During the 34th International Vienna Motor Symposium last Friday, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, gave a forecast of the company’s future drive system technologies. Areas of work being focused on by Volkswagen include the development of a high-performance diesel engine delivering 100 kilowatts per liter of displacement
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The newest iteration of Volkswagen’s iconic Golf was unveiled today in New York pending its launch as a 2015 model. Highlighting various features of the updated design based on VW’s versatile “tool kit” MQB platform, Design Group head Walter de Silva promised an altogether improved lineup, including new clean diesel models. The Golf TDI Clean
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Volkswagen will hold the North American unveiling of the next generation of its popular Golf hatchback at the New York auto show. Yes, the TDI version will be back. The 2015 Volkswagen Golf is said to be bigger inside and out, lighter, more fuel efficient, and safer than the vehicle it replaces. Volkswagen also said
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Off limits to Americans until now, Volkswagen will be launching here its latest turbo diesel version of the GTI hot hatchback, known as the GTD. Reports have it that the car will go on sale in 2015 meaning it will likely be brought out some time next year. It is based on VW’s newest weight-shedding
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Volkswagen brought to the Canadian International Auto Show the Cross Coupé, a hybrid-diesel concept vehicle combining spirited performance, AWD and fuel efficiency. The fully functional concept combined a turbodiesel direct injection engine (TDI) and two electric motors. Its combined fuel consumption in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) is 1.8 liters per 100 kilometers (130
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With the Jetta Hybrid coming on sale this month, Volkswagen becomes the manufacturer to offer U.S. consumers the most vehicles able to reach or better 40 mpg on the highway. Offered with EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of 48 mpg on the highway, 42 mpg in the city, and a combined rating of 45 mpg, the
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The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Plug-in vehicles had a strong month. Both the Toyota Prius PHEV and the Chevy Volt turned in their best-ever monthly sales, and the Volt has
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The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. While the Toyota Prius Liftback continues to pace the hybrid vehicles, the Camry Hybrid continues to perform well at over 10 percent of Camry sales,
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The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Hybrid sales reached 3.0 percent of total North American sales, the highest level since April. While the Prius hybrid continues to pace the segment, the
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The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Hybrids continued strong growth versus a tsunami-affected year-ago result, but they declined from last month’s results, albeit slightly less than the general decline in auto
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