Joana writes: I am sure you get this all of the time…my apologies in advance. I am replacing my VW Passat 2003 GLS. It was fun to drive, but had its issues as we all know. No sludge thank goodness. View original post here: New or Used: Fahrvergnügen... 

Every advertiser faces a basic choice at the outset of a campaign: come up with unique, relatable imagery for ads, or riff on an established cultural meme. Volkswagen went the latter route with its “Darth Vader” Super Bowl ad, achieving huge... 

Both Der Spiegel and Auto Bild write that GM could throw in the towel on Opel and will put the loss making European division up for sale. Both papers are known to have high-ranking inside sources, both in Wolfsburg and in Berlin. Auto-Bild: “GM... 

Brady Writes: Dear Steve/Sajeev, I’m a 35 year old physician with wife and 2 kids, who has happily made do with a succession of automatic VW Passat wagons, first a chipped 2000 and now a 2010 I use to reverse commute out of my large metro region. We’ll... 

Filed under: Car Buying , Budget , Sedan , Chevrolet , Ford , Honda , Hyundai , Kia , Mazda , Toyota , Volkswagen , Reviews 2012 Hyundai Elantra – With a raft of newly redesigned compact sedans hitting the streets this year, Motor Trend decided... 

There have been a number of important meetings in the auto industry over the last several years that TTAC dearly wishes it could have been a fly on the wall for, including GM’s decision to keep Opel, Fiat’s negotiations with the White House... 

What lies beneath the vaguely Alfa-Romeo-like styling of the FAW Besturn B30? Here’s a hint: it’s the car that China refuses to let die. Still don’t know? Well, believe it or not, there’s a Mk. II Jetta under that sharply-creased... 

What was old has become new… again! After letting the old New Beetle languish on the market for a remarkable 13th year, VW has revisited its ’90s retro hit with a longer, lower, wider update on the new Jetta’s platform [The 2012 Beetle... 

According to VWVortex, 1,461 Etienne Aigner Edition 1991 Golf Cabrios were sold in North America. I found one in a Northern California junkyard last year, and now here’s another. You’d think such an exclusive, one-year-only Golf would have... 

Going to the wrecking yard on a grim, rainy day somehow makes all the junked custom vans seem even more depressing than usual. How much work went into that mural? The oil floats on the dirty rainwater, as the vans await certain death. That Mexican restaurant... 

Going to the wrecking yard on a grim, rainy day somehow makes all the junked custom vans seem even more depressing than usual. How much work went into that mural? The oil floats on the dirty rainwater, as the vans await certain death. That Mexican restaurant... 

German advertisers of the 1950s turned the Volkswagen Transporter into some of the best rolling marketing art ever. Enjoy this huge gallery of company-logo-ized German Transporters, courtesy of TheSamba.com. TheSamba via The MoOM Annex See more here:  So... 

Volkswagen might feel pretty confident now, but things seemed much scarier for the boys from Wolfsburg back in 1973; the company had milked just about every last drop from the air-cooled/rear-drive platform that had looked so futuristic when they ripped... 

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Hatchback , Honda , Volkswagen , Reviews , Diesel , Long-Term Garage Two Ways To Go Green And Enjoy It 2011 Honda CR-Z vs. 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Street Cup Edition – What do the Ferrari 599 HY-KERS , Lotus Evora... 

Filed under: Budget , Sedan , Volkswagen , Diesel 2011 Volkswagen Jetta – Click above for high-res image gallery The sixth-generation 2011 Jetta is a pretty big deal for Volkswagen . The automaker has developed a completely new platform for the... 

Filed under: Sedan , Volkswagen 2011 Volkswagen Jetta leaked images – Click above for high-res image gallery Thanks to a leak from the boys at Auto Express in the UK, we can show you these few shots of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta , along with a couple... 

There is a big announcement that Volkswagen will build a new new factory in Foshan, China with the land of 170 hectare and the construction estimated to be started by end of this year. The main purpose of the new factory is to double the production in... 

Filed under: Performance , Hatchback , Volkswagen , Reviews 2010 Volkswagen GTI – click above for high-res image gallery In 1983, Run-DMC was fresh (which meant dope), Volvo 760 Turbos weighed 3,300 pounds and the 2,200-pound Volkswagen GTI made... 

There are many small hidden players in the automotive industry that few outsiders never hear of, even though they make huge contributions to it.  Gearhead Performance Group (GPG) is one of those rarely heard of, which has unveiled designs for a new... 

The Buick Regal GS is a lightly disguised concept car. It is a stick-shift sedan that reaches 60 mph in less than six seconds. The GS, short for Grand Sport, was a badge worn by Buick’s muscle cars in the ’60s and ’70s. My favorite...