Volkswagen News

Volkswagen will be firing off the next salvo of its BlueMotion offensive at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt.

The participants for the Urban Challenge have been named. All participating vehicles were tested by the DARPA in the so-called "Site Visit" on 14 June 2007. "Junior", a Passat Estate made by Volkswagen, has now been officially nominated for the next stage.

It is high summer and so it is high season for convertibles. According to a recent study by the German Federal Vehicle Registration Authority, most of them are being driven around the Starnberger See and in the Hochtaunus region.

Today marks the official launch date of the third generation Golf Estate. Customers, who have been ordering the car since the start of June this year, will now be able to drive their new cars away from Volkswagen Retailers across the UK.

Volkswagen, whose cars can be seen speeding through the streets of Matt Damon’s The Bourne Ultimatum, has created the first freely available online stunt simulator – bournestuntsimulator.com – for aspiring film directors.

Volkswagen will present its widest product range of all time at the International Automobile Exhibition (IAA) in Frankfurt (13th to 23rd September). Europe's no. 1 will be presenting over fifty models on view in Hall 3.0 – eight of them world premieres.

The Volkswagen Touareg Stanley has been on exhibit since the start of this month in the “i-Space” of the Science Centre in the island state of Singapore. This area is dedicated to current technological developments.

The Volkswagen Group has raised its forecast for fiscal year 2007 and will reach its target one year earlier than originally planned. “We have significantly improved our financial position in the first six months and will sell more than six million vehicles this year for the first time.

Volkswagen Finance, the financial services arm of the Volkswagen Group, has launched a number of finance offers, available to customers from now until the end of September.

The Polo BlueMotion is now available for ordering ahead of its arrival in the UK in October. Promising outstanding fuel efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions of just 99 g/km, the new model will be priced from £11,995 for the BlueMotion 1 while the BlueMotion 2 with higher levels of equipment starts at £12,845.