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Ticket sales start for Volkswagen GTI Fanfest in Wolfsburg
15 April 2024
WOLFSBURG (Germany): Less than four month to go until the big GTI party takes place, from July 26-28. For the first time, the legendary GTI meetup will be held at locations arou...
New VW Golf starts rolling off assembly line at Wolfsburg pl...
14 April 2024
WOLFSBURG: Production of the eighth generation Volkswagen Golf started at the plant here, marking nearly 50 years since the first Golf was manufactured in Germany. Wolfsburg, re...
VW's RooBadge aims to curb vehicle-wildlife collisions
08 April 2024
SYDNEY: Volkswagen is advancing automotive safety in Australia with the development of RooBadge, an innovative protective audio shield designed to prevent collisions with kangaroos...
Volkswagen EVs 'can't keep up' in China, CEO tells paper
07 April 2024
BERLIN: Volkswagen wants to avoid setting "utopian" goals for its market share in China, its CEO told German newspaper FAZ on Friday, adding that anything above 10% was "very respe...
Harlequin paint set for a VW comeback
01 April 2024
LONDON: The Harlequin paint made famous in the 1990s with the Volkswagen Polo looks set for a super-dupe-r return with the ID.3 – but this time with a flashy twist. Volkswagen i...
World premiere of 2024 Volkswagen ID. Buzz GTX with 4MOTION
26 March 2024
WOLFSBURG: The 2024 Volkswagen ID. Buzz GTX had its world premiere, and will be offered with two wheelbases, two battery sizes and a choice of 5-, 6- or 7-seater. It also comes...
Volkswagen, Mobileye expand autonomous driving tech partners...
23 March 2024
WOLFSBURG: German auto giant Volkswagen will expand its partnership with the Israel-based Intel subsidiary Mobileye to bring new automatic driving assistance functions, the compani...
Volkswagen holds out prospect of entry-level EV by 2027
16 March 2024
BERLIN: Volkswagen held out the prospect of launching an entry-level electric vehicle by 2027, with VW brand chief Thomas Schaefer saying the company would decide in coming weeks w...
VW Group China plans to boost investment in majority-control...
14 March 2024
BEIJING: Volkswagen Group China plans to boost investment in its only majority-controlled joint venture, according to a Tuesday stock filing by its Chinese partner, as the German a...
Facelifted Volkswagen Touareg R-Line launches, CKD price of ...
12 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) today introduced the new Touareg R-Line, priced at  RM469,990. The price of the locally assembled flagship SUV is inclusi...
VW quits Australia auto lobby committee as fight grows over ...
11 March 2024
SYDNEY: Volkswagen Australia said today it had quit the policymaking committee at the country's auto lobby,days after Tesla cut ties with the group, as the German carmaker distance...
The new Tiguan: How VW is trying to perfect its bestseller
07 March 2024
BERLIN: It's no longer the Golf but the Tiguan that is Volkswagen's bestseller. It's no wonder that VW has been putting so much effort into the latest update to the SUV. The new...
650 converted all-electric ID. Buzz Cargos to join Mitie fle...
29 February 2024
LONDON: British facilities management and professional services company Mitie has ordered 650 converted all-electric ID. Buzz Cargo vans, which will join its growing fleet of 4,000...
Volkswagen makes ID.7 even more practical with new Tourer va...
21 February 2024
LONDON: Volkswagen has added to its flourishing line-up of ID electric vehicles with a more practical version of its ID.7 – the Tourer. Its first electric wagon will join a smal...
New VW Golf R glimpsed
02 February 2024
WOLFSBURG: The recent reveal of the refreshed Volkswagen Golf also provided a first glimpse of the sportiest version - the Golf R. The all-wheel drive R was clad in camouflage a...
VW Group's India unit eyes entry-level electric SUV
01 February 2024
NEW DELHI: Volkswagen Group is looking to introduce an entry-level electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) in India by the second-half of this decade, the CEO of its local unit said a...
Volkswagen founds AI lab, in talks with potential partners
31 January 2024
BERLIN: Volkswagen is in talks with international technology firms about collaborating to create new digital prototypes for products and features using artificial intelligence, the...
VW's updated Golf aims to address criticisms of previous car
29 January 2024
BERLIN: Volkswagen has revealed an updated version of its Golf, which brings improved quality and technology to address weaknesses of the previous car. This update for the eight...
VW adding ChatGPT to Golf in update for its 50th birthday
24 January 2024
BERLIN: Volkswagen's most successful car is getting a facelift for its 50th birthday, and the eighth generation adds the ability to have general conversations with the car - in add...
Volkswagen drops T-Roc cabriolet, leaving no open car in ent...
17 January 2024
MUNICH: Volkswagen reportedly plans to drop the wind-in-your-hair version of the T-Roc, leaving the manufacturer's line-up without a convertible for the first time in years. VW ...