VIDEO: AutoCar Ad of the Year - Volkswagen's Singing Dog
Click above to watch the video AutoCar readers have voted on the year's best car commercial, and unsurprisingly, it's not from America. Neither is AutoCar, sure, but that still doesn't quite explain why we get GM's Our Country ads and the rest of you get ninja kittens and singing dogs. We're not even sure how singing dogs sell cars – which might be why we don't get them – but they're a lot more fun. The dog can try to explain himself in this year's winning video after the jump.[source]

Low and slinky Volkswagen CC has much to recommend it | The Detroit News | detnews.com
When the subject is styling, Volkswagen is the alpha and the omega of vehicle manufacturers. In the early days, it offered the microbus, with all the design panache of a steamer trunk or a soldier's footlocker, though there was some hope because the original Beetle actually had some charming curvy lines. Now it presents us with the 2009 CC, which is so slick and sensuous that it eclipses anything the German company has ever offered, including the ill-fated Phaeton luxury car. The CC -- VW says the...

2009 Volkswagen GTI
We're still sour that the Scirocco isn't making it to our shores, but Volkswagen is throwing us a bone with the restyled 2009 MK VI GTI. The new front end made a successful transition from the low-slung hatch that's beyond our reach, finally eschewing the gaping maw that's afflicted Audi designs of late. Both three- and five-door variants were on hand here at the Paris Motor Show, and overall, we're even more smitten with the six then we were with the outgoing model.As reported previously, the new GTI...

2009 Volkswagen Golf
Volkswagen is ready to present its new redesigned hatchback Golf, which is promised to be better than all the previous models. Its production is going to start next year: at first it goes to European customers in October, 2009, and then it will be sold in North America, Australia, Asia and Africa as a 2010 model. The basic look of the car did not change and reminds all the previous generations of Golf. There have been added some new features to the front of the vehicle, which remind about the new...

Volkswagen considering offering Polo in U.S. market
The Rabbit is currently the most fuel-efficient gasoline-powered vehicle in Volkswagen's U.S. fleet, getting around 26 mpg on the EPA's combined city/highway cycle. But V-Dub wants something better for the U.S. market. Speaking with Bloomberg, VW CEO, Stefan Jacoby revealed that the automaker is considering bringing a subcompact vehicle, similar to the Polo, to the U.S.With the Toyota Yaris rated at 32 mpg and the Honda Fit coming in at 31 mpg combined city/highway, Volkswagen is hoping to meet or...

Volkswagen Tiguan is fun to drive, hard to pronounce
Millions of dollars are spent every year by auto marketing departments to determine the best name for a vehicle. Not all of this money is spent wisely. Ford Motor Co. revived its MK naming system for Lincoln. Is it "MK" or is it "Mark"? Perhaps Ford's MK Fields could clarify? Hyundai Motor Co. confirms that spaghetti Westerns dominate late night television in South Korea with its Santa Fe and Tucson. No doubt the OK Corral, Wyatt Earp edition is on its way. This brings us to the Volkswagen Tiguan...

Preview: 2009 Volkswagen Polo MPV
In 1996 Volkswagen introduced the Typ 9K Caddy light van based on the existing Polo small car platform. The van was designed by VW’s Seat subsidiary, manufactured in Spain, and built right up until 2005 when it was replaced by the Golf-based Typ 2K Caddy. VW is expected to release a new version of the Caddy aimed at private buyers based on the new-generation Polo due early next year. The new car will be targeted at the MPV segment and will feature the same powertrain lineup as the regular hatchback...

2009 / 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle - Sneak Preview 2008
At first glance, a second-generation New Beetle doesn't make a lot of sense. After all, Volkswagen's German masters never wanted to build the current one. The original air-cooled Bug isn't remembered as fondly over there as it is here. The animosity was such that VW's U.S. designers worked on it in secret, and it was only after their Concept 1 was slipped quietly onto the Detroit auto show floor in 1994 and met with an explosive public response that management agreed to build the car. Even so, Germans...

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
 By Carey Russ While Japanese and American automakers tout gasoline-electric hybrids as the solution for high fuel economy, Europeans, represented in the US by the Germans, see diesel as the way. And, with the availability of low-sulfur diesel fuel, the newest generation of clean diesels will be sold throughout the country for model year 2009. Yes, even in California and states that follow its lead in emissions requirements. But beyond hydrocarbon-based fuels, be they gasoline, diesel, or natural...

Volkswagen Zero Emission Tiguan Debut US
Volkswagen of America, Inc. is showcasing its broad range of near-term and future fuel-efficient powertrain technologies with the all-new 2.0 liter TSI Tiguan, the upcoming 2.0 liter Jetta TDI and the North American debut of the Tiguan HyMotion Fuel Cell Concept.Originally shown at the Shanghai Motor Show and the 2007 Michelin Challenge Bibendum, the Tiguan HyMotion highlights the current state of Volkswagen’s hydrogen fuel cell research and development. The Tiguan HyMotion features a hydrogen fuel...