suicide prevention advocates, GM decided to change the ending of its robot suicide commerical. Now Volkswagen has decided to pull its suicide-themed “Jumper” commerical at the request of suicide prevention advocacy groups.
The VW ad, titled “Jumper,” features a man on the verge of jumping from a high ledge. A stranger convinces the […]

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, has quelled recent rumors that suggested the automaker would sell its Bugatti and Lamborghini brands. Porsche’s CEO Wendelin Wiedeking has publicly stated his opposition to VW’s exotic brands, and has threatened to pressure VW into dropping Bugatti and Lamborghini.
Winterkorn said research and development done at the supercar brands can benefit the […]