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Falling European auto sales have left German automakers, especially Volkswagen, mostly unaffected in terms of sales, but it appears to be having a significant effect on Volkswagen's strategy for the future. According to Automotive News, Volksw...

Model is being previewed in the C Coupé GTE concept in Shanghai

Volkswagen is preparing to launch in 2016 a new limousine in its range below the Phaeton. The C Coupé GTE was revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show and also shows the design and technology for future premium sedans of the German brand. W...

Volkswagen has announced that it will be presenting the new Golf Cabriolet at the 81st Geneva International Motor Show. The successful model is receiving an innovative soft top with an electro-hydraulic drive that opens the Golf’s top in just 9...

Volkswagen premiered a concept for the new Golf BlueMotion at the Paris Motor Show. The family car with five seats is predicted to return 88.3 mpg on the combined cycle and emit 85 g/km of carbon dioxide. The third-generation Golf BlueMotion is se...

Volkswagen has unveiled the fastest ever Golf cabriolet at the world’s largest GTI meet in Wörthersee. Called the Golf R Cabriolet Concept, the ‘power cabrio’ is a sportier variant of the recently released Golf Cabriolet. Th...

It offers storage between the Golf and Golf Estate

Volkswagen calls its new Golf Sportsvan at the Frankfurt Motor Show a concept but admits itself that it is very near production, and we will see a similar vehicle on sale in mid-2014. It concept echoes the look of the next generation Golf Plus. ...

It will have 14 hybrid or EV models across all brands by early 2015

Volkswagen has decided to prioritize hybrid and EV models in favor of hydrogen fuel cells until at least the end of the decade. It wants to be the world leader in electrified vehicle sales by 2018, which is extremely ambitious given Toyota’s...

It scored 99 out of a possible 100 points

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index now lists Volkswagen as the world’s most sustainable auto company. Of the 31 automakers on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Volkswagen ranked the highest after analyzing its corporate, economic, environm...

Car will still be sold in limited quantities

Volkswagen is still testing its XL1 super efficient car and is planning to launch it in mid-2013. It appears that it will still be sold in very limited numbers. Although, we will have to wait to see if that is as limited as 50 units for the entire...

General Motors falls to second place

Volkswagen Group will beat General Motors in sales in China for the first time in nine years, and it will make it China’s largest automaker. Both of them have sold over 3 million cars in China in 2013, but Volkswagen’s sales are about ...