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Business as usual between Vw and Magna once Opel deal is dead

4WheelsNews | November 14th 2009 by Andrew Christian

“Business as usual” according to Volkswagen AG, which has dropped its threat to halt awarding contracts to Magna International Inc. now that it won’t be the new owner of competitor Opel. Magna International failed in its bid to purchase the read more

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Volkswagen entering five Race Touaregs in 2010 Dakar Rally

4WheelsNews | November 10th 2009 by Andrew Christian

Volkswagen will again seek to be the champion at next year’s Dakar Rally and will be entering five Race Touaregs. VW won the rally last year with its Touareg rally concept, which is powered by a 2.5-litre TDI that outputs 276bhp. The car topped the read more

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Official: Vw Jetta TDI Cup ‘Street’ Edition coming in January…

4WheelsNews | November 7th 2009 by Andrew Christian

The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup “Street” Edition will be arriving at US dealerships beginning January 2010. Pricing for the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup “Street” Edition begins at $25,000 but it qualifies for a federal tax credit of read more

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Volkswagen to decide if will buy Karmann within two weeks

4WheelsNews | October 31st 2009 by Andrew Christian

The fate of troubled assembly firm Karmann will be known within the next two weeks. Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn confirmed that negotiations are still ongoing but he said that he won’t give out details of the looming deal since he didn’t w read more

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Germany’s car market will fall sharply next year, says Vw’s s…

4WheelsNews | October 24th 2009 by Andrew Christian

Detlef Wittig, Volkswagen AG’s, sales chief, anticipates a sharp drop in Germany’s car sales when the government’s car scrappage program ends. In fact, Wittig predicts Germany’s car sales will fall below 3 million units in 2010 from 3 read more

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Vw could raise 10 billion euros for Porsche and other acquisition…

4WheelsNews | October 17th 2009 by Andrew Christian

With a market value of 43 billion euros, Volkswagen said that it will seek clearance in December to issue up to 135 million new preferred shares by December 2014, a large portion of which could enter the market by the middle of 2010. The share issue read more

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Volkswagen might enter Formula One

4WheelsNews | October 10th 2009 by Andrew Christian

If costs go down, parent company Volkswagen might enter Formula One, according to Reinhold Carl, managing director of Audi Singapore. While chatting with a reporter from the Straits Times newspaper, Carl mused that even while budgets are dropping, te read more

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2009 Vw Golf VI GTI by APS

4WheelsNews | October 2nd 2009 by Andrew Christian

For only £599, you can have an upgrade kit fitted immediately on your Mk6 Volkswagen Golf GTI. Created by tuning firm APS, the Stage-One kit consists purely of an ECU re-map. It makes the 2.0-litre TFSI unit’s outputs rise by 43bhp and 85lb-ft, ac read more

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2010 Volkswagen Golf VI Estate pricing announced

4WheelsNews | September 29th 2009 by Andrew Christian

For its European market, Volkswagen has revealed the price list for the 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI Estate. The car is offered with a choice of petrol and diesel engines with power outputs that range from 80 hp to 160 hp. Powering the diesel version is a read more

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Qatar to get only one Volkswagen board seat

4WheelsNews | September 25th 2009 by Andrew Christian

Power could be shifting at Volkswagen’s supervisory board as new shareholder Qatar is getting at least one seat. A source said that Qatar will have one seat at the regular supervisory meeting in spring 2010 but in the medium term it could get a sec read more

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Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk as well Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz Senra…

2007 Baja 1000 Desert Race in Mexico's Baja California | July 1st 2009 by Offroader

The Volkswagen duos Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D) as well as Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz Senra (E/E) continue fighting for overall victory at the Rallye dos Sertões, with gaps of just a few minutes between them. On the seventh leg of the cross read more

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Vw sporty Polo Coupe onFrankfurt Motor Show

Modifikasi Motor | June 3rd 2009 by atmajaya

The whole for an introduction of the world to the Motor-show of Frankfurt this to come September is an alternative of three-carries supermini called the half-compartment of sports shirt. It will come with a nose section which receive its inspiration read more