Volkswagen Press Releases
The XL1 from Volkswagen is the most fuel-efficient production car in the world, with a fuel consumption value of 0.9 l/100 km...
Volkswagen is further extending its commitment to manufacturing in North America. The engine plant in Silao in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato was opened today and is the Volkswagen Group’s 100th plant worldwide...
New Jetta Hybrid earns EPA fuel economy rating of up to 48 mpg; the first compact hybrid available with a turbocharged engine...
A comprehensive new program aimed at improving customer and dealer satisfaction while increasing Volkswagen dealer market share in the used car segment...
The all-round vehicle now being presented in São Paulo is a tribute to the Brazilian market – if it were to become a production car...
For the new Golf, Volkswagen Accessories is presenting - along with the basic assortment of bootspace systems...
Commended for its leadership in innovation, environmental sustainability and fuel efficient vehicles...
More conscious driving can cut fuel consumption by up to 25 percent and protect the environment...
Think Blue. Eco-Village to provide engaging, educational fan experience...
Eight global automakers to participate in charging display and will demo the standardized single-port DC-fast charging technology...
USA Cycling is pleased and proud to announce that the USA Cycling Professional Road and Time Trial National Championships have been awarded to Chattanooga...
Men’s Health Editor learns the inner secrets of his 500,000-mile 2001 VW...
Winner receives a seven-day trip to Germany for the ultimate Volkswagen Golf R driving experience...
Nine-month pilot scheme evaluates prototype electric Golf models in three key markets as part of BEV research program...
Automaker to open distribution facility in Roane County to support continued growth in the United States...
Volkswagen Chattanooga achieved its first significant production milestone of 2012 this week – completion of its 50,000th Passat....
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations, LLC today announced the company is creating 200 new jobs at its Tennessee manufacturing facility....
This year, Volkswagen Group will be introducing the Modular Transverse Matrix – the German acronym is MQB – for the Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA and SEAT brands...
Joe Montana, Musical Guests Take Center Stage for Fan Event ...
New two-year sponsorship will support key bicycling projects as part of Volkswagen’s Think Blue.® initiative to promote sustainable mobility and environmentally conscious lifestyles...
With the arrival of its performance icon to U.S. dealerships this month, Volkswagen announced today that it is bringing the all-new 2012 Golf R to a mass audience via an iPad® app...
AmeriCares and Doctors Without Borders to each receive $50,000 to assist with ongoing relief efforts...
Volkswagen has redrawn the map of the small car world. The goal: to develop a small car with charisma, a small car with maximum space on a minimal footprint, a small car with the most fuel-efficient engines or an electric drive...
Jay Leno, US TV star and one of the world’s greatest car collectors, became one of the first people outside Volkswagen to drive the new Beetle during a visit to Volkswagen’s headquarters at Wolfsburg. ...
News and information from all over the world, race weekend 15-17 July 2011. ...
The new Beetle offers a modern interpretation of the classic design, along with no-compromise German engineering and a sporty new attitude...
Volkswagen is launching a new Beetle into the market. And this is anything but a commonplace event in the automotive world. That is because the original model of this car series – the Beetle – is one of the three most successful cars ever...
The much anticipated TDI-Panamericana tour will begin this Friday, Rainer Zietlow and his team are ready to embark on the ultimate journey - a two-week voyage from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Deadhorse, Alaska...
The countdown is underway – in 2013 Volkswagen will start to contest the FIA World Rally Championship with the Polo R WRC. Until then a rally car with about 300 hp based on the Polo is being developed...
Endurance Challenge Team Tackles World’s Longest Road in Celebration of the Pan-American Highway’s 75th Anniversary, Demonstrates Power and Durability of Clean Diesel Technology...
The most spectacular Golf for the most extreme race: Volkswagen will contest the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring next weekend (23–26 June) with three 450-hp Golf24 cars....
CC 2.0L TSI® is the latest Volkswagen model to be awarded a 2011 TOP SAFETY PICK by IIHS....
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the launch of the Vehicle Pre-Order (VPO) program, an easy-to-use online reservation process for consumers. The pre-order system is designed to allow consumers to be the first in line to reserve one of a limited quantity of certain Volkswagen cars...
The Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup will hold its fourth race of the season at the Lausitzring on 17/18 June. Below you will find information on the Legends entrants from the motorcycle scene, Bradl, Waldmann & company, plus facts, quotes and the schedule for the race weekend to be held on the outskirts o...
