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Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Preview: Volkswagen Golf Mark VI Volkswagen’s sixth-generation Golf hatch is less than a year away and this new rendering gives us an early look at the final design of the car. It shows VW designers are keeping with the current model’s stylish yet conservative shape but are going with a more chiseled and edgy look. There could be a shakeup of the current lineup with the possibility of the two-door version being dropped in favor of the all-new Scirocco and the Golf being limited to a four-door hatch and Variant wagon only. There... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:33:28 Article Views Rating: 332 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Rendered Speculation: Volkswagen Robust pickup We've seen the spy shots and we've heard the rumors, and now Pickuptruck.com has sketched up its own interpretation of the 2010 Volkswagen "Robust" pickup truck. While the name is still unconfirmed, the pickup's front fascia is kind of a no-brainer. Expect VW to port over its corporate mug, complete with gaping maw, shallow air dam and headlamps that add a bit more sport to the Touareg's sedate lenses.When the Robust goes on sale in 2010 it's likely to be available in both two- and four-door versions... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:11 Article Views Rating: 210 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen may bid on Yugo, um, we mean Zastava Click above for more pics of the Zastava Skala 55It was just the other day that we looked back at the automotive punchline that was the Yugo in America. In all actuality, though, the Serbian automaker Zastava that's currently for sale, has plenty to offer prospective buyers. This fact is evidenced by reports that Volkswagen is considering bidding on the ex-Yugoslavian company. Zastava is the only automaker based in Serbia, and has a number of factories and excess production capacity which could prove... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 186 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > U.S. Volkswagen plant to source 80% of parts locally VW hasn't yet publicly committed to building one or even two factories in the U.S. though it's apparently considering the South, specifically South Carolina, but is making statements that sound like it's definitely on the way. VW's head of production, Jochem Heizmann, has said that the requirements for a factory are that: it not be in a hurricane zone, it be near a major airport, and that there be "no other production car in the vicinity" -- or at least, Google Translate said that for him.The factory... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 14:10:42 Article Views Rating: 173 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Seat Leon FR550 diesel hot-hatch Coinciding with the start of this year’s HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship BTCC season, Spanish carmaker Seat has taken the wraps off a new performance version of its Leon hatch. Inspired by the diesel-powered BTCC Leon race car, the new model also sports a turbocharged diesel motor and a racing themed interior. Under the hood sits the same 170hp 2.0L TDI engine as the regular Leon FR TDI, however upgrading to the new FR550 designation gets you a pair of sports bucket seats with integrated head... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 14:10:40 Article Views Rating: 1559 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche may avoid CAFE penalty by buddying up with VW Porsche's forthcoming majority stake in Volkswagen has the potential to remove a CAFE-sized thorn from the automaker's side. After a failed bid in Congress to create an exemption for itself from the recently revised fuel economy standards, Porsche needed a way to increase its CAFE rating in the U.S. This might be achieved by combining Porsche and VW's emissions and fuel-economy numbers into one lump sum, thus preserving the automaker's performance heritage.While this certainly isn't anything new &ndash... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 08:09:17 Article Views Rating: 183 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Beetle police cruiser, the "bug-erceptor" It's a rather undignified process, being pulled over by the police. Next time you're sitting at the side of the road with the lights flashing in your rearview mirror, just think of this: at least you weren't pulled over by a VW Beetle. Unless you reside in Blount County, Tennessee, where Archie Garner, a 40-plus-year police veteran, nabbed this 1972 Beetle in a DUI case and summarily converted it into an Interceptor. Not that it does too much intercepting, being capable of only 70 miles per hour or so... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 08:09:16 Article Views Rating: 192 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche may use VW stake to avoid emissions rules Porsche has a major challenge on its hands in the form of strict new fuel-economy and emissions regulations set to roll in across the U.S. and Europe in coming years. Carmakers are being forced to improve their average fleet-wide mileage and carbon emissions levels and for a niche brand like Porsche, which sells a limited range of high-performance models, meeting these new standards will be near impossible given the current deadlines. To get around the new regulations, Porsche may be able to merge its... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 08:08:16 Article Views Rating: 177 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs Dura Automotive Systems Inc., a Rochester Hills auto-parts maker that failed to exit bankruptcy last year because of credit market turmoil, may now face a probe by bondholders. James W. Korth, the managing partner of East Lansing-based bond brokerage J.W. Korth & Co., is seeking approval from the federal judge in Wilmington, Delaware, overseeing Dura's bankruptcy to investigate the company's value. Korth and his clients own more than $100 million of Dura bonds, he said in the request, filed without an... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:31:06 Article Views Rating: 193 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Opel Redesignes Astra for 2010 In about a year and a half Opel plans to present a new Astra that will be sold as Vauzhall in Britain, Saturn in North America, Opel in Germany and Holden in Australia. Right now Germans are testing its new features. The new model of the car is going to be redesigned to become a good competitor to Volkswagen Golf VI and Ford Focus. Astra is going to be bigger and more comfortable. It is planned to be made in a variety of models: three- and five-door hatchback, sedan and station wagon. Due to this factor... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:36 Article Views Rating: 253 |
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