Volkswagen

ABT Sportsline Premieres Special “120th Anniversary” Transporter. This special anniversary edition will be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show, has 235 hp with 490Nm of torque instead of 204 PS. Also available is the 2-litre TDI with now 180 hp. All components are customised to the Volkswagen van without losing their ABT Sportslinetouch. Only take the CR sport-type wheels. The car you ...

The Volkswagen Group wants industrial companies and policy makers to work more closely on the future of mobility in the EU. Europe needs to take the technological lead in future areas of the automotive sector and work with policy makers to create the necessary framework conditions, demands Volkswagen CEO Matthias Müller at the company’s traditional New Year reception in Brussels. ...

The Volkswagen Group handed over 9.93 million vehicles to customers worldwide in 2015. “Delivering almost ten million vehicles is an excellent result, particularly in view of the continued challenging market situation in some regions as well as the diesel issue in the final quarter of last year”, Matthias Müller, CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, commented in Wolfsburg on Friday, and went on ...

Just a month after questions relating to the CO2 figures measured on some of the Group’s models arose, Volkswagen has largely concluded the clarification of the matter. Following extensive internal investigations and measurement checks, it is now clear that almost all of these model variants do correspond to the CO2 figures originally determined. This means that these vehicles can be ...

Volkswagen AG is announcing its action plan to correct the emissions characteristics of diesel vehicles. In a first step, the customers affected will be informed that the emissions characteristics of their vehicles will be corrected in the near future. All vehicles are technically safe and roadworthy. Under the action plan, Volkswagen and the other Group brands whose vehicles are affected ...

Volkswagen Group announced on September 22 that Volkswagen Group vehicles worldwide are affected by the current issues regarding emissions. The internal evaluation revealed that approximately five million Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand vehicles are affected worldwide. Certain models and model years of these vehicles (such as the sixth generation Volkswagen Golf, the seventh generation Volkswagen Passat and the first generation Volkswagen ...

Star Racing Academy drivers Jeffrey Ye and Sean Zheng made a strong debut on the Kuala Lumpur Street Circuit as they competed with Formula Masters China Series (FMCS) as part of the inaugural KL City Grand Prix. With three races on the technical and bumpy 3.305-km track, 18-year old Ye and 17-year old Zheng faced a steep learning curve on ...

According to AutoBild, Volkswagen will introduce facelift model of current, 7th generation Golf in 2016, while 2018 will be ready and the 8th generation of the hatchback from Wolfsburg. The offer will also feature the Golf GTI, which is expected to arrive in 2019. AutoBild says the German brand will offer to customers three versions of the popular hot hatch. ...