In the News
17 February 2010
Bee Vs. Car: Who Gets More Miles Per Gallon? (National Public Radio)
So Volkswagen has this new car – the prototype was shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show a few months ago – that will get an estimated 170 miles per gallon.
16 February 2010
VW Goes for Energy Efficiency at New Chattanooga Plant (Environmental Leader)
Volkswagen is building energy efficiency into its new $1 billion Chattanooga, Tenn., manufacturing plant, which will feature efficient electric motors on the production lines and stormwater recycling on the grounds.
11 February 2010
Drivers' Choice Awards: Best Dream Machine — Audi R8 5.2 FSI (MotorWeek)
Now it's time to fantasize a bit with our picks for Best Dream Machines of the year; starting with the awesome Audi R8 5.2 FSI.
11 February 2010
Drivers' Choice Awards: Best Performance Car — Audi S4 (MotorWeek)
For high-speed acrobatics, check out our Best Performance Car, the Audi S4. Based on the A4, the S4 is almost too pretty to be a speed demon.
10 February 2010
Officially Official: 2011 Volkswagen Touareg (Autoblog.com)
We weren't expecting to see the new second generation Volkswagen Touareg until the beginning of March at the Geneva Motor Show, but VW rolled out its big SUV at an event in Munich earlier today.
03 February 2010
Stanford's robotic Audi to brave Pikes Peak without a driver (Stanford Report)
When the Pikes Peak race of Colorado Springs began in 1916, drivers ascended the dusty switchbacks hoping their car would not overheat or fall apart before reaching the 14,000-foot summit.
03 February 2010
2010 VW Golf and 2010 VW Golf TDI turbodiesel get top rating from Consumer Reports (Examiner)
The freshened 2010 Volkswagen Golf gets a top rating from Consumer Reports. The March issue rates the two small hatchback models as "excellent".
02 February 2010
It's energy is boundless! Like a puppy, Volkswagen's GTI is just rarin' to go (New York Daily News)
No one can make a hatchback as fun to drive as Volkswagen. For close to 30 years now, VW has cornered the "hot hatch" segment.
01 February 2010
VW's 2.0L TDI Engine Named a 2010 "Ward's 10 Best Engines" (Automoblog)
At last month's Detroit Auto Show, Ward's Automotive Group named Volkswagen's 2.0L TDI Clean Diesel engine one of their "10 best" for 2010.
01 February 2010
Inside Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road to Vancouver (The DeadBolt)
After making its debut on NBC to kick off programming for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the new Brett Morgan directed Audi documentary Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road to Vancouver is now available as a free download.
01 February 2010
The Germans Are Coming: Volkswagen's Drive to Succeed in America (Fast Company)
For a new CEO, first impressions matter. Early in his tenure as president and chief executive of the Volkswagen Group of America, Stefan Jacoby got an angry letter from a VW dealer.
01 February 2010
Willkommen to Chattanooga (Fast Company)
The 1,350-acre site on its way to becoming a Volkswagen plant was once home to an ammunitions operation producing bombs that dropped on Germany during World War II.
01 February 2010
Remembering Never to Forget (Fast Company)
For all its shiny green future, Volkswagen has a dark and complicated past. Nowhere do those two disparate sides present themselves more starkly than in the company's headquarters.
The History of Volkswagen(Fast Company)
30 January 2010
2,000 toil at VW site (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
The number of workers building Volkswagen's Chattanooga auto assembly plant has topped the 2,000 mark, according to officials.
29 January 2010
VW Social Media Campaign Delivers One-Two Punch (Autopia)
Remember playing "punch buggy," hitting your little brother every time a Volkswagen Beetle passed by? Volkswagen has revived the game as a social media advertising campaign, with a little help from Tracy Morgan and a septuagenarian blogger.
28 January 2010
VW paint shop to be world's most advanced, officials say (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Volkswagen's paint shop at its Chattanooga auto assembly plant, expected to start testing its first cars in late August, will be the most advanced in the automotive world, officials said Wednesday.
