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It gets all of the features of the GLI, plus upgraded interior and exterior features

Volkswagen is celebrating 30 years of the Jetta GLI in the United States. The Jetta GLI has always been the sibling of the GTI. The two cars already share a platform, and in GLI form, they also share engines. The Jetta GLI gives North American...

Volkswagen took a modified Jetta Hybrid to the Bonneville Salt Flats during the Speed Week last week and set a new record time for a hybrid vehicle. The modified Jetta managed an average speed over two runs of 185.394 mph (298.363km/h). Motor Tren...

It was in production for 56 years

After 56 years, the Volkswagen Kombi, also known as the Transporter and Microbus, has finally stopped production. The truck was still in production in Brazil until now, and Volkswagen finished out the model series with the Kombi Last Edition that ...

The new GTI is a hatchback instead of a roadster

Volkswagen decided to give freedom to their imagination and decided to create another exclusive version of the GTI for the video game Gran Turismo 6. Unlike the original GTI that had a roadster body, the GTI Supersport is a racing hatchback. A...

Model will be launched at the Beijing Auto Show

Volkswagen will be unveiling at this year's Beijing Motor Show an updated version of the Touareg. Apart from some visual changes, the new SUV got its range of engines updated. All versions of the new Touareg have been equipped with bi-xen...

It will take on Dacia and Datsun

Volkswagen head of development Heinz-Jakob Neusser says that Volkswagen will have its new entry-level brand ready in the next 12 months. It will be positioned against Renault’s Dacia brand and to a far lesser extent Nissan’s ...

All but one European automaker on the list had falling sales.

Volkswagen had the highest sales in Europe in the first half of the year with over 50% higher sales than its nearest competitor. However of the ten brands on the list, only one has had growing sales in the first half of the year. Jato Dynamics...

Volkswagen has reached an agreement with the IG Metall union in Germany. IG Metall has been staging warning strikes against Porsche, BMW, Opel and Daimler for wage increases.  The deal that Volkswagen and IG Metall struck gives the union ...

It is also developing a new Phaeton

Volkswagen is moving forward with plans for an entry-level brand for emerging markets. “Our budget car plans are progressing. We haven’t made any firm commitments — not because we’re slow but because we are doing our ho...

New head of design believes top model should inspire all others

New head of Volkswagen brand design Klaus Bischoff does not like the way that VWs have been designed in the recent past. He believes that brands need a strong design at the top that all of its other cars are inspired by. The first car to use this ...