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According to a piece published by Bild , Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has announced that the Volkswagen Group will bring a ‘budget’ car to market, as it is seen as a key component of future success for the company.  The model will be first available in China at a price point less than 10,000EUR, and eventually will become available throughout the Asian market.  Depending on success, the model may eventually become available in other select countries as well. Winterkorn says that the upcoming budget car has been in development for quite some time, because the model will need to retain the quality and comfort that Volkswagen has become known for.  As the car will be built in China, we expect to see an all-new subcompact model as opposed to the heritage models that are available in certain markets. To read more about the project, check out the full article, here .   The post Report: Volkswagen to Establish Budget Brand in China appeared first on VWVortex . from VWVortex http:/

Filed under: Government/Legal , Mazda , Toyota , Volkswagen , Asia , Europe , Truck Coming trade deals in the Pacific and in the EU could finally put an end to the Chicken Tax that exerts a 25-percent import tariff on foreign pickup trucks. Although, it might be a while before we see a bevy of new models on US streets. Continue reading Import pickup truck-killing Chicken Tax to be repealed? Import pickup truck-killing Chicken Tax to be repealed? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen http://ift.tt/1BUGFGB

Over the past ten years, Nothing Leaves Stock’s Cult Classic has grown significantly due to the laid-back atmosphere that can at times make it feel more like a gathering than a traditional show.  But don’t mistake this casual feel for a lack of planning or hard work, as it takes a lot of care to appear this effortless.  Take a much closer look, and you’ll discover the no-nonsense security team comprised of DCI members, and judges who’ve got Performance VW features and countless high-level builds under their belts. This year’s edition happened just hours after a monsoon-like storm, complete with widespread flood warnings, made the usual field uninhabitable.  Thanks to quick thinking on the part of organizers, this year’s edition was moved to higher ground on the other side of Memorial Park.  This allowed cars and attendees alike to stay much drier than they otherwise would, and kept the park’s grounds from becoming a muddy grave for lowered vehicles. Even with the lack of cooperatio

So you liked the first Aventador Superveloce, but though that it had entirely too much roof?  Boy, have we got news for you.  At this past weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann announced that the Italian Supercar manufacturer will build 500 Roadster versions of their top of the line Aventador Superveloce.  The cars are currently available for order at your friendly neighborhood Lamborghini dealers, and if you don’t want to be stuck with some run-of-the-mill Aventador Roadster, you should probably act quickly. Read the full Press Release below. Sant’Agata Bolognese/Goodwood –  Automobili Lamborghini has announced a roadster version of its Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce. The roadster will be limited to 500 units. The Aventador Superveloce coupé version made its UK debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend, on display and running ‘up the hill’, with Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann in attendance. Speaking at Goodw

Bentley announced today that a new, extremely limited production special edition of their Continental GT Speed will debut tomorrow at the Boeing Safari Airshow in Seattle.  Dubbed the ‘Continental GT Speed Breitling Jet Team Series’ and taking its paint inspiration directly from the L-39 Albatros airplane, this new model will be Bentley’s fastest production vehicle yet.  Production of this model will be limited to just seven units, meaning that if you’d like one and haven’t purchased it already, you’re probably out of luck. Read the full Press Release below. Seven limited edition Continental GT Speeds inspired by famed jets Handcrafted models take Mulliner customisation to new heights Continental GT Speed is fastest production Bentley ever Models to debut at Boeing Seafair Airshow, Seattle, July 31 Bentley is taking its fusion of luxury and performance to new extremes with the launch of the Continental GT Speed Breitling Jet Team Series. This exclusive series is limited to just

Filed under: Bugatti , Volkswagen , China , Crossover , Hatchback , Sedan , Budget , Performance , Supercars Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn says that VW will offer a range of budget cars in China and perhaps in other markets in 2018. Continue reading Volkswagen building budget car family planned for China in 2018 Volkswagen building budget car family planned for China in 2018 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 29 Jun 2015 08:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen http://ift.tt/1eWfIII

