Back on 30th January, a Volkswagen Vento caught fire on the streets of Pune causing severe burns to its occupant. Mr. Kailash Gupta who was trapped in the vehicle could not escape in time as his seatbelt got jammed. Kailash Gupta, 39, was rescued from his burning car by bystanders, who managed to cut the seat belt and free him from the burning Vento. Unfortunately, Gupta suffered 60% burns to his face,... 

A host of auto companies are getting ready to showcase their concept and production vehicles at the Geneva Motor Show, set to be held next month. Volkswagen is planning on unveiling a production version of Golf GTI and R Cabriolet. These two sports convertibles concepts were earlier seen at the 2011 Worthersee Volkswagen and Audi Show in Germany. VW Golf Cabriolet is presently offered in Australia... 

Increased demand all through 2011 and January 2012 has caused management of Volkswagen to do a rethink where production figures are concerned. The Volkswagen plant at Chattanooga, Tennessee has added over 200 workforce to their existing 2000 workers. This takes the total full time and part time workers to 2500 strong. The reason for these additional workers is due to the fact that Volkswagen Passat... 

Michael Perschke, head of Audi India has mentioned that Volkswagen Group looks to double 'component sourcing from India.' This entails an expense of $924m for the current year. While Audi looks at multiple car launches and dealership expansion in 2012, VW Group luxury car maker acknowledges that cost effective manufacturing would find strength in component sourcing from India, and investment in new... 

The Volkswagen Modular Transverse Matrix platform has been developed to aid platform sharing across their Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, and Seat, brands. It works in tandem with the ideology of distribution of advanced technologies for smaller cars, and efficient manufacturing. If you hadn't thought of it yet, get ready for the Audi rings and VW badge to get closer than before, at least on the inside. It's... 

Volkswagen displayed their XL1 plug in hybrid concept car, for the first time at the inaugural 2011 Qatar Motor Show. Earlier this year, VW  once again displayed their XL1 100 kmpl two seater car at the India Auto Show in Delhi. Volkswagen has built the XL1 on the same platform on which Skoda Citigo and VW Up! are built - their MQB platform. Production variant of XL-1 should be 153 inches in length,... 

The American arm of Volkswagen worked wonders with their Star Wars themed 2011 Super Bowl ad, and as expected has had to work overtime to follow up with a hit this year too. This year it's The Dog Strikes Back: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial that'll be aired in the second quarter of Sunday's game. While that'll be a 60 second slot, VW has uploaded a special 75-second version of the ad on YouTube. The... 

Just a week before its official unveiling at the 2012 Chicago Motor Show, Volkswagen revealed images and details of the all new 2013 Beetle TDI earlier today. All new Beetle TDI will be powered by a 2.0L direct injection four cylinder turbodiesel engine, generating a maximum power of 140 bhp and peak torque of 236 lb-ft. Transmission options available for the new Beetle diesel are six speed MT and... 

Just like every other car manufacturer in India, the year 2012 opened on an optimistic note for Volkswagen Group as well. Volkswagen India January 2012 car sales stood at 5,789 units, resulting in an increase of 3.36%, comparing the same to January 2011 when the company sold 5,601 units. In a statement received from the company, major sales were recorded for Volkswagen compact car Polo and their sedan... 

Volkswagen posted a 3.36% sales growth in the Indian auto market for January 2012. VW sold 5,789 units through last month. In a YOY comparison, in 2011 January, VW sold 5,601 units in India. Sales volume for Volkswagen in India comes from the compact car Polo, and sedan Vento, with both cars contributing for sale of 5,402 units for January. VW's luxury sedans Jetta, and Passat, account for 387 units...