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  • Innovative Paint Protection Film From Volkswagen Protects Cars From Minor Damage

    V-ProtectorVolkswagen Accessories is offering a new protection system for VW models via it’s dealer network Frankfurt/Main / Wolfsburg, 16 September 2008 – Volkswagen Accessories is offering a transparent, perfectly fitting paint protection film for a large number of Volkswagen models via it’s dealers. (more…)

  • Volkswagen Launches Campaign for All-New Routan

    All-New VW Routan 2009Volkswagen of America announced today the launch of its campaign for the Routan, the only minivan in America with German engineering. Part of the global brand platform Das Auto, the advertising and marketing campaign rolls out today and includes TV, radio, print and online components and features Brooke Shields as spokesperson. (more…)

  • Golf Collectors Edition – One of a Kind

    Golf Collectors EditionGolf concept car is equipped with highly exclusive natural leather.
    Collectors Edition underscores Golf’s class-independent image.
    “Trendline”, “Comfortline” and “Highline” are the names of the three official equipment lines on the new Golf. Yet there is a fourth version. An unofficial version, since it is not mentioned in any brochure or price list: the “Collectors Edition”. It shows how impressively Volkswagen has mastered the art of upgrading. And it underscores how the Golf is right at home in all classes – a car that cuts a good figure just as naturally in its base version as it does in an exclusive individualized top model with a natural leather interior in the style of the finest luxury sedans. (more…)

  • The New Golf – International Driving Presentation

    The New VW GolfThe Best Golf of All Times
    • Golf’s high customer value and comfort defy class distinctions
    • New Golf design points the way to Volkswagen’s future
    • TDI, TSI and DSG systems reduce fuel consumption by up to 28 percent
    • First Golf with Adaptive Chassis and Automatic Distance Control
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  • VW At the Moscow International Motor Show

    VW TiguanAt the Moscow International Motor Show (08/26 to 09/07) Volkswagen is presenting the largest range of models ever shown in Russia under the VW label. Marking its debut on the strongly growing Russian market are the Tiguan and the new Passat CC. (more…)

  • Special Edition CC Gold Coast Debuts At Pebble Beach

    Volkswagen CC Four door coupePEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – To kick off the market launch of the new CC, Volkswagen of America, Inc. will debut a CC Gold Coast edition at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, August 15-17. The CC Gold Coast highlights the luxury sports coupe with powerful performance, strong lines and luxury touches combining the emotional and expressive stance of a sports coupé with the convenience of a luxury sedan. (more…)

  • Volkswagen’s Clean Diesels Eligible For Alternative Motor Vehicle Federal Tax Credit

    Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced that buyers of the Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen are eligible for a $1,300 Federal Income Tax Credit. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a certification letter affirming that the vehicles qualify for the Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle income tax credit. (more…)

  • Tangible sportiness – the ABT Passat CC

    The abbreviation “CC“ stands for “Comfort Coupé“: an elegant 4-door vehicle. “But who says that a Comfort Coupé mustn’t be sporty?” asks Hans-Jürgen Abt. The managing director of ABT Sportsline is enthused by the curved lines of the Wolfsburg vehicle, but thinks that “a bit more power would definitely suit” this stylish car. That is why the renowned Kempten-based tuner offers extensive program for the CC, too. (more…)

  • The Scirocco story – Two generations of the Volkswagen sport coupé

    With the market launch of the new Scirocco just round the corner, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft’s Corporate History Department is presenting the story of a model with a difference in a new book entitled “Scirocco. Aufregend vernünftig. Der Volkswagen Scirocco 1974-1992.” Based on previously inaccessible documents from the Corporate Archive in Wolfsburg, historian and archivist Claudia Böhler for the first time traces the history of the first generations of the “desert wind from the Mittellandkanal”, from development and series production through to the marketing and sale of the Volkswagen sport coupé. (more…)

  • India: Jetta – Market Launch

    Wide selection: three equipment lines and two engines
    DSG dual clutch transmission offered
    Today, in Mumbai, Volkswagen begins market introduction of the Jetta in India. The sedan – eight million of which have been sold since 1979 – will be available in three versions. At market launch the innovative 6-speed DSG dual clutch transmission will be offered. Other comfort and convenience features round out the program. (more…)

  • Volkswagen Builds Factory in Tennessee, USA

    Initial stage of construction in Chattanooga to create capacity for 150,000 vehicles. Prof Winterkorn says Volkswagen is resolutely accessing US market. (more…)

  • Porsche set to move closer to VW takeover

    Porsche - VWPorsche will be one step closer to acquiring majority control of Volkswagen on September 2, when its deal to buy 4.9 percent of that company’s ordinary shares takes effect. (more…)