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VIDEO: Volkswagen wants you to have fun... taking the stairs

Volkswagen produces passenger cars, trucks, crossovers and SUVs, but the German automaker also feels it has a civic responsibility to get our plumping society into shape. Proof of concept is this initiative by VW and ad agency DBB called The Fun Theory, designed to get people in Stockholm, Sweden to take the stairs instead of the escalator. VW didn't send out a lame piece of PR extolling the virtues of exercise to get some hearts pumping harder. Instead, the automaker turned an ordinary set of subway stairs into a mega-sized piano. When ... Read more →

2010 VW Golf TDI starts at $21,990, rated 29/40 mpg - or maybe 30/42? Sam Abuelsamid

For 2010, Volkswagen is again discarding the Rabbit badge in favor of the Golf name used in the rest of the world's markets. The European hatchbacks will begin arriving in the U.S. in the coming ...

REPORT: VW logs 13,000 orders for new Polo ahead of launch Chris Shunk

The new Volkswagen Polo is all-new for 2010, and early returns show plenty of interest in the little European hatchback. VW is reporting 13,000 pre-orders for the B-segment five-door; news that ...

VW's Up! could be coming to the States Chris Shunk

High fuel prices have started to change the way Americans look at transportation, and several automakers are rushing to market smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles onto US roads. Daimler Benz is in ...

GALLERY: VW's Fahrenheit models are hotter than we thought Alex Nunez

Photo gallery here VW has released a new photo set that shows its new US special edition models -- Fahrenheit, Wolfsburg, and Triple White -- in greater detail, and we're able to learn a few more ...

VW's 2007 models gets some individuality 3 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen announced yesterday that they'd be pimping der own autos in limited edition trim for the 2007 model year. Much like the 'vapor blue' and 'reflex yellow' variants of the new Beetle offered a few years back, these mildly stylized offerings are more show than go, but will no doubt gain cred ...

VW unveiling sc-IROC-co concept in Paris 3 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen will reportedly be unveiling a concept called "IROC" at the Paris Motor Show, according to VWVortex.com. The name is an obvious tip-off that the concept will likely be the predecessor to the production Scirocco that Wolfsburg is planning. VWVortex reports that the look will be a cross ...

Volkswagen R32 confirmed for U.S. consumption 3 years ago on Autoblog

An army of Rabbits is about to invade our shores and hot on its heels is word from Wolfsburg that the meanest of VW hatches, the R32, is coming back for an encore in fifth gen trim. The previous R32 was available in limited numbers in the U.S. and the new model will likely be capped at 5,000 units, ...

Another 10,000 job cuts at Volkswagen? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Rumors brought to light by German newsmagazine Der Spiegel suggest that Volkswagen's job cuts at its western Germany factories may eventually total 30,000, 50 percent more than the 20,000 target currently on the table. Apparently, the cuts would be necessary to increase production efficiency for ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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