2016 Detroit Auto Show - TACH WRAP - North American International Auto Show 2016
Jan 19, 2016
By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau STEVE: The 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit got underway on a bitter cold but clear winter morning in the Motor City. We are sitting in the Michelin Media Center beginning these notes looking south across the Detroit River with the s ... Continue reading
Volkswagen BUDD-e Concept Awarded Best Innovation Winner of Best of CES Awards
Jan 14, 2016
Volkswagen of America is pleased to announce the brands BUDD-e concept received Engadgets coveted Best Innovation Award as part of its Best of CES Awards at CES 2016. Nominated in three separate categories of Engadgets Best of CES Awards, BUDD-e took top honors for Best Innovation from the leading ... Continue reading
10 Best New-Car Deals For January 2016 By KBB.com
Jan 14, 2016
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2016 -- For shoppers with the attitude 'new year, new car,' the experts from Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry, have assembled their list of the 10 best lease, financing and cash ... Continue reading
Volkswagen to Extend Goodwill Packaage to US Touareg TDI Owners Affected By Emissions Issue
Jan 12, 2016
Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today announced it will extend the Goodwill Package to owners of 3.0L TDI Touareg models affected by the TDI emissions issue (model years 2009 â 2016). The Goodwill Package provides owners with a $500 Volkswagen Prepaid Visa Loyalty Card, a $500 Volkswagen Dealership Card and no- ... Continue reading
Matthias Müller: The USA is and Remains a Core Market for the Volkswagen Group
Jan 12, 2016
The Volkswagen Group is firmly standing by its commitment and investment plans in the US. "The US is and remains a core market for the Volkswagen Group," CEO Matthias Müller affirmed at a press conference in Detroit on Sunday. On the eve of the North American International Motor Show which takes place there, Müller a ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept Makes World Debut at NAIAS
Jan 12, 2016
The Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept makes its world debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), in the country that popularized the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). The vehicleâs most striking innovation is its efficient plug-in hybrid system that uses two electric motors and a gasoline engine, w ... Continue reading
'V-Charge' Research Project Wins '2015 Connected Car Award'
Jan 8, 2016
Accolade for Volkswagen and its project partners 'V-Charge' is the new intelligent valet parking Fully automatic finding of parking spaces and charging of electric vehicles WOLFSBURG/LAS VEGAS -- January 8, 2016: The 'V-Charge' research project wins the Auto Bild / Computer Bild 2015 Connected Car Award. Participants i ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Pssenger Cars Brand Delivers 5.82 Million Vehicles in 2015
Jan 8, 2016
Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered 5.82 million vehicles to customers worldwide in the full year 2015. "The Volkswagen brand did a good job last year in the face of challenging conditions. Regional performance varied quite considerably due to market factors. Above all Europe, together with China, remain important pill ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Likely to Buy Back 115,000 TDI Cars in U.S.
Jan 7, 2016
Washington DC January 7, 2016; The AIADA newsletter reported that Volkswagen AG assumes it will have to buy back about 115,000 cars in the United States as a result of the emissions scandal, reports CNBC. Without citing its sources, Germany's daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung said the company expected it would have to either ... Continue reading
2016 CES - VW Shows Electric Minivan (Microbus) - Will It Charge-Up Soccer Moms?
Jan 6, 2016
Las Vegas, January 2016 âBuilding on the momentum from the brandâs first appearance in 2015, Volkswagen is opening a new gateway to the future at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The time machine in this case is a zero-emissions, avant-garde van dubbed BUDD-e. This is the first vehicle b ... Continue reading
CES 2016: Volkswagen Brings Gesture Control to Mass Production with the E- Golf Touch
Jan 6, 2016
Volkswagen returns to CES 2016 with two ground-breaking, zero-emissions vehicles: the BUDD-e concept and the e-Golf Touch. BUDD-e is a concept vehicle that will take CES attendees on a quick time-hop to the year 2019. In contrast, the e-Golf Touch, with its next-generation infotainment system, shows that technologies s ... Continue reading
CES 2016: Electric Volkswagen Budd-e Concept Brings the Microbus into the 21st Century
Jan 6, 2016
Building on the momentum from the brands first appearance in 2015, Volkswagen is opening a new gateway to the future at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The time machine in this case is a zero-emissions, avant-garde van dubbed BUDD-e. This is the first vehicle based on the all-new Modular Electr ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Reports December Sales and 2015 Year-End Results
Jan 5, 2016
Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported sales of 30,956 units delivered in December 2015. Sales for 2015 total 349,440 units. The Tiguan produced the best month on record for the vehicle with 4,900 vehicles delivered, a 131.6 percent increase. In 2015, Tiguan deliveries totaled 35,843 units, a 42.7 percent in ... Continue reading
Jan 4, 2016
WASHINGTON January 4, 2016; The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, today filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC, Porsche AG, a ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Upgrades Appeal of Polo, Golf and Passat Models For 2016
Dec 28, 2015
◾ Generously-equipped Polo Match replaces SE trim and adds extra style and function ◾ High-spec Golf GT Edition and R-Line Edition supersede GT and R-Line models ◾ New Passat SE Business incorporates functional upgrades and Discover Navigation MILTON KEYNES - December 28, 2015: Volkswagen is gearing u ... Continue reading
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