Several years ago VW unveiled a car capable of doing 1 liter per 100 kilometers properly named the “one-liter”. Everything went quiet after the initial presentation but in the current eco-friendly, mileage conscious environment VW apparently decided it was time to begin production of the one-liter even if a limited one. The initial concept vehicle [...]   ...read more

VW’s plans to build its first manufacturing plant in the U.S. are proceeding, and the latest reports have Europe’s biggest automaker no longer considering Michigan as one of the possible locations. VW also said it would name the location for the new plant on July 8, but the decision seems to have been postponed until [...]   ...read more

While GM's North American operation has been hemorrhaging money like a hemophiliac having heart surgery, its overseas operations have managed to turn enough profit to keep them from the bankruptcy court. Chinese sales are still growing, but the boom may go bust. In 2007, sales increased 19 percent. So far this year, sales are up 14 percent. Although China's still the world's fastest-growing auto m   ...read more

Volkswagen has really decided to enter the trend of crossover launches, after the succesful launch of the Tiguan, which has enjoyed a very good welcome by buyers, VW has announced that by 2010, they will launch a crossover based on their small sized model, the Polo. This will give BMW and Opel a run for their [...]   ...read more

WOLFSBURG, Germany - The penultimate stop in the Touareg Stanley’s international exhibition tour is The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. The prototype will be on display there from 20 June to 18 July 2008. It was here in the Silicon Valley region near San Francisco that the Stanley project was originally born.   ...read more

VW's been toying with electric vehicles for some time now ? there have been full electric CityStromer models sold to the public in Europe, based on both the MK2 and MK3 Golfs, that can drive on full electric power for over 60 miles at speeds up to 100 mph. There have been 1.4-liter parallel TDI hybrids (like Toyota's Prius) running around labs since the '90s, and they even dangled that delicious   ...read more

Everybody knew it was coming, but the extent of the disintegration of the US automotive market came clearly into view today as automakers reported their sales figures for June. During a month when the national average price of gasoline topped an average of four bucks, what does one expect? Well ? how about an 18.8% decline in sales. Fercrissakes, the Hummer brand saw a year-over-year fall of almos   ...read more