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... 

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... 

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... 

General Motors India has now gone vocal in regards to import duty reduction on European cars that would be applicable under the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) that's yet to be finalized. India and Israel would opt for another 'round of negotiations' by March end before signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that will help register bilateral trade figures of USD 10-15 billion a year between both... 

Skoda five door version Citigo images make for a great sneak peak just ahead of the small car's 2012 Geneva Motor Show debut. Volkswagen bought the five-door Up! first, and now the Skoda Citigo hatchback comes to us with the same 5 doors. The five door Skoda Citigo will be seen at 2012 Geneva Motor Show, between 8 and 18th March. When looking at the Citigo and Up!, they are really similar, especially... 

The gap between German car manufacturer, Volkswagen and French car manufacturer, PSA Peugeot Citroen is growing each passing day. Same is the condition of Italian car manufacturer, Fiat Auto. Volkswagen today, has grown to such an extent that it has the capability to kill competitors single handedly. In order to avoid this brutal attack, the only way out for these car manufacturers is to forget their... 

Historian Paul Schilperood in a book titled "The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz" has claimed that Adolf Hitler had stolen the idea of Volkswagen Beetle from Josef Ganz, a Jewish engineer who had designed the iconic vehicle. It is a well known fact that Hitler was an artist who also sketched the early concept of Beetle while in a meeting with Ferdinand Porsche, a car designer way back in 1935. In... 

German luxury car marquee Mercedes Benz looks forward to a tomorrow that works on reduced vehicle platforms, and greater commonality in parts sharing across vehicle segments. This will works towards Daimler's luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz aim to reduce costs each year. Head of research and development at Mercedes, Thomas Weber, had this to say in an interview with Automobilwoche. "We expect a reduction... 

There is a possibility that Volkswagen would be procuring Porsche, the sports car makers by the end of this year. While VW owns a share in Porsche it has been eying the balance 50.1% and as per a Dow Jones Newswire report, talks are on for the purchase of this balance share. Porsche has offered the balance 50.1% to VW which should be procurable by the end of this year while VW will be negotiating the... 

Platform consolidation is being worked upon hurriedly based on a collaborative approach taken by key vehicle OEMs. This results in sharing market reach, engineering, and co-developing cars on core platforms. This is also a major reason why partnerships are a growing norm in the auto industry. This is because modularity till a certain point is feasible. Beyond this, it is inter-OEM synergies that need...