The highly customizable Beetle offers German craftsmanship and sophistication and a sporty new attitude...
Volkswagen has travelled to the largest GTI Meet in the world at Wörthersee with an entire fleet of new models, concept cars and accessory highlights. ...
First the international qualifying match for the European Football Championship and then the race track – the perennial duel between Germany and Austria will be marked by two highlights this weekend. ...
They are on the road again: at Worthersee, fans of sporty Volkswagens are assembling for the biggest Golf GTI Meet in the world (1 to 4 June). Yet, this time everything is different, because the festival of superlatives is taking place for the 30th time in 2011. ...
News and information from all over the world, race weekend 27-29 May 2011. ...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced pricing for the all-new 2012 Passat, a vehicle that brings new standards to the highly competitive midsize segment, with a starting MSRP of $19,995. ...
Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, and the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood have today inaugurated the new Volkswagen Group plant in the United States ...
Volkswagen is rolling out its “Think Blue.” initiative in the USA today. The aim is to encourage eco-friendly mobility and progressive ideas for responsible action in everyday life. ...
Volkswagen, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and MoMA PS1 have agreed on an extensive multi-year partnership. The prime focus of the strategic partnership announced today in New York City lies in the project with the working title ...
The $25 Million Lab Will Also Serve as a Support Center for Bugatti Dealers and Customers ...
2011 marks the Anniversary and to celebrate this momentous occasion, Volkswagen has announced that starting May 12th, a special edition model dubbed Edition 35 will be available for order in Germany. ...
At the Vienna Motor Symposium, the Chairman of the Volkswagen Group, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, announced that the Volkswagen Group will be going into production with a range of important models with plug-in hybrid technology ...
Volkswagen’s entry into the most versatile of the four automobile world championships (World Rally Championship, WRC). In front of 200 journalists he unveiled the concept of the Polo R WRC, the car with which Volkswagen will compete from 2013 onwards, together with Luca de Meo, ...
Thanks to cutting-edge research being conducted at the Volkswagen Group Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL), tomorrow’s drivers may be able to interact with their cars more easily. Future drivers’ cars may be able to process information and provide guidance on how to spend less time in traffic...
Put the car roof down and bring on the summer! Now, it will once again be: Put the Golf’s roof down and bring on the summer. Because Volkswagen is introducing a new generation of its open air bestseller to the cities, streets and beaches. ...
Yesterday, enthusiastic fans celebrated the new Beetle’s world debut on three different continents. Along with national music acts and global superstars, also taking centre stage at the MTV World Stage Concerts was the new Volkswagen....
When the first Beetle rolled off the production line, it was called simply the Volkswagen — “the people’s car” — but its distinctive shape inspired nicknames across the globe: Beetle, Käfer, Vocho, Coccinelle, Fusca, Maggiolino ...
A look back to the start: at the beginning Volkswagen built one of the most successful cars of all time and did not even give it a name. Why should it? After all, it was the Volkswagen! ...
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations announced today that the automobile manufacturing facility’s quality management system has been independently audited and confirmed as conforming with the requirements of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) 9001:2008....
In just a few weeks, Volkswagen will write another chapter in the history of an automotive icon. On April 18th, the Beetle will be showcased to the public in its best remake – and with spectacular world debut staging. ...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced a voluntary safety recall of 71,043 2011 model year Jettas in order to reconfigure a wiring layout associated with the anti-theft alarm system and horn. ...
The Golf R – the top model of the Golf series, is on display in four special versions in Geneva. Especially high-end: the Golf R concept cars in exclusive exterior colours and two-tone leather combinations. Especially sporty: the Golf R in sophisticated motorsport look with carbon accents. ...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced details of the technically and visually enhanced Tiguan, which will make its world debut at the Geneva International Motor Show, March 3 – 13, 2011. ...
The Volkswagen bus, like no other car, stands for the spirit of freedom. It debuted over 60 years ago in 1950 with a contagiously simple design. Its internal Volkswagen code name was T1 for Transporter 1. The Germans called it the Bulli, and to Americans it was the Microbus. ...
In its presentation of the new Golf Cabriolet at the 81st Geneva International Motor Show, Volkswagen is writing a new chapter of a global success story. The four-seater has an innovative soft top with an electro-hydraulic drive that opens the Golf’s top in just 9.5 seconds....
On March 1st, Volkswagen will be presenting the new Tiguan in a world debut at the 81st Geneva International Motor Show. Global demand for this Volkswagen has long been very high with 572,000 units delivered worldwide. The small brother of the Touareg is now poised to continue this success with a ne...
