Volkswagen announced Tiguan today (PHOTOS) November 30, 2006
Volkswagen Neeza - photos November 21, 2006
Volkswagen Backs Deal for Truck Maker October 21, 2006
Volkswagen threw its weight behind a hostile bid by the German truck maker MAN to acquire a Swedish rival, Scania. FRANKFURT, Oct. 15 ? Volkswagen threw its weight behind a hostile bid by the German truck maker MAN to acquire a Swedish rival, Scania, for 10.3 billion euros ($12.9 billion) in cash and stock. Volkswagen, which is the largest shareholder of both companies, said on Sunday that if MAN won enough support from other shareholders for the deal it would sell its 34 percent voting stake in Scania to MAN. “MAN welcomes Volkswagen’s continued support for its concept to combine …
2007 Volkswagen Eos: In Praise of a Convertible Goddess October 13, 2006
VW is hoping the Eos — named for the supernaturally beautiful Greek goddess of the dawn — seduces a lot of lovers. At least 12,000 a year to be exact. IN Greek mythology, Eos was the supernaturally beautiful goddess of the dawn, the brightest star in the morning sky. She was also a bit of a tramp, and had many lovers. In choosing Eos as the name for its shapely new coupe-cabriolet, Volkswagen was no doubt alluding to how the car?s retracting hardtop heralds the sun. VW is also hoping this enticing car seduces a lot of lovers ? at …
2007 Volkswagen Eos: In Praise of a Convertible Goddess October 7, 2006
VW is hoping the Eos — named for the supernaturally beautiful Greek goddess of the dawn — seduces a lot of lovers. At least 12,000 a year to be exact. IN Greek mythology, Eos was the supernaturally beautiful goddess of the dawn, the brightest star in the morning sky. She was also a bit of a tramp, and had many lovers. In choosing Eos as the name for its shapely new coupe-cabriolet, Volkswagen was no doubt alluding to how the car?s retracting hardtop heralds the sun. VW is also hoping this enticing car seduces a lot of lovers ? at …
New Touareg shows its face September 26, 2006
Here are the first official photos of Volkswagen’s facelifted Touareg, already uncovered during hot weather testing by CAR Online
A chrome effect grille surround and Eos-inspired headlights bring the luxury 4×4 in line with VW’s latest models, while at the rear, revised lights, bumper and exhaust pipes spruce up the Touareg.
New safety gadgets are introduced. VW is claiming a world first with ABS-plus, which churns up wedges of gravel or sand off-road, bringing the 4×4 to a halt up to 20 percent earlier thanks to this snowplough effect. A blind spot camera, revised ESP and a new rollover camera also feature.
The …
Behind the Wheel: Volkswagen Rabbit: Less of a Tortoise, More of a Hare September 3, 2006
Over the years, the cuddly Rabbit has become a little porky. Therefore, today?s base bunny comes with 150 horesepower and 170 foot-pounds of torque. VOLKSWAGEN gives the impression it was a last-minute thing, something of an afterthought, to revive the Rabbit name ? almost as arbitrarily as the company killed its lovable bunny in 1984. Actually, executives at Volkswagen of America were suggesting as far back as four years ago that they might make the rabbit reappear. At the introduction of the New Beetle convertible, the company?s vice president at the time, Frank Maguire, was asked what the company?s …
Design: Mascot Madness: VW Pulls a Rabbit Out of Its Past August 20, 2006
The Rabbit is back. Numbers and letters are cold, efficient serious and grown-up; these name tricks are for kids. THE school buses that my daughter rode to kindergarten were cleverly marked for the preliterate. Each bus?s windshield bore the image of an animal ? red dog, blue fish, green rabbit ? so each child at the bus stop would take the right route. These were automotive mascots at their most basic, symbolism easy enough for a child. Early on, automakers seized on symbolism to distinguish their vehicles, borrowing names from noble explorers, tribal chieftains or heraldic animals. But the …
Skoda Auto on track for another record year May 8, 2006
Volkswagen subsidiary Skoda Auto Group has reported a 131% rise in first-quarter pre-tax profit to CZK4 billion ($180.3 million), attributing the result to record sales in the period. The Czech company said revenue in the period grew 18.3% to CZK54.4 billion ($2.5 billion), while operating profit increased by 112.5%, reaching CZK4.1 billion ($185 million). Skoda achieved record sales in the first quarter of 2006; the company sold 129,778 Fabia, Octavia and Superb vehicles from January until March 2006, representing an 18.5% increase on the prior-year period. The number of full-time staff of Skoda Auto at the end of the …
Embattled VW Chief Gets 5-Year Contract Extension May 3, 2006
A unanimous vote by Volkswagen’s supervisory board gave Bernd Pischetsrieder another chance to revive Volkswagen. A unanimous vote by Volkswagen’s supervisory board gave Mr. Pischetsrieder another chance to revive Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, which has lost ground in recent years to more efficient rivals like Toyota. The vote, a day before the company’s annual meeting in Hamburg, was arguably a setback for its influential chairman, Ferdinand K. Pi?ch, who raised doubts about Mr. Pischetsrieder’s future in February by saying that he had lost the support of employees.After weeks of uncertainty, Mr. Pi?ch reversed course last month, declaring that he …
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