NHTSA has opened a preliminary investigation into whether diesel Volkswagen Jetta vehicles should be recalled because of complaints about engine stalling.
Seven complaints were filed citing that consumers had problems with the engine stalling. However, a greater number of owners in various forums like VW Vortex, TDIclub.com, and VWDiesel.net have reported the same thing: a loss of power and then the engine cuts out.
“Volkswagen takes these investigations very seriously and intends to fully cooperate with NHTSA’s investigation,” said VW spokesman Kerry Christopher.
An estimated 38,000 diesel-powered cars are covered by the probe, ...
According to recent rumors that appeared in the French media, after Scirocco and Golf, the 2011 Touareg may have its own R version.
The propulsion system will be an electric V8 hybrid that will produce around 550 HP!
The difference between the electric unit found on the actual Touareg V6 Hybrid and the one that will be used on the next R model, would be the fact that the electric motor featured by the Volkswagen Touareg R would be more powerful, so it can enable pure electric driving.
The next Touareg R ...
VW just announced the introduction of a new engine for the VW Fox. The new gasoline engine has a total output of 44kw / 60 hp and will be available for both base models and special Fox Style. According to VW, Fox will consume around 5.9 liters / 100km.
The special Fox models will come in addition to the basic series the initial assistance "Easy Entry", the radio system RCD 200 equipped with MP3 playback feature and the word "Style" on the rear side panels - at a price of up ...
Stuttgart based automaker – Porsche will develop the platforms for the VW Group's future high-end sports cars – not Audi as some rumors told…
According to the German newspapper Automobilwoche, the new platform developed by Porsche, named dubbed Modular Standard Platform (or MSB, when using German initials), is a front-engine configuration that will accommodate both longitudinal and transverse engine installations.
Porsche’s MSB platform will we used for the first time on the next Porsche Cayenne and Panamera as well as a future Bentley, and, because is so flexiblem will be used throughout ...
According to some sources, VW will bring to US the largest limousine of them. When? Most probably at the end of the year.
“We have our eyes firmly set on the U.S. market,” Juergen Borrmann, director of Volkswagen’s plant in Dresden, Germany, where the Phaeton is built, said in an interview.
The model will be completely redesigned and retooled before VW begins selling the high-end sedan in the U.S. again, he said.
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The Phaeton, a big hulking sedan like the Audi A8, ...
The ultimate off-roader just got better. This is the Race Touareg 3, the latest version of VW’s diesel-powered challenger that has won the legendary Dakar rally for the last two years.
Volkswagen expects a third consecutive triumph in Dakar in 2011 and to achieve its objective requires a new car racing. Thus the Germans get out of the sleeve the new Volkswagen Race Touareg 3, a race car on which shoulders press the glory of his predecessors.
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The Race Touareg 3 features a carbon fibre ...
Volkswagen AG would be interested in purchasing Alfa Romeo from Fiat S.p.A. should the brand become available to buy, Automobilwoche reported, citing an unidentified high-ranking Volkswagen manager.
According to the same source, Alfa Romeo could support Volkswagen’s growth strategy
However on the same time, Fiat spokesman Richard Gadeselli didn’t return calls from Bloomberg seeking comment. VW spokesman Michael Brendel said the Wolfsburg, Germany-based carmaker doesn’t comment on market rumors.
Various rumors say that Walter de' Silva, VW's head of design, is trying to persuade Martin Winterkorn, VW's CEO, to buy Alfa Romeo, which ...
In spite of the fact that the reborn Scirocco produced by Volkswagen may not be available in North American market, it doesn’t mean that this sports coupe that is low-slung is unpopular in the company’s home market.
It has been recently reported that 100,000th Scirocco of the third generation was produced and VW, of course, celebrated that event.
The current model (third generation) is only going through its second year of sales, since being introduced in 2008. Volkswagen sold just under 800,000 of the previous generation Sciroccos since the Golf-derived model first ...
The next VW Beetle that will be unveiled next year at the Detroit Motor Show, will be a "radical design", according to company sources.
According to Autocar, Beetle’s designers have made every effort to be daring, and to produce a completely fresh, modern take on the classic VW.
Under the completely reworked body will be a new chassis, with wider tracks and a longer wheelbase to provide it with better handling. Also towards a better handling will work the MacPherson struts at the front and a torsion beam at the back.
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Volkswagen AG plans to integrate MAN SE's Diesel & Turbo unit and the transmission-making Renk division into a new industrial unit together with its block heat and power plant business after acquiring the truckmaker, Manager Magazin reported, without citing anyone.
Volkswagen's truck unit will include MAN, Scania AB and VW brands, while its light-truck operations unit will be joined with the car division, the German magazine reported. It's not clear what Volkswagen will do with MAN's printing-press maker Manroland, Manager Magazin said.
MAN spokesman Dominique Nadelhofer declined to comment on the report ...
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