Volkswagen has announced that it is to return to the demanding Nürburgring 24-hour race in 2011 with an all-new challenger – the Golf24. Equipped with four-wheel drive and developing 440 PS, the dramatic racing version of Volkswagen’s best-selling model has already undergone initial testing ahead o...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the debut of the new 2012 Jetta GLI, which combines the comfort and sophistication of a Jetta with aggressive performance and handling in a sporty yet sleek package. The all-new Jetta GLI is the most differentiated Jetta GLI model ever made by Volkswagen. ...
The R-Line “Exterior” equipment pack will now round out the options offered on the Touareg. The pack offers a more dynamic exterior look with unique R-Design bumpers, oval tailpipes and other details. ...
The new Tiguan is taking a great leap forward in schedule: advance sales of the technically and visually refined bestseller already begin today. The reason: Volkswagen accelerated the start of advance sales several weeks, because sustained high demand for the previous model has resulted in it being ...
Company reports a dramatic 51 percent increase in TDI sales and ramps up for six exciting new model introductions in 2011; Jetta sales up 28 percent...
Silao factory will supply vehicle plants in North America with up to 330,000 engines per year from 2013...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today it will premiere two :30 second spots during the 2nd and 4th quarters of Super Bowl XLV. This marks the second consecutive year Volkswagen has advertised during the Super Bowl after a nine-year hiatus. The ads will showcase two new vehicles, the all-new 20...
At the first Qatar Motor Show (26 - 29 January), Volkswagen is presenting two exclusive SUV concept cars for the first time. The common denominator of these all-wheel drive vehicles: No compromises! Show car number 1 is a slightly tamer version of the Touareg 3 that started in the Dakar Rally at the...
Future mobility is one of the most stimulating topics of our time. The key question here: Just how much could the energy consumption of cars be reduced if all the stops were pulled out for efficiency? There is now an answer to this question, and Volkswagen is delivering it in the form of the new XL1...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported that December 2010 marked a 17 percent increase over prior year sales for the entire line of vehicles. In addition, 2010 achieved a 20 percent increase over 2009 total year sales. ...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. has created a series of humorous and informative webisodes starring Saturday Night Live comedian, Bill Hader paired with trained Volkswagen product specialist, Danielle Gumro, and SNL writer John Mulaney....
After months of speculation Volkswagen announces that the Golf R will be coming to American as a 2012 model. ...
Announce Exclusive Partnership to bring Premium Audio System to Select 2012 Volkswagen Models...
Oprah chooses All-New Beetle as one of her “Favorite Things”...
Premium Four-Season Convertible is Significantly Enhanced Delivering Optimum Style, Sophistication & Versatility...
Volkswagen’s Popular Golf Goes Electric; Zero-Emission Golf blue-e-motion available in 2013 ...
20,084 Products Sold – led by the all-new Jetta ...
Enhanced Website Includes New Interactive Vehicle Configurator in HD Quality, Giving Consumers the Resources to Better Interact With the Automotive Brand ...
Modified Jetta SportWagens Donated to City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County ...
Volkswagen of America today released the first images of its significantly enhanced 2012 Eos hard top convertible...
The Passat from Volkswagen represents one of the very great success stories in automotive history, with over 15 million cars sold since the Passat...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today released three new renderings of its New Midsize Sedan ...
The second generation all-new 2011 Volkswagen Touareg combines cutting-edge German design, even more versatility and an array of standard features...
Jonathan Browning will direct U.S. growth strategy for transition to volume brand...
For driving enthusiasts, the Volkswagen GTI has delivered a sleek combination of sports car-like precision and tuned driving excitement in a multi-purpose...
Last year’s “World Car of the Year,” the Volkswagen Golf, just got better as the 2011 Volkswagen Golf updated its technology offerings to stay ahead of the competitors...
On Friday, September 10, from 5:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., shoppers can visit two Volkswagen Style Express locations...
Jetta SportWagen Sets All-Time Sales Records While Passat Has Best Sales Month In Nearly Two Years...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today the grand opening of the Volkswagen Alhambra Dealership in Alhambra, California...
Group Board Member for Sales Klingler: “Good start to second half-year – however, operating environment becoming difficult”...
Cooperation agreement to develop and supply marine engines signed...
CC and Tiguan Models Set All-Time Sales Records...
Kevin Gleason Wins Pole for Tomorrow's Race at Autobahn Country Club...
