Volkswagen Golf News Archives

Volkswagen's "mini-me Golf", the fifth-generation Polo, has won the coveted 'Car of the Year' award for 2010 with 347 points against 337 for the Toyota iQ mini which came in second.

The Seena Magowitz Golf Classic will offer some big prizes to attendees at the Dec.

While the economy has brought some automakers to their knees, others have prospered.

It's a good thing to remember where you came from. Volkswagen, for example, is one of the world's best-known automobile manufacturers and the company's badge on a car is considered an indication of high-quality--quite an evolution from four decades ago when VWs were just about the definition of an entry-level car.

VOLKSWAGEN Golf is the Carsguide Car of the Year, beating more than 100 models released in Australia over the past 12 months.

BUSINESS motorists have voted the Volkswagen Golf as their favourite company car.

According to AutoExpress, after 35 year of existence, VW is considering a coupA© variant for its Golf.

Volkswagen Group China announced its "South China Strategy" during the seventh China Guangzhou Automobile Exhibition.

THE fleet operating credentials of the VW Golf, Ford Transit Connect, VW Caddy and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter have been rewarded at the 2009 ACFO Fleet Car and Vans of the Year Awards.

A reader wants to replicate the driving experience and storage space of his old 318 Touring, and to benefit from good fuel economy Trevor Cooper drives a BMW 318 Touring, which is smart, comfortable and good to drive, and carries bikes in the back.

BMW has launched its medium size limousine today at 8PM CET. The car was unveiled at the Munich central stadium.

Plant is the sole global supplier of new right-hand-drive Polos, writes Zweli Mokgata.

November 20, 2009: Volkswagen's most powerful and fastest accelerating derivatives of the Scirocco and Golf ever produced will soon be available.

CAR makers are gearing up to finalize their preparations for this year's Guangzhou auto show to display their eco-friendly new models as they go all out to sustain this year's booming sales.

The Bavarian based car specialist MTM, announced its latest tuning programme for the Volkswagena s notorious Golf 6 GTD.

Metro Atlanta automobile dealers may be upset that the federal government's "cash for clunkers" program is over, but Wednesday morning may have brought them cheer, thanks to the latest auto safety results.

Simply one of the most efficient five-seaters on the market today. The Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion is designed to be mass-market compatible, unlike most fuel misers.

By Henri du Plessis When a car is an Audi but also a Volkswagen and is as nice as an Audi but also nicer than an Audi and also nicer than a Volkswagen, I should be forgiven for becoming confused.

November 16, 2009: Mazda's continued popularity in Scotland is proven for the fifth consecutive year, with Mazda3 scooping the 'Best Family Car' category at The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers Scottish Car of the Year Awards 2009, held in St Andrews on Friday 13th November.

The maker of the Golf, Polo and Boxster brands has produced 4.4m vehicles so far this year, outstripping its Japanese rival which has seen 4m cars roll off production lines since January.

Honest John advises on what to do if your Volkswagen is out of warranty and the ABS pump fails.

We first told you about VW's decision to replace the 200HP 2.0 TSI engine with the Golf GTI's newer and more powerful 210HP 2.0 TSI on the Scirocco earlier this month when the company's UK arm announce the availability of the GT model in the market.

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday reported its best October sales in 12 years in Europe, but said both Ford and industry sales are likely to decline next year as government incentive programs end.

Rebuilding the Lineup Volkswagen reborn The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada has named the new Volkswagen Golf GTI the Best New Sports/Performance Car under $50,000 for 2010.

VW announced today that it has hired Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann for the newly-created slot of Group Chief Officer for Electric Traction.

This is Volkswagen's hardcore Scirocco R, the most potent variant yet of the firm's Golf-based three-door coupe.

Like other models bearing the BlueMotion badge, the Passat has been optimized to drive down the fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

JAPANESE cars are no longer the most reliable, according to an independent survey of more than three quarters of a million models in which more than half of the top-rated cars are now made in Europe.

Aside from the sheetmetal changes that accompany the new Golf lineup, the GTI retains its entertaining handling, sweet turbocharged engine, available dual-clutch transmission, and a choice of three- and five-door hatchback body styles.

THE Golf has long been the standard-setter in its class and there must have been much scratching of heads at Volkswagen about how to improve it again for the Mark VI version.

The photo last week gave a bit of the 2010 Volkswagen Golf, a small hatchback that is entering its sixth iteration.

Let's get this out of the way first: The Volkswagen GTI is based on the new 2010 VW Golf.

Dan Proudfoot Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 5:59PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov.

The sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf, heralded by European automotive media as World Car of the Year, finally comes to U.S. showrooms this fall and instantly is the most fuel-efficient nonhybrid compact car for 2010.

America is a nation that drives. Sadly, for many it's a chore, a necessary slog off to work or shuttling the kids about.

The Porsche Panamera is the Automobile Journalists Association of Canadaa s prestige vehicle of the year for 2009 and is considered the favourite to be selected AJACa s Car of the Year in February at the Toronto auto show.

Sports/Performance Lively beats brawny in battle of performance cars 2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI The Germans take the Sporting prizes, with VW's GTI the victor in the under $50,000 group, and Audi S4 in the over $50,000 category Michael Bettencourt From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Nov.

November 4, 2009: Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the Jetta TDI Cup "Street" Edition will be available in dealer showrooms January 2010.

Sold in the States as the Volkswagen Rabbit, the early front-wheel-drive hatchback had a transverse-mounted 1.5-liter four-cylinder rated at just 70 horsepower.

DRIVING aficionados face a wait of another four months to get their hands on the fastest models yet built by Volkswagen.

CC, Volkswagen's stylish four door coupe performed exceptionally well for the month with 2,349 unit sales, representing its best sales month since March.

It's over: Production of the first-generation VW Golf has ended after 35 years. The last units have rolled off the production line in Uitenhage, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in the past weeks, but the car will be available as long as supplies lasta 'likely until early 2010, VW South Africa announced today.

Whose idea was it to toss out the Jetta Wagon and replace it with this Golf Wagon? I suppose we'll never know if it was product planning, marketing or a command from on high, or more likely a collective decision from all of the above.

Winfried Vahland, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group China, said in an interview that average fuel consumption of its domestically produced cars declined by 17 percent this year from 2005, so the company will have "no problem" achieving its target of a 20 percent reduction in 2010.

Today is Halloween, but no tired jokes about green pumpkins here. It's the end of the month, so it's time to look at the most popular posts on GreenCarReports.com over the last 30 days, which include items on hybrids, clean diesels, and two on the Tesla electric car.