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The new 2013 Porsche Boxster will enter production this summer at the Porsche plant in Zuffenhausen, Germany but overflow production of the redesigned Boxster will be handed at Volkswagen’s production facility in Osnabrueck, Germany rather than having Finnish carbuilder Valmet Automotive build the additional Boxsters.

Volkswagen has confirmed that the electric version of Europe's most popular car, the Golf Blue e-motion, will come to market late next year for both European and North American sales, becoming the latest in foot stomping electric glides coming to market soon.

The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI was among the cars driven throughout Colorado as part of the Green Car Convoy this week, a prelude to the Denver Auto Show, revealing many of the reasons the small VW is a favorite of some automotive pundits.

Aside from VW's strong performance, Strategic Vision found that the hybrid sector is continuing to emerge as a popular option amongst consumers.

It seems luxury German automaker Audi is going to buy the Italian motorcycle maker Ducati in an exclusive deal.

VW will be dedicating more than two-thirds of its $82.5 billion investment budget to creating more fuel efficient vehicles and factories from now until 2016.

Volkswagen has announced a a two-year partnership with Tim Johnson, a professional American cycling legend, which starts with the second “Ride on Washington” bike ride.

The all-new Volkswagen Cross Coupe features two electric motors and a TDI diesel engine capable of driving 800 total miles on a full tank of diesel fuel.

Ducati, the well known Italian motorcycle brand, is reportedly going up for sale. It has been reported that several companies that are looking into acquiring the Italian motorcycle brand include Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz AMG division.

Volkswagen is bringing back the diesel option for the popular Beetle (aka Bug), this time with an all-new TDI clean-diesel system that sports a 29mpg city and 39mpg highway efficiency.

Based on Volkswagen’s T5 Transporter, the DoubleBack is a camper van modified by Overland Motorhomes Ltd. into a pop-up, electrically extendable camper perfect for young couples or small families who hear the call of the wild, but want to take their campsite with them.

Volkswagen sales last month were up by a whopping 47.9 percent over last year, rising to 27,209 units in the U.S. alone, which is their best January performance since 1974.

ŠKODA, the Czech automaker, has built its 14-millionth car. This is quite an accomplishment for the Czech brand and it signals that they are posed for even greater expansion in the coming years.

If you remember Volkswagen’s Super Bowl commercial from last year wherein a six-year-old dons a Darth Vader mask, plunging the viewer into the young boy’s overactive imagination, the continuation of the theme in this Sunday’s spot should strike a chord within the Force.

Volkswagen and Rolling Stone, the well known music magazine, have announced they will be throwing the Ultimate Tailgate Party for the Super Bowl along with 3,500 fans in Indianapolis. It sounds like it is going to be a quite an experience for fans lucky enough to attend.

Volkswagen is recalling 159,884 VW and Audi cars with diesel TDI engines in model years 2008 through 2011 for a possible fuel leak problem. The recall is voluntary and was not ordered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), but affects nearly every car sold in North America with the ultra-efficient TDI engines. BMW is also recalling nearly 300,000 vehicles.

If you have been waiting for Volkswagen to combine the Beetle with Electricity, your wait is over. Today at North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Volkswagen debut the new “E-Bugster” concept.

Volkswagen (VW) has finished off 2011 with impressive sales numbers. The VW Group delivered more than 5.1 million vehicles around the world, showing strong growth in emerging markets.

Until this year, my admiration for the New Beetle had to kept largely silent because no self-respecting automotive journalist could like this chick car. All that has changed with the 2012 VW Beetle because men can like it, too.

The finalists for the 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year have been announced with a true focus on small. The car finalists are the Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra and Volkswagen Passat while the truck finalists are the BMW X3, the Honda CR-V and the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque.

It's a conundrum. Honda gets slammed for having visually boring cars, yet it has three of the top five most researched vehicles on the KBB.com list for 2011.

Today at the LA Auto Show the sporty VW Beetle R concept made it's North American debut. The VW Beetle R is still just a concept, but we can already tell it will offer striking looks and performance for this well-known and well loved car icon.

Volkswagen is continuing its juggernaut to be the sales leader in the world by posting strong September sales numbers that show the German manufacturer exceeding 2010 sales with two months to go in 2011 but the sales strength comes on the back of one model.

The little Volkswagen Up received another Guinness World Records for sitting 16 people. See how they did it.