26 January 2010
Students See a Creek and Imagine a Bridge for VW (New York Times)
In Germany, Volkswagen is known for innovative architecture. Audostadt, its theme park in Wolfsburg, has more than a dozen sleek buildings, including a pair of circular glass "silos" for new cars.
19 January 2010
AW Editors' Choice Awards: Audi E-tron, Detroit best in show (Auto Week)
For the second consecutive year, we gave top honors at the Detroit auto show to Audi, and the E-tron concept is our Best in Show for 2010.
19 January 2010
AW Editors' Choice Awards: Volkswagen New Compact Coupe, Detroit best concept (Auto Week)
We'll be the first to admit that the Volkswagen New Compact Coupe looks--and in fact is--ready for production as a Jetta-based coupe.
13 January 2010
Audi won more than just EyesOnDesign Award at NAIAS (Examiner.com)
Audi won a lot more than just the EyesOnDesign Award for it Audi A8 model at the NAIAS 2010. The entire display exhibited a renaissance of design, along with the touch and feel of professionalism that once permeated the auto shows of yesteryear.
13 January 2010
The Transformer: Why VW Is the Car Giant to Watch (Business Week)
When Volkswagen (VOW:GR) CEO Martin Winterkorn said two years ago that he was determined to zoom past Toyota (TM) to become the world's biggest automaker.
13 January 2010
Audi A8, GMC Granite Concept Get EyesOn Design Prizes: 2010 Detroit Auto Show (Edmunds Inside Line)
Audi's new flagship, the 2011 A8 sedan, was rewarded with the EyesOn Design Award for best production vehicle debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, and the GMC Granite — which, if built, would be the automaker's smallest SUV — got the honor for best concept. The prizes were handed out on Tuesday.
11 January 2010
The Secret Weapon Driving Volkswagen's Hybrid Compact Coupe? Das CEO (Fast Company)
Volkswagen is starting 2010 in the fast lane. Moments ago at the Detroit Auto Show, it announced a new concept car, a snappy looking coupe with a hybrid engine called the New Compact Coupe.
11 January 2010
Diesel may be better fuel deal for U.S. (Detroit News)
What could be an important milestone in the U.S. auto industry took place in early December at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Amid the hype surrounding hybrids, plug-ins and fuel cells, a diesel car -- the Audi A3 TDI -- was named "Green Car of the Year."
11 January 2010
Audi unveils another 'e-tron' electric sports car (Detroit News)
German luxury carmaker Audi unveiled a second all-electric concept sports car Monday, smaller and lighter than the R8 electric car it unveiled at the last major car show in Frankfurt.
11 January 2010
Detroit Auto Show: Audi's Second Electric E-Tron (New York Times: Wheels blog)
Audi introduced a second electric car prototype in Detroit today, and it's a family affair. Like the two-seater sports car Audi showed off recently in Frankfurt and Los Angeles, the new concept is also named E-Tron.
11 January 2010
Detroit auto show: Volkswagen reveals New Compact Coupe (Auto Week)
Volkswagen has gone public on plans for a coupe variant of the next-generation Jetta with the unveiling of a near-to-production-ready concept on Monday at the Detroit auto show.
11 January 2010
2010 Detroit Auto Show: Volkswagen New Compact Coupe Hybrid Concept (Green Car Reports)
Now that VW has launched its new 2010 Golf hatchback, it will turn its attention to the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta sedan, which shares mechanicals with the Golf.
11 January 2010
VW prototypes on local horizon (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant over the next several months is on track to start making its first prototypes of the German automaker's planned, new midsize sedan, officials said Sunday.
10 January 2010
VW puts city on automotive stage today (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Volkswagen is powering up efforts to show the world it's serious about becoming a major player in the United States with its Chattanooga plant serving as the cornerstone of its growth plan.
10 January 2010
VW puts city on automotive stage today (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Volkswagen is powering up efforts to show the world it's serious about becoming a major player in the United States with its Chattanooga plant serving as the cornerstone of its growth plan.
06 January 2010
TDI diesel sales strong for Volkswagen (Biodiesel Magazine)
Drivers are starting to understand that diesel technology rivals hybrid platforms for fuel efficiency and offers greater performance and torque—and the numbers are starting to show.
