Historically, tiny cars haven't found much success here in "bigger-is-better" America. Change is afoot, however, as more micro cars hit U.S. streets. Smart's ForTwo may have been a flop, but Fiat's 500 is gaining some traction in the market here...   ...read more

I like reading repair manuals, even if it's for something I don't own. I have a copy of "How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive" even though I've never owned a Beetle. During my temp stints at publishing houses I've loaded up on books about turbocharging, metalworking, all kinds of stuff I'll never do in this apartment ? but maybe someday.... More »   ...read more

The line at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant will run a little faster. It will produce 35 cars instead of 31 per hour. That also produces new jobs. In an emailed statement, VWoA announced today that 200 new permanent jobs will be created at its Tennessee plant. The increased production is needed to keep up with the [...]   ...read more

Wettstetten-based tuner MTM has developed a program for the 4.2 TDI V8 engine seen in Audi's A8, Q7 and the Volkswagen Touareg.   ...read more

The long-awaited seventh generation of the mighty Volkswagen Golf is expected to debut on the market worldwide in the second half of the current year, and a new GTI version of the iconic hatchback is[...]   ...read more

Leingarten tuning specialist JE Design has released a range of options for the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle.   ...read more

Volkswagen releases an official video starring the new models that they brought at the recent North American International Auto Show, which took place in Detroit a couple of weeks ago. The footage was[...]   ...read more