It was not so long ago that VW India launched their entry level sedan car for the Indian market. This car was called the Vento and it was basically a elongated version of the Polo. That’s alright I guess, but what confuses me, or rather bothers me is the fact the Skoda, which by the [...]

Yes we already know that petrol prices are on the rise, and sales have been hit ferociously across all segments. Within a brief period many manufacturers have started to offer all or most of their products with diesel engines. However, Volkswagen India seems to have troubles of their own which doesn’t relate to the rise [...]

German auto company Volkswagen started the production of its small car Polo in India this week. The five-seater hatchback is being produced at the company’s plant at Chakan, near Pune, and will compete with cars in the already crowded B+ segment, including Hyundai’s i20, Maruti’s Swift and Chevrolet’s Beat. It will come in both petrol [...]

Volkswagen AG may introduce luxury car brand Bugatti in India in the middle of 2010. The Bugatti Veyron can touch a top speed of 400 km/hr and is expected to be priced between Rs 5 crore and Rs 12 crore in India. However, Mr Kurt Rippolz, the head of communication at VW India, said that [...]

German auto company Volkswagen (VW) this week bought a 49.9 per cent stake in Porsche AG, for 3.9 billion euros ($5.8 billion). It will complete the acquisition 2011. The move is expected to increase the annual operating profit of the Volkswagen Group by approximately 700 million euros. VW said in a statement that there was [...]

Volkswagen India launched the ‘New Beetle’ last week, priced at Rs 20.45 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The car comes with a 2-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engine, and six-speed automatic transmission. VW India Board Member and Director, Mr Neeraj Garg, told reporters that the company was excited to bring the iconic Beetle to India after its success all [...]

Volkswagen India has already received 160 advance bookings for its iconic car, the Beetle, to be launched on December 4, 2009. Buoyed by the positive response to the car, the company is expecting to sell at least 500 units of it next year. This is in spite of the fact that the Beetle will be [...]

European auto major Volkswagen will be launching its iconic car, the Beetle, in India in December 2009. It will be imported from Volkswagen’s Mexican plant. First launched in 1938, the Beetle went on to become the world’s most-produced car of a single design. It was originally known as ‘Kafer’, which means beetle in German. Other [...]

Car company Volkswagen will be merging with German sports car maker Porsche by 2011. VW will initially shell out 3.3 million euros to a buy a 42 per cent stake in Porsche. The firms’ supervisory boards announced that after the tie-up, VW’s Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn will head both Porsche and VW. The merger is [...]

European auto major Volkswagen will be launching its iconic car, the Beetle, within the next three months in India. The car will be imported to India as a Completely Built Unit (CBU) and will be priced at around Rs 20 lakh. The Beetle, also called the ‘Bug’, will come equipped with a 1.9 litre TDI [...]