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Volkswagen Cars' sales through October are up 11.2% to 4.72 million cars, compared to 4.24 million cars from January to October last year. October sales alone were up 16.3% to 501,300 cars.  European sales are almost flat for the year...

It has sold 2.41 million cars so far this year

Volkswagen Passenger Cars sold 503,100 cars in May, a 5.5% increase, and it has sold 2.41 million cars from January to May, up 5.3%. Volkswagen Cars delivered 1.07 million cars in the Asian region for the period from January to May, up 17.6%. ...

It is hoping that introduction of the Golf will boost sales

The Volkswagen Cars brand sold 522,100 cars in November, up 3.4%, and it has sold 5.4 million cars worldwide from January through November, a 3.4% increase. Outside of Asia, VW Cars’ sales have fallen in nearly every major market. "...

The Volkswagen XL1 might be the Bugatti Veyron of efficiency. Where the Veyron pushed the limits how fast a car could be, the XL1 will attempt is slated to use 0.9l/100km (261mpg).  The XL1 will use an 800cc, two-cylinder diesel engine th...

It is exclusive to the United States

The United States is getting a special edition of the Volkswagen Touareg called the Touareg X to celebrate 10 years of sales. The model will be limited to 1,000 units based on the Touareg TDI Lux trim. The Touareg X comes with 19in Moab design...

The XL1, GTI, GTD and Polo R WRC will all be on display

Volkswagen is celebrating 60 years of selling vehicles in the UK this year and will be showing off this year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 12-14. Among the VW’s on display will be the XL1, which will also make a run up the ...

Will be priced below €7,000

In an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel, Volkswagen Group Chairman Martin Winterkorn said that the company is trying to rapidly expand in the US, Russia and China, and among the future plans include building a cheaper car for China t...

Responding to controversy about high pay

Volkswagen Chairman Martin Winterkorn is taking a 20% pay cut for 2012 over 2011, but do not worry he will still make €14 million ($18.7 million). This comes despite Volkswagen making a record profit and having record sales in 2012. Winterkor...

It will share a platform with the next gen Audi R8

Volkswagen Group China's Sales and Marketing Manager Weiming Soh has confirmed to Autocar that a new Lamborghini Gallardo is in the works and will be shown soon.  "We will come out with a new Gallardo in a short time and be ...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has begun an olditmer restoration service that will focus on the VW Type 2 Bus. The 7,000m² facility in Hannover has been restoring buses since 2007, but VW is now expanding this service out to private owners wh...