After averaging an extremely impressive 66mpg, the Neste/CLP Motorsports team has crossed the United States in just a single tank of Neste NEXTBL renewable diesel fuel. The team traveled a total of 2,507 miles at an average of 68mph across the American south, getting a bit of help from Tanner Foust on the final day.  The journey took the team just over 37 hours to complete which, while not setting any time records, certainly is quite impressive considering that their vehicle consumed just 37.6 gallons of NEXTBL fuel. Read the full Press Release below. Santa Monica, California  —   Neste, the world largest producer of renewable diesel, CLP Motorsports and multiple time X-Games and Rallycross champion  Tanner Foust  made history on  June 26th , when CLP Motorsports’ Superlite Coupe crossed the finish line in  Santa Monica, California , after driving across the  USA  on one tank of NEXBTL renewable diesel. This was no ordinary trip – it was a historic accomplishment of car, men, and a

I’ve never really been one for SUVs and crossovers.  The current offerings aren’t the body-on-frame, go-anywhere specialty tools I remember from my youth, and what they lack in capability, they also lack in on-road performance. The current crop isn’t terribly good at handling or being efficient, which in my opinion are major components of our ideal driving experience.  So when it comes to space or utility, I usually look for something of the wagon variety- and it seems that I’m not alone. We hit quite a few shows around the east coast each summer, and we see modified Jetta SportWagens at nearly every event. Even amongst common consumers, these cars are highly sought-after. They don’t depreciate much, making even early Mk 5 2.5 versions expensive in comparison to other Jettas or Golfs of the same vintage. This year, Volkswagen launched their latest SportWagen, which is now billed as a Golf.  In many ways, this latest SportWagen is the best yet and it has certainly won the attention of

With Volkswagen participating in so many forms of Motorsport around the world, it’s often difficult to keep track of their performance. Luckily for us, Volkswagen Motorsport goes through the trouble of rounding up all of the key information from their various race series, and puts it all in one press release. Let’s get started. 50 years of Formula Vee racing in Europe Half a century: Formula Vee anniversary at the Norisring Formula Vee returned to the Norisring 50 years after the series’ first official race was held there. The Historische Formel Vau Europa (HFVE) fan club celebrated the anniversary by staging show races featuring more than 50 vehicles at the 2.3-kilometre street circuit in Nuremberg. Despite heavy rain on Saturday, the event was attended by motorsport legends such as Porsche’s ex-sports director Manfred Jahnke, the former Formula 1 driver Dieter Quester (A) and retired pro Leopold Prinz von Bayern (D). The celebrations also attracted leading lights from the early ye

Two-year trial evaluated the effects of renewable diesel solutions with existing and next-generation TDI® Clean Diesel applications Belmont, Calif. – Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the successful completion of its Renewable Diesel Evaluation Program in collaboration with Solazyme, Inc. (Nasdaq:SZYM) and Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMRS), two of the world’s leaders in renewable fuels and products. Beginning in 2012, Volkswagen measured the environmental impacts from the use of pre-commercial renewable diesel formulas with TDI® Clean Diesel technology found in the 2012 Passat TDI (which uses a NOx storage system) and 2012 Jetta TDI (SCR system). Initial analysis found that advanced renewable fuels in the test offered comparable performance to standard crude-based diesel fuel blends while producing less CO2 emissions on average. During the two-year evaluation, Solazyme’s, now commercial, Soladiesel RD® (100-percent algae-derived renewable diesel fuel) and the Amyris plant-sugar de

At the Annual MoMA PS1 Gala Benefit , Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, was honored on behalf of Volkswagen for his contribution to promoting international arts and culture. The event took place in New York City on Thursday night. In his laudatory speech, Glenn D. Lowry, Director of MoMA, emphasized the instrumental role played by Volkswagen under the management of Dr. Winterkorn, in the support of initiatives to increase public access to arts and culture globally. He also referred to Volkswagen’s significant contribution to the development and realization of the exhibition EXPO 1 New York, which addressed the critical issues of ecological and social changes and which was shown in 2013 and 2014 with Volkswagen’s support in New York and Rio de Janeiro. “For Volkswagen, working with leading cultural institutions like MoMA provides fresh impetus on important questions: What is our vision for the world of tomorrow? What mus

Bentley Team Dyson Racing heads to the spot where their Bentley GT3 Campaign began just one year ago this weekend, looking to recapture the success of last years effort at Road America.  The weekend will see three different grueling competitions, with the normally scheduled double-header, as well as a make-up round being run in place of the cancelled race at Detroit’s Belle Isle Circuit.  The races will all be live streamed on world-challengetv.com, and a full schedule can be found at the bottom of the press release. Read the full Press Release below. First anniversary of Bentley’s US motorsport programme Three races in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (Crewe, 26 th  June 2015) This weekend, Bentley Team Dyson Racing returns to the circuit that kicked off their successful 2014 debut season at the infamous Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI. The weekend will feature a triple-header schedule including a makeup race from last month’s Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix which was cancelled due to inc

