Entries Tagged 'Volkswagen' ↓
Volkswagen Scirocco was leaked out picture
February 28th, 2008 — Volkswagen
Volkswagen Routan minivan for US picture
February 5th, 2008 — Volkswagen
VW Passat CC was unveiled in 2008 NAIAS
January 14th, 2008 — Auto show / Motor Show, Volkswagen
The Passat CC unifies sports car dynamics and sedan comfort First car in the world with Lane Assist lane keeping system Dynamic Drive Control electronic chassis system is standard starting at 170 PS High-class engines deliver 140 PS to 300 PS
Wolfsburg / Detroit, January 2008. Volkswagen is opening the year 2008 with the world premiere of the Passat CC. Its identifying characteristics: coupé design, yet with four doors; impressive comfort, yet pure dynamics; sporty interior, yet space without compromises. The interplay of these contrasts has resulted in a car whose concept and design set a new course beyond the mainstream. At the same time, the Passat CC is a progressive technological platform with high-class engines (103 kW / 140 PS to 220 kW / 300 PS) and innovative assistance and driving dynamics systems. These include world firsts in the “Lane Assist” lane keeping system and the “Dynamic Drive Control” electronic chassis control system. No less innovative: the “Park Assist” parking assistant and “ACC Automatic Distance Control” with stopping distance reducing “Front Assist”.
More than up is Volkswagen Space Up concept in 2007 tokyo motor show
October 24th, 2007 — Auto show / Motor Show, Volkswagen
The “New Small Family” from Volkswagen is gaining speed on its journey to the future. Just six weeks after the world premiere of the up! – the two-door city specialist – Europe’s largest automobile producer is now introducing the second member of the “New Small Family” at the Tokyo Motor Show: The space up! concept car.
“The world premiere of the up! at the IAA in Frankfurt served as an initial test to see how the concept of our New Small Family would be received in Europe. And the results of this test were more than favorable,” says Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Head of Technical Development. Volkswagen’s chief engineer continues: “The second member of this new family now follows in the space up!. The small van shows that we are consistently exploiting every millimeter of space and creating an emotional design.”
Volkswagen set up new car prices 2008 fighting to Toyota
October 20th, 2007 — Volkswagen
Martin Winterkorn, chief executive of Germany-based automobile manufacturer Volkswagen, has been quoted as saying that the company plans to review the pricing of its US cars more aggressively and intends to remove some of the costly features not favored by the local customers, reported Reuters.
The move is seen as an effort to lessen the sales gap between Volkswagen and Japan-based Toyota Motor, Reuters reported, citing the Wall Street Journal Europe as its source.
The report quoted Mr Winterkorn as saying: “We have definitely added too many technical items that (American) customers don’t want to pay for.”
VW seeks management control of Proton
October 10th, 2007 — Volkswagen, proton
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Tuesday that German auto giant Volkswagen is seeking management control over Malaysia’s state-owned Proton as it negotiates an alliance.
‘They have been discussing about it but we have not yet decided on that,’ Abdullah said when reporters asked if Volkswagen (other-otc: VLKAF.PK - news - people ) was eyeing management control of the loss-making firm.
Abdullah, who is also finance minister, said Malaysia was keen to wrap up the protracted negotiations as quickly as possible.
