Volkswagen has started the production of the Fabia at its recently inaugrated state of the art plant in Chakan, Pune. The plant with an installed capacity of 1,10000 will also manufacture the upcoming Polo hatch and the Polo based sedan.
The moment was cherished by each employee of the Chakan plant as VW also celebrated the [...]

VW is targetting a base price of Rs 4 Lakhs for the Polo when it gets launched in India either late this year or early next year.
Worried by the lukewarm response to the Skoda Fabia the company is working hard to meet its cost target for the base Polo which will come with a naturally [...]

After the year end production slowdown from December 22 to January 9 due to flagging sales, Porsche is now contemplating more production cuts as demand continues to be slow.
The company is now cosidering stopping the production for 7 non consecutive days at its Zuffenhausen factory, where the 911 is built.
“We have to think about this [...]

Audi has launched the new Audi A6, world’s most successful business sedan, in the Indian market today.
The new A6 comes with four engine variants -3.0 TFSI, 2.8 FSI Petrol engines and 3.0 TDI, 2.7 TDI Diesels and will be available across Audi dealerships throughout the country from May 4th, 2009.
Benoit Tiers, managing director Audi India, [...]

Volkswagen AG India have inaugrated their state of the art plant in Chakan yesterday. With an installed annual capacity of 1,10,000 cars the plant is spread over an area of 575 Acres and has been completed in flat 17 month, a full year ahead of the schedule! VW’s chakan plant is one of the largest in [...]

  
Porsche SE won European Union antitrust approval of its plan to gain a controlling stake in Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest automaker.
Combining the German carmakers wouldn’t harm competition, the European Commission said in a statement today. The decision allows Porsche to add 4.9 percent to its existing 31 percent holding through a share-purchase agreement, giving it [...]

 
Volkswagen will launch the cheaper variant of its Passat saloon in the Indian market by the festive season of Diwali. The new variant will be powered by the common rail engine which will have the same power as the current pump duse motor. The Ex-Showroom price as a result will come down to 20 lakh [...]

 
Europe’s biggest car maker, Volkswagen AG has big plans for India. The company plans to garner a significant, 10% share of the Indian car market in the next 5-6 years for which the company will be increasing the number of models sold in India, and the number of dealerships.
“Considering the growth that the Indian market has [...]

 
Global car makers are making a beeline to roll out their Budget Cars in the largest Small car market of the world and the latest one to make entry after Toyota, General Motors, Hyundai & Bajaj Auto is the Europe’s largest car maker, Volkswagen.
VW plans to roll out its low-priced car VW Up! by 2010-11. [...]

 
Volkswagen Tiguan has received the 2008 Auto 1 Trophy in the category “Off-Roaders” at the 78th Geneva Motor show. More than 40 million readers of the Auto Bild Group as well as trade experts were called upon over the past  months to pick the best vehicles from among 74 new models. Ulrich Hackenberg, Volkswagen’s executive [...]