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Volkswagen could take Suzuki’s help in making budget small cars

Volkswagen could take Suzuki’s help in making budget small cars

Thanks to its expertise in small cars, Suzuki has been the second largest car maker in Japan and its subsidiary Maruti Suzuki has a 54 % market share in India.

Tata Motors’ Nano priced at around $3,500 has also provoked great interest across the globe. Car makers are following the footsteps of the Indian car maker in making something similar.

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Entry posted on June 29th, 2009 and filed under Small cars, Volkswagen

VW Passat Embassy and R-Line launched in France

VW Passat Embassy and R-Line launched in France

French Volkswagen Passat owners can now have the option of two special packs offered by Volkswagen – Embassy Passat and R-Line. While the ‘Embassy’ is aimed at those who seek luxury, the ‘R-Line’ would appeal mostly to the sporty types.

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Entry posted on June 13th, 2009 and filed under Accessories, Volkswagen

Heidi Klum’s new Crush – Volkswagen Polo


wait for Heidi Klum to appear or visit her directly at the Heidi Klum and VW Polo Image Gallery

German model Heidi Klum, is said to be very choosy when it comes to cars. She has done a few photograph sessions with VW’s Tiguan, Eos Coupe, and Scirocco for their respective catalogs, but never has really associated herself to these cars.

Now though, she claims to have developed a liking for the New VW Polo after Volkswagen has introduced something called ‘Campaign communication’.

Heidi Klum was seen strolling near the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia in order to drive the new Volkswagen Polo. Despite not being given a chance to drive the car, she complemented the Polo as “the best of all time, cost effective, sexy short, the ideal car”

click through for more info and the image gallery

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Entry posted on May 20th, 2009 and filed under Volkswagen

What Diesel Car of the Year Awards 2009- Winners

What Diesel Car of the Year Awards 2009- Winners

UK’s popular monthly magazine What Diesel Car has announced its winners this year in the annual awards ceremony. The Ford Fiesta wins What Diesel Car of the Year 2009. The winner should not be confused with the Fiesta that’s sold in India. This is a totally different car and is a hatchback. Its sedan version will be the next-generation Fiesta in India hopefully in 2010.

What Diesel Car of the Year Awards 2009 highlights

  • Ford Fiesta wins What Diesel Car of the Year 2009
  • Volkswagen grabs three awards – best medium car, best coupé and green award
  • Two British victories for Jaguar XF and Land Rover Freelander 2
  • Citroën grabs two gongs with the C3 Picasso and C5 Tourer
  • Land Rover Freelander 2 wins best in class for third year running
  • Jaguar XF wins best executive car for the second year in succession
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Entry posted on April 14th, 2009 and filed under Awards

VW Jetta TDI Named “Best Of The Year” by MotorWeek

VW Jetta TDI Named “Best Of The Year” by MotorWeek

After a short time gap, the Volkswagen Jetta is in the news again, this time named as “Best of the Year” by MotorWeek in its 2009 Drivers’ Choice Award competition, taking the first position in the annual contest.

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Entry posted on February 18th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Volkswagen

First Sketch of Volkswagen NMS (New Mid-Size Sedan)

First Sketch of Volkswagen NMS (New Mid-Size Sedan)

American television station WRCB has managed to get hold of a sketches lying around on Volkswagen NMS designer’s desk. Seen before in the form of a test mule, the NMS (temporarily called the New Mid-size Sedan) will be a car built for America at America (VW’s new plant at Tennessee, Chattanooga) and by the radical looks of this sketch, is obviously designed by an American as well.

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Entry posted on February 12th, 2009 and filed under Volkswagen

Skoda Superb wins COTY Award 2009 in Czech Republic

Skoda Superb wins COTY Award 2009 in Czech Republic

The Skoda Superb has won ‘Car of The Year 2009′ award in its home turf Czech Republic. It has won the first place in ‘Middle and Upper Middle class’ Category, beating 42 competitors.

The Skoda Superb is a very popular car amongst locals. Every Skoda is a class topper in Czech to be exact. It also won the towcar awards earlier last year, and then came Sky’s Best Gadget award for its Parking Assist.

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Entry posted on January 26th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Skoda

Audi, BMW, Honda, Mercedes triumph in All-Stars Awards

Audi, BMW, Honda, Mercedes triumph in All-Stars Awards

AUTOMOBILE Magazine, one of America’s leading automotive publications, recently announced the winners of its 2009 AUTOMOBILE Magazine All-Stars Awards.

Each year, the editors of AUTOMOBILE Magazine convene to test, evaluate, and debate the performance, significance, and pure enthusiast appeal of the cars that make the biggest impact. Award winners will be featured in the February issue of AUTOMOBILE Magazine.

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Entry posted on January 6th, 2009 and filed under Audi, Awards, BMW, Honda, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, honda jazz

Chinese made Skoda Fabia now on sale!

Chinese made Skoda Fabia now on sale!

The Czech carmaker Skoda has begun production of its Fabia in China. The Chinese-made Fabia will sell from 85,800 yuan ($12,560) and is anticipated to become the best-selling Skoda in China.

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Entry posted on December 22nd, 2008 and filed under Skoda

Porsche Cayenne Diesel for Europe, soon in India

Porsche Cayenne Diesel for Europe, soon in India

The German car-maker Porsche quietly unveiled its popular SUV Cayenne with Diesel engine option in Europe, where it will go on sale in February 2009. Porsche has never in its 60-year history used a Diesel engine, except for its tractors!

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Entry posted on November 26th, 2008 and filed under Porsche

Revealed- Volkswagen developing New Midsize Sedan (NMS)

Volkswagen has been caught developing a new sedan aimed particularly at the US market. The particulars of the new sedan, code named Volkswagen NMS, or VW New Midsize Sedan, are scarce, but the company recently circulated a few pointers: it will be the size of a Volkswagen Passat, but at the price of a [...]

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Entry posted on October 30th, 2008 and filed under Announcements, Volkswagen

Suzuki Kizashi going to enter India next year?

A few months ago, we brought you spy pictures of the upcoming Suzuki Kizashi testing in the U.S, which you can view here.
It looks like the Suzuki Kizashi could well be the next vehicle from Maruti after the upcoming A-Star and the Splash in India. Maruti is taking bold decisions after the immense success [...]

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Entry posted on October 28th, 2008 and filed under Maruti Suzuki, Maruti Suzuki Kizashi, Suzuki

VW Caddy could soon be running around in India

A silver Volkswagen Caddy, belonging to Kashyap Motors was recently caught testing in Central Delhi, by one of our readers. The Caddy is a very famous multi-purpose vehicle that belongs to the delivery van segment in Europe. Its strength is its adaptability. Basically its one car with huge applications. When used as a van, [...]

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Entry posted on October 15th, 2008 and filed under Announcements, Volkswagen
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