Volkswagen Cars

Volkswagen Tiguan awarded five stars by Euro NCAP
The new Volkswagen Tiguan has been awarded a maximum five star rating for occupant protection by Euro NCAP ahead of its launch in the UK next year.

Executive chauffeur service chooses the Volkswagen Caravelle
The luxury, seven-seater Volkswagen Caravelle MPV is playing an important and successful role at Minster Chauffeurs, a corporate chauffeur business based in Middlesborough and Darlington.

Volkswagen and The National Trust encourage eco-friendly driving
Volkswagen has joined forces with The National Trust to encourage eco-friendly, fuel-efficient driving.

Volkswagen teams up with Streetcar to trial BlueMotion products
Volkswagen is set to launch one of the world’s most fuel-efficient liquid-fuelled cars, the Polo BlueMotion, which returns a combined fuel consumption of 74.3 mpg and emits just 99 g/km of carbon dioxide.

Volkswagen up! concept unveiled at Frankfurt
Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn today unveiled the innovative Volkswagen up! city car concept vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Based on a completely new platform and drivetrain and measuring just 3.45 metres in length the up! marks the return to the rear engined layout once seen in the iconic original Beetle.
Volkswagen calls in Trafficmaster’s RDS-TMC service
Trafficmaster has signed a major new contract to supply UK RDS-TMC traffic information to Volkswagen vehicles.

Major hi-tech aftermarket facility for Windrush Volkswagen
As part of a range of improvements in its 25th anniversary year, Windrush is making major changes to its Maidenhead Volkswagen dealership.

Volkwagen Eos - evecars.com Car of The Year 2007
The Volkswagen Eos has been named ‘Car of The Year’ in the first ever women's car awards by car-buying website evecars.com. By focusing on what women really look for in a car, the results will help ladies looking for the perfect car, whatever their lifestyle.

Low finance offer for Volkswagen’s Caravelle luxury MPV
The luxury, seven-seat, Volkswagen Caravelle, popular with large families, business executives and celebrities alike, is currently available on a low-rate personal contract plan from £319 a month (typical 4.8 per cent APR).
Volkswagen delivers 2.11m vehicles from January to July 2007
The Volkswagen brand achieved a worldwide sales increase of 7.9 percent between January and July 2007 as compared to the same period last year.

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

DARPA Urban Challenge 2007 in the USA
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.

The Convertibles of the Volkswagen Corporation
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.

Golf Estate available to drive away today
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 puts you in the Hollywood stunt driving seat
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.