Volkswagen driver Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally for the first time on Saturday, after a duel to the finish against his teammate, Nasser Al Attiyah. Go here to see the original: Dakar Rally: Carlos Sainz leads a 1-2-3 finish for Volkswagen: Read More →
The battle for victory in the Dakar Rally has been blown wide open after Volkswagen’s Carlos Sainz lost nearly six minutes with two tire punctures on Wednesday’s stage, which took the crews back into Argentina. Original post: Dakar Rally:...
This year the Detroit Auto Show had some stunning concept vehicles both in functionality and looks. Here are images and information on the highlighted concept vehicles found at this years Detroit Auto Show. Enjoy! Audi e-tron Who says green-tech can’t...
Just when he needed it most, Volkswagen’s Carlos Sainz has seized his first stage victory on the Dakar Rally on the 10th day of the event. View post: Dakar Rally: Sainz grabs first stage victory of 2010 race: Read More →
Volkswagen’s Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah believes that he has kept his chances of winning the Dakar Rally alive by claiming the ninth stage and taking six minutes out of his teammate and event leader Carlos Sainz. Read more here: Dakar Rally:...
Ever have one of those “WTF” kinda days? Well, that would be me today after I get the announcement for one of the winners of 2010 North American Car & Truck of the Year. Enough about me, the winners are the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and the 2010...
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Hybrid , Sedan , Truck , Work , Ford Mark Fields, Ford’s President of the Americas, accepts the hardware from Tony Swan of Car and Driver For just the third time in the 17-year history of the North American Car...
What you see here is probably the next best thing to the Scirocco for America to get from Wolfsburg’s Volkswagen design group, the NCC. Essentially this new VW compact coupe is a two-door version of the Jetta. Shown here are newly released photos of...
At the halfway point of the Dakar Rally Volkswagen star Carlos Sainz continues to lead–but his teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah has closed the gap slightly by winning the longest stage of the event: the 600-kilometer (373 mile) marathon between Iquique… View...
Volkswagen’s two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz has extended his lead of the Dakar Rally–an event he has been trying to win for the last four years–after the second full day of desert action in Chile. Original post: Dakar Rally:...
American Mark Miller won the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally in Chile, crowning an extremely successful day for Volkswagen. Go here to read the rest: Dakar Rally: American Mark Miller takes fifth stage: Read More →
After two days of the Dakar Rally, Volkswagen’s Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has claimed the lead following a costly accident for BMW’s Nani Roma, who won the opening stage. Go here to see the original: Dakar Rally: Volkswagen’s Al-Attiyah...
One of the first VW Scirocco’s to hit the streets in Malaysia has already gone under the knife to get an aftermarket makeover. Those living in Malaysia expected to see their first VW Scirocco riding around in stock form. Well, that whole idea has been...
Volkswagen will buy a 20 percent stake in Suzuki for $2.5 billion, forming one of the world’s biggest auto alliances and giving the two carmakers a boost in fast-growing Asian markets. Go here to see the original: Volkswagen to buy 20 percent...
Germany’s Volkswagen AG says it has purchased an initial 49.9 percent stake in fellow car maker Porsche AG — carrying out a move that it had been expected to make this week. Read the original here: VW buys 49.9 percent stake in Porsche Read More →
Love it or hate it, this is really it, the new 2011 Hyundai Sonata. We have witnessed several renditions of what the new Hyundai Sonata would look like and some of them were not off by far. The new stylish design resembles that of a VW Passat CC or even...
Volkswagen is keeping a watchful eye on the development of new Formula One technical regulations envisaged for 2012, with a view to building a new engine and supplying it to “customer” teams. Excerpt from: VW considers supplying engines to...
Volkswagen says it will buy some assets of the maker of the iconic Karmann Ghia to create a new manufacturing subsidiary that will eventually build a new car model. Read the original here: VW to buy Karmann Ghia-maker’s assets Read More →
Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the U.S. insurance industry’s annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment. See the original post here: Ford, Subaru, VW win top safety picks Read More →
Ford is not going anywhere anytime soon. The “Godfather” of the automobile as we know it, has put a new staple in history as the 2010 Ford Fusion receives the 2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year award. This prestigious award only goes to the deserved...
