Archive for Category: "VolksWagen"
VW To Retrofit 250k Late-Model Diesels Over Misfueling Issues
Diesel engines and gasoline don’t usually play well together and Volkswagen has caught some flack from North American owners about the costly repairs that aren’t covered under warranty when a diesel vehicle is filled with gasoline. So to prevent any future misfueling issues, VW plans to retrofit any 2009-2012 Jetta and 2010-2012 Golf with TDI [...]
VW introduces three R-Line packages for Golf
Volkswagen has introduced three new R-Line packages for the Golf. The R-Line packages, including exterior package, interior pack and sport package, emphasize the sporty design and are available for the order. The exterior package includes rear spoiler in body color, fog lights, radiator grille with R-Line logo, R-Line specific grille black, R-Line front and rear [...]
VW lays off 500 Chattanooga Workers As Passat Sales Slump
Volkswagen is cutting back production and laying off an estimated 500 employees as sales of the Passat sedan haven’t met expectations of VW leaders. The new assembly plant, which opened in 2011, has been operating two 10-hour shifts six days a week. VW officials plan to throttle back production to two 10-hour shifts working only [...]
Volkswagen unveils production version of XL1 plug-in hybrid
Volkswagen (VW) announced the production version of its XL1 plug-in hybrid, which the company claims to be the most fuel-efficient production car in the world. The 2014 Volkswagen XL1 will make debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year. The two-seater XL1 includes a 47-hp two-cylinder turbocharged direct injection (TDI) engine, a 27-hp [...]
General Motors taps Volkswagen exec for Chevrolet brand
General Motors (GM) has appointed Tim Mahoney as chief marketing officer of global Chevrolet and global GM marketing operations leader, effective April 1. Mahoney will be responsible to execute Chevrolet’s new brand platform, Find New Roads, and for overall coordination of GM’s global marketing operations. He will report to Alan Batey, GM vice president, U.S. [...]
VW Brings Out 2014 Beetle R-Line Convertible And GSR Editions
Volkswagen debuted a couple new trim lines for their latest update on the New Beetle at the Chicago Motor Show today. The first is the addition of the R-Line to the Beetle convertible. Like the R-Line coupe, power comes from the current 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder and is differentiated by 19-inch aluminum-alloy wheels, Bi-Xenon headlights with [...]
Volkswagen Passat Performance Concept Shows Its Potential
The Passat normally doesn’t conjure up thoughts of carving canyons or taming the twisty sections of a back road, but Volkswagen hopes to change your impression of the Passat’s potential. Enter the 2013 Volkswagen Passat Performance Concept. This four-door is powered by a smaller displacement version of the current 2.0-liter inline-four – a 1.8-liter that [...]
Volkswagen to produce Golf in Mexico in 2014
Volkswagen (VW) will produce the 2014 Golf at its manufacturing facility in Puebla, Mexico. The company plans to start production of the seventh-generation Golf at its Volkswagen de México’s plant in the first quarter of 2014. Models made at Mexico plant will be supplied to the North and South American markets. The decision to produce [...]
Volkswagen opens largest solar farm of any U.S. automaker
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., January 23, 2013 – Volkswagen yesterday “powered up” the largest single solar installation at an automotive manufacturing facility in the United States and the biggest solar installation in the state of Tennessee. Onlookers watched as dignitaries flipped a giant light switch signaling the start of solar power generation. The solar panels also help [...]
VW puts Sport Back Into Sport Utility Vehicle with R-Line Models for 2014
Volkswagen emphasizes the sport in Sport Utility Vehicle with the introduction of the R-Line to their Touareg and Tiguan models for 2014. Both models get an upgraded appearance package that sets them apart from their lesser brethren. More specifically, the 2014 Touareg R-Line rolls on new 20-inch wheels, sports a more aggressive front clip, body-color [...]