Rally Poland with highest average speeds of the year Terra incognita: three quarters of the gravel event around Mikołajki on new tracks Seventh WRC event of the year marks the start of the second half of the season Fast meets faster – Volkswagen takes on the fastest special stages of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in Poland. At average speeds of just under 140 km/h, it’s not just pure engine power that is required on the gravel, the drivers also need a lot of skill and determination. With Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F), Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Fløene (N/N) and Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN), Volkswagen sends the drivers currently placed first, third and fourth in the championship standings into the race – all three will line up in an identical second generation Polo R WRC. 19 special stages covering a total of 313.53 timed kilometres are scheduled to be held in the north of the country – almost 75 per cent of these are new rally terrain. In 2014, the u

Automotive club “Kraftfahrerschutz e.V.” recognises the Volkswagen Group for eighth time This year, the Energy and Environment Prize of the automobile club “Kraftfahrer Schutz e.V.” (KS) is being awarded to the Volkswagen Group. A jury of experts awarded the innovative plug-in hybrid in the Golf GTE1 and Audi A3 e-tron2. Accepting the award this morning in Munich was Hanno Jelden, Head of Powertrain Electronics at Volkswagen. The judges were especially impressed by the fact that the technology that was optimally developed within the Volkswagen Group leads to extremely low fuel consumption figures while still enabling impressive driving performance and long driving ranges. The plug-in hybrid in the Golf GTE and Audi A3 e-tron offers a fascinating combination of a quiet-running electric drive system and a powerful direct-injection engine. Both of the vehicles can be driven temporarily in an all-electric mode and with zero local emissions, and the judges were also impressed by the

Two further years of cooperation agreed Volkswagen Group of America to be lead partner of MoMA education The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and MoMA PS1 and Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) announced on Thursday afternoon in New York City an expanded two-year partnership that will provide lead support for all of MoMA’s award-winning education programs, key exhibitions, and innovative initiatives that will share MoMA and MoMA PS1’s programming with a broad, global audience. Volkswagen Group of America has been a major partner of MoMA and MoMA PS1 since 2011, supporting a wide range of more than 30 exhibitions, educational opportunities and special event programming. The new initiatives announced today build on the success of the partnership. The new focus on supporting  MoMA Education  will expand the Museum’s opportunities to reach a worldwide audience of learners. The profound shift toward digital learning that has occurred since MoMA launched its first curriculum website in 2

  Sixth-generation Transporter panel van priced from £17,745 (ex VAT) Broadest range of engines, trims and transmissions ever offered Engine range includes new Euro 6 unit with improved efficiency and lower emissions Higher equipment levels across the new Transporter range Kombi models priced from £19,840 (ex VAT) Order books open 6 July – deliveries start from September Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced UK prices and specifications for the new Transporter panel van and Kombi models. The sixth-generation model launches with the widest range of engine, transmission and trim level options ever offered by Volkswagen and introduces a host of new design and engineering features, along with new assistance and safety systems. Prices for the new Transporter T6 panel van start from £17,745 (excluding VAT and other OTR charges), with order books opening on 6 July. The Transporter is Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ biggest selling model in the UK, and has consistently set the

Not to be outdone by the other brands under the Volkswagen Group umbrella, Porsche will be putting out a wide array of notable vehicles from their past and present at this year’s Goodwood Festival of speed.  Including everything from the 1973 917/30 Can Am, all the way up to this year’s Le Mans winning 919 Hybrid LMP1, and road-going cars like the 918 Spyder, Cayman GT4 and 911 GT3 RS, the Porsche display certainly won’t disappoint.  As an added bonus for those in attendance, Porsche will be giving away trips to the Porsche Driving Center at Silverstone, allowing winners to get behind the wheel of the 911 and Cayman GT4 sports cars. Read the full Press Release below. The most successful manufacturer at Le Mans celebrates its latest, 17 th  win in Sussex With an unrivalled record of 17 outright wins at Le Mans – the most recent scored just two weeks ago – the theme for this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (25 – 28 June) near Chichester, West Sussex,  Flat Out and Fearless – Racing