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Main > Car Manufactures > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Sets Transeurasia World Record A Volkswagen Caddy Maxi has set a new world record by travelling 9,630 miles non-stop across the Transeurasia route from the Atlantic coast in Portugal to the Pacific coast in Russia in eight days, 13 hours and 30 minutes.The Transeurasia is the world’s longest west-east route on one continent, which took the Caddy Maxi from Portugal through Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and on to more than 3,000 miles of challenging, poor quality roads in Russia.Drivers, Matthias... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-28 17:34:54 Article Views Rating: 24 Main > Car Manufactures > Volkswagen > The Best Finance Offers For The Best Vans From Volkswagen Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ end of year offers give customers even better value for money – especially for any remaining stocks of the current Transporter. Ahead of the launch of the new generation Transporter in January 2010, the Contract Hire or Finance Lease offer starting from £229 a month for the current Transporter continues at the same price, but now also includes three years/45,000 miles servicing, plus an ‘S’ pack upgrade while stocks last, which includes... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-21 12:49:28 Article Views Rating: 56 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Expands in Russia Volkswagen is growing by buying new brands and building new facilities. In the end of 2007 the company built an assembly plant in Kaluga, Russia where it started building Volkswagen Passat and Skoda Oktavia. From the beginning the German automaker planned to expand the capacity by 2009 and assemble up to 150,000 vehicles in the facility. The 10,000 sq m building is going to give jobs to 3,000 workers by the end of this year. The representative of Volkswagen Group Rus, Natalia Gorelikova, says that at... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:42 Article Views Rating: 75 Main > Car Makers News > Renault > Dominance of electrics sparks car talk; Renault has 4 | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- France's Renault SA stole the spotlight at the Frankfurt Motor Show, unveiling four electric cars and pledging to bring them to market at affordable prices within three years. Most automakers displayed concept or production vehicles demonstrating advances in electric car technology, which has emerged as a dominant theme of the show. Volkswagen revealed an e-Up electric show car along with new sporty cars loaded with horsepower, and PSA Peugeot Citroen showed an electric car based on Mitsubishi Motors... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:35 Article Views Rating: 55 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show The 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show is going to be the largest one this year. It is opening tomorrow, on September, 15. This is not only the major German exhibition, but the largest one worldwide, so all automakers are working for the best presentations at the show. It is obvious than all German manufacturers will present their best models there. Some great debuts will take place tomorrow: the production versions of Audi R8 convertible, BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo, BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Mini... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:21 Article Views Rating: 48 Main > Car Makers News > Other > VW showcases range of new models in Frankfurt | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- In a scene reminiscent of General Motors in its happier days, Volkswagen AG rented out a big hall here to display a slew of new models. They ranged from humble Volkswagens to roaring roadsters, in the most extravagant soiree of the Frankfurt Motor Show. The variety of cars on display "demonstrate that we have not only the widest range of brands but the best, and something for every customer," said Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn. Among the new models was an ultra-clean VW-brand electric... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:15 Article Views Rating: 49 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Autos ready to shine anew | detnews.com | The Detroit News Last fall, as auto executives gathered for Europe's biggest car show, the industry teetered on the precipice of the worst downturn in 30 years. This week, executives from a recomposed auto industry convene in Frankfurt in a cautiously optimistic mood: "The worst is behind us," said Christoph Strmer, an analyst at forecasting firm IHS Global Insight. Now, he said, "the feeling is, we've passed it, we've survived it, we're still in business." Still, industry executives and analysts remain apprehensive... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:12 Article Views Rating: 47 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Behemoths to the fore in Frankfurt as sales window threatens to shut | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- It will be like going to one of Frank Sinatra's final performances for visitors to the Frankfurt Car Show. They will come away saying we might never see the likes of that again. Children and grandchildren will one day hear barely believable tales of long extinct, gas guzzling 150 mph beasts like Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Ferraris, Aston Martins, Jaguars and Porsches which were on show at the 2009 Frankfurt Car Show. Anybody could buy them, as long as they had the money. The global car industry is on... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:50 Article Views Rating: 45 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM sells Opel to Magna, Sberbank | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co. will enter into the latest of a series of alliances in key overseas markets after agreeing to sell control of its German carmaker Adam Opel GmbH. GM said it was planning to sell 55 percent of Opel to Canada's Magna International Inc. and Sberbank of Russia, the German government's preferred bidders. The U.S. automaker will retain 35 percent, forming a three-way partnership. "We're very experienced and very successful in collaborative business models," said John Smith, group vice... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:03 Article Views Rating: 49 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM offers 60-day, cash-back guarantee | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co., trying to woo consumers after a trip through bankruptcy, will launch a new advertising campaign Monday touting a 60-day money-back guarantee featuring GM Chairman Ed Whitacre. The move is a bid to boost slumping sales and market share at a crucial time for the automaker, and for GM executives under government pressure to improve the company's fortunes. GM, which received $50 billion in federal aid, is pouring millions into the "May the Best Car Win" campaign. The promotion will urge... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:55 Article Views Rating: 53 |
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