Volkswagen Group is invests over five billion Euros a year in research and development; 23,000 employees are active in this area worldwide...
New Jetta offers significantly more interior space thanks to extended wheelbase. Material Quality and Impression Set a New Standard ...
Volkswagen has systematically tailored its US equipment versions S, SE, SEL, TDI and GLI to address the wishes of American car drivers...
Best-selling U.S. Sedan from Volkswagen Delivers Sophisticated Style and Precision German Engineering at an Accessible Price...
Volkswagen Group production continues on its growth path in Mexico...
Golf and Jetta SportWagen Models Drive the Brand ...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced a VW-Certified Collision Repair Facility program for U.S. dealer-affiliated and independent body shops. ...
Ohio Native Earns First Jetta TDI Cup Victory in His Rookie Season...
Action Underway at Mid-Ohio as Rookie Wyatt Gooden Leads Today's Practice Session...
All-new 2011 Jetta Sets New Standard in its Class Delivering Sophisticated Style, Precision German Engineering and Carefree Maintenance at an Accessible Price...
The Volkswagen Group is expanding its production capacities in China. Contracts for the construction of a new Volkswagen plant at Foshan...
The 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK award for 2010, ...
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations held grand opening ceremonies today for the Volkswagen Academy...
Modified Passat and Passat Wagon Emergency Response Vehicles to Enter Service...
Jake Thompson dominated this weekend's Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup event as he led every lap in today's race at Miller Motorsports Par...
Jake Thompson returned to last year's form during qualifying today at Miller Motorsports Park as he earned his second consecutive pole at the Utah road course...
Volkswagen is the first automaker to develop a digital customer magazine as an app specially for the iPad...
Since its debut at the beginning of May, the new Volkswagen eGame "Touareg Challenge" has already been downloaded by over 1 million...
As a global sponsor of the Red Bull Air Race, Volkswagen is expanding its strategic partnership with Red Bull...
TDI® Clean Diesel, Tiguan Models Continue to Drive the Brand...
The Volkswagen Group and Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. (IDG), Turin, are to intensify their successful cooperation, putting it on a new footing...
The Volkswagen Group ranks among the top car manufacturers worldwide when it comes to sustainability performance...
Volkswagen Automatic Transmission Co. Ltd. in China begins local production of the efficient dual clutch transmission (DSG)...
FC Santos beats Hertha BSC 1-0 in the Santiago-Bernabéu-Stadium...
Starting in June, three of the world’s most renowned German badges – Volkswagen, GTI and adidas...
A long-standing tradition every year at the GTI-Meet at Worthersee – the largest of its kind in the world - is that Volkswagen likes to surprise its fans...
There are automobiles, and then there are automotive icons – classics with a glorious past and an exciting future...
Best service specialists come from Kuwait and the Netherlands...
Yesterday after qualifying, Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup pole winner, Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, said he'd done half the things he wanted to accomplish...
Just 0.006 seconds separated today's Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup pole winner, Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, from second position qualifier Wyatt Gooden ...
New Jersey’s PDA Pele U12 boys soccer team, is heading to Madrid, Spain this week to battle teams from across the globe...
Two-Time X-Games Gold Medal Winner Will Try His Hand at Motorsports...
Along with the presentation of a new 3-cylinder TDI, Volkswagen will be represented by a contingent of engine experts at the 31st International...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported April 2010 sales of 23,135 total units, for a 42% increase over April 2009, ...
Volkswagen is inviting designers, programmers, developers and interested users to help develop applications for the Infotainment systems...
In its new wholly-owned subsidiary, Volkswagen R GmbH, Volkswagen is bundling competence on how to implement sporty and exclusive models...
Volkswagen Fleet and Accessories put together a Passat with some attitude...
At the Transparent Factory in Dresden Volkswagen produces one of the finest automobiles in the world: the Phaeton....
Electric cars that are driven emissions-free will revolutionize mobility over the mid-term, especially in urban areas....
In collaboration with the long-established Swiss watchmaker FORTIS, Volkswagen designers have developed a new high-tech chronograph...
The Touran from Volkswagen is the most successful German compact MPV and “the” consummate family vehicle...
Volkswagen is welcoming visitors to Techno Classica 2010 with three special themes that will take them back through an exciting period of automotive history....
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported March 2010 sales of 22,148 total units, for a 40.9% increase over March 2009...
Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen of America, Inc. are proud to announce that the Polo has been honored as the 2010 World Car of the Year...
Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today the BlueMotion product brand consisting of the Golf, Passat, and Polo, was declared the 2010 ...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today unveiled the second generation Touareg, showcasing the brand's first-ever hybrid at the 2010 New York International Auto Show. ...
This past Sunday, Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup chief driving instructor, Jan Heylen, earned a second-place result in his debut in the Indy Lights Series driving for Team E Racing...
This Sunday, Volkswagen Jetta TDI® Cup chief driving instructor, Jan Heylen, will be hitting the streets of St. Petersburg in order to compete in the season-opening event ...
The Volkswagen R GmbH will be the specialist for sporty exclusive models from Volkswagen in the future. Volkswagen AG has bundled the responsibilities and competencies for development...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported February 2010 sales of 18,116 total units, representing a 32.6 percent increase over February 2009. With 2010 year-to-date sales of 36,135 total units, up 36.9 percent over the same period of 2009, the Volkswagen brand continued its strong start for 2010....
Timmy Megenbier, the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI® Cup Champion, is preparing for the next stage of his motorsports career as he travels to Athletes' Performance in Phoenix, AZ for an intense, weeklong training session. Athletes' Performance – known as one of the top training programs in the world – wi...
Volkswagen Motorsport is proud to announce Arie Ouimet of Plymouth, Massachusetts as their 2010 Karting Qualifier award winner. Ouimet competed against thirty karters for the top prize—a $45,000 scholarship towards the 2010 Jetta TDI Cup season....
Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that it has selected Draftfcb Chicago as its new CRM agency of record for the U.S. In this capacity, Draftfcb will have full Customer Relationship Management responsibility for the Volkswagen brand and its family of products....
The next generation of the CrossPolo is ready for new adventures. The clever compact in rugged all-terrain look is celebrating its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. After the Polo base version presented in 2009 and the Polo BlueMotion...
The Polo GTI is back. A powerful 132 kW / 180 PS comeback! This GTI lives up to its legendary name: Superior handling properties unified with uncompromising engine dynamics and a maximum of safety. The list of high-tech features runs through the new Polo GTI like a common theme. Take the engine: Thi...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced that three all-new 2010 special edition models are now available in dealer showrooms. The CC R-Line, Jetta TDI® Cup Street Edition, and New Beetle Red Rock Edition all build on the already great features of their standard versions, with unique elements and...
Volkswagen – Europe’s strongest automotive brand – is setting standards worldwide when it comes to efficiency with its clean high-tech TDI and TSI engines. Now this is being followed up by latest coup at the Los Angeles Auto Show (December 4 to 13): the world premiere of the Up! Lite A progressive, ...
Wolfsburg / Munich, February 10, 2010 - Volkswagen is unveiling the completely redeveloped Touareg as a world premiere. It is the most technically innovative “VW” since the brand has been in existence. This Touareg is reinterpreting the fascinating multipurpose SUV idea in a contemporary way – thank...
The Passat CC is making an elegant appearance on our roads with its coupé lines and sporty note. Effective now, the Passat CC – previously designed to carry four persons – is available with an optional new rear bench that turns it into a five-seater....
With a new year comes new beginnings for the SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series, which is heading into its third season. Kicking off the year is the primetime premiere of the 2009 season documentary, “Racing Under Green” on Planet Green, January 19 at 9 pm ET. ...
For Volkswagen, this marks the beginning of an action-packed year, in which more new models will be introduced than ever before in the company’s history. First on the spectacular list of new products for the 2010 calendar year is a car based on entirely new concepts and technology,...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced during the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that select models equipped with the DVD navigation system will enable drivers to enjoy an upgrade in digital entertainment with HD Radio Multi-casting technology...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. is excited to offer customers a fun and playful way to get discounts on essential winter season parts. Drivers who visit Volkswagen's "It's A VW Winter Wunderland!" ...
Wolfsburg, Germany -- December 7, 2009 -- Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has today taken a 49.9 percent stake in Porsche AG. The next important step on the way towards the integrated automotive group with Porsche has therefore been completed, as announced, before the end of the year. The price for th...
HERNDON, Va., Nov. 3/Volkswagen of America, Inc. today reported October 2009 sales of 17,037 total units, representing a 7.2 percent increase over October 2008...
HERNDON, Va., Oct. 8 /-- Volkswagen of America announced today its all-new Golf TDI has been selected by the Green Car Journal as a 2010 Green Car of the Year(® )finalist.( )The Green Car of the Year will be awarded during a press conference during this year's Los Angeles Auto Show Press Days, Decem...
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