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2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Street Edition coming to U.S. in 2010
Volkswagen of America announced today that the Jetta TDI Cup “Street” Edition will hit North American dealerships in January 2010. Like the TDI Cup race car, the “Street” Edition is equipped with the optional TDI Cup Edition Kit, which includes a new front bumper, side skirts and rear valance that are found on the TDI Cup race [...]
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Volkswagen releases sketch of new mid-size sedan for the U.S.
Volkswagen of America today released a sketch of its forthcoming new mid-size sedan, which will be produced at the company’s new plant in Chattanooga, TN. The sedan will be introduced to the market in late 2011. Volkswagen has yet to release the official name of the sedan, which will replace the Passat in the United States.
CEO [...]
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Report: Volkswagen to save Karmann from going bust
Volkswagen is planning to take over Germany’s coach building firm Karmann, brining the company back from the brink of bankruptcy. Karmann has undertaken many rolls from design to production for various automakers including Chrysler, Porsche and Volkswagen Group.
“Talks have been going on for some time, but there is no agreement yet on a price,” one of [...]
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Porsche to share Panamera and 911 platform with Volkswagen brands
Earlier this week, Volkswagen released a statement saying that it plans to complete its merger with Porsche during the course of 2011.
According to Michael Macht of Porsche, the sports car maker is prepared to share the Panamera and 911 platforms with other Volkswagen Group brands.
“Porsche needs to become a strong pillar of VW, as well [...]
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Tesla Roadster, Toyota Prius and VW Touareg involved in horrible collision
An Autopia reader spotted this accident involving a Tesla Roadster, Volkswagen Touareg and the Toyota Prius. The accident took place earlier this week and as the story goes the Tesla was stopped behind the Touareg at a red light when a Prius rear-ended it and pushed it under the SUV.
According Tesla’s spokeswoman Rachel Konrad:
This was [...]
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2010 Volkswagen GTI being launched via Real Racing GTI iPhone app
Volkswagen is going to be launching their new 2010 Volkswagen GTI exclusively via their iPhone app. The move, an industry first, offers immense bang-for-the-advertising-buck according to the article. the annual budget for mobil services runs $500,000. Compare that to the $60 million media blitz that VW ran with the release of their [...]
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Volkswagen to complete Porsche merger by 2011, will pay $5.82 billion
Volkswagen AG announced today that it will take a 49.9 percent stake in Porsche AG in a first step towards a merger with the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer.
“This was agreed between Volkswagen and Porsche SE during negotiations on the contracts of implementation relating to the merger of the two companies,” Volkswagen said in a statement. [...]
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Volkswagen plans to drop Passat when new mid-size sedan arrives
According to Stefan Jacoby, Volkswagen Group of America CEO, the automaker will most likely drop the Passat sedan and wagon in 2011 when its new U.S. built mid-size sedan goes on sale.
“We are looking at it in detail,” Jacoby said at a press event earlier this month.
The U.S. built mid-size four-door car will be larger [...]
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Next-generation Volkswagen Beetle to have a bigger backseat
Speaking at a recent press event in Germany, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, Stefan Jacoby, said that the new Beetle will arrive in 2012. He said that the next-generation model will have more space in the back seat and will offer better packaging.
Jacoby said that the next Beetle will also be “more [...]
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2010 Volkswagen Golf R coming to the U.S. next year, will be badged GTI-R
During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany today, Volkswagen confirmed that it will sell a version of the Golf R in the United States. The Golf R, which will be known as the GTI-R in the U.S., will replace the R32.
Along with Volkswagen’s 4Motion all-wheel-drive system, the GTI-R will get 2.0L TSI 4-cylinder engine making [...]
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2010 Suzuki Kizashi prices start at under $19,000
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2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder coming to LA, prices start at $61,200
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Fiat 500 with a 1.4L Mutliair coming in 4th quarter of 2010
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Jeep will move over to Fiat platforms in 2013, “I live. I ride. I am. Jeep”
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New Dodge 7-passenger crossover and C-segment on the way
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BREAKING: Only 500 more Dodge Vipers will be made, replacement coming in 2012
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Review: 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS, no longer your daddy’s car
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Review: 2010 GMC Terrain shows how GMC is evolving
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Review: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, look here for impressive fuel-efficiency numbers
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Review: 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost, high-performance can be economical
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Review: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO – It’s SHOw Time
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Review: 2010 Mazda3, it’s smiling at you… and you should smile back
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Review: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S with PDK, launch-control active
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