The peoples at AutoSpies.com claim to have received a confidential dealer update explaining that the Scirocco will indeed be released in the U.S. as a limited edition!
I hope everyone has a great time tonight! Be safe, and make some good resolutions for next year. :)
The team here at Volksbloggin wishes you all a Merry Christmas! And if you celebrate something else or don’t celebrate at all, we still wish you good health, good times, and hope going into this new year. :) Enjoy time with family, friends, etc. And be careful out there on the roads!
Gas prices for your old Bug driving you bug-eyed? Envious of those Civic and Prius drivers? Well, if it’s not too late to ask Santa for some hardware for your Beetle, then send him over to ebay (and make sure he has 7-large in his pocket).
I just came across this new commercial, running in the UK, where the chief designer has a confrontation with… well, himself. Many of himselfs. Check it out. :)
Old Volks owners like to think they’re sitting on a gold mine – their beetle, bus, Karmann Ghia or Thing. A surf over to Barrett Jackson or sites like ebay or thesamba.com classifieds might make you think you should sell that vintage VW. However, what’s an old veebub really worth? What if you’re buying. Can a Beetle still be had for $300? Or $3,000? or $30,000?
Chris, who has been an avid reader of Volksbloggin for some time, contacted us recently about writing some articles for the website. We always jump at the opportunity to provide more value to you, so we brought him onboard.
Brazil’s SpaceFox sports an interesting and somewhat disturbing tv ad.
Streetfire.net posted up a great little video of the ol’ Touareg TDI kickin’ up the dirt in the Baja 1000. Check it out after the jump!
Point your iPhone to vw.com for a nice treat.
Enjoy time with family and friends, great food and football!!
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced December 2008 sales of 17,577 units, a 14.4 percent decrease over December 2007. Full year sales of 223,128 total units for 2008, was a decrease of 3.2 percent verse 2007 sales. Via media.vw.com
We’ve seen a lot together and we’ve great plans for the future. This is Volkswagen’s claim for a double jubilee next year: the 60th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany and the handing over of the Volkswagen factory by the British Military Government. “The Beetle, Bulli or the new Golf – Volkswagen stands for the democratization of mobility. No other brand has set its stamp on the history of the country in this way,” Jochen Sengpiehl, Head of Marketing at Volkswagen, commented. Via volkswagen-media-services.com
The 50-state compliant clean diesel Volkswagen Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen TDI have claimed two of the top positions in the annual EPA and Energy Departments’ list of the most fuel efficient vehicles. The Jetta TDI’s are the only clean diesel vehicles to make the top ten list, which was released last week. Via media.vw.com
The Indian arms of two German auto majors, Audi and Volkswagen, Tuesday announced price reduction of their models following the reduction of excise duty and central value added tax (Cenvat) by four percent. Vi indiaenews.com
Spied here, heavily disguised under stretched and widened Jetta bodywork, is a mule housing prototype components for two cars: Volkswagen’s New Compact Sedan and New Mid-Size Sedan. Both will spearhead the company’s attack on Japanese and Korean dominance of the import sector in the U.S. market. Via caranddriver.com
The Volkswagen Group delivered 5.73 million vehicles (+1,0 percent) worldwide in the first eleven months of this year.* The Group therefore ranks among the few automakers this year who have matched or even slightly exceeded last year’s delivery figures. Europe’s largest automaker cannot however entirely escape the impact of the continuing dramatic distortions on the world market. Nevertheless, the Volkswagen Group still delivered 447,000 vehicles worldwide (-16.5 percent) in the month of November, representing a relatively positive performance compared with the overall market (-24.5 percent). Via volkswagen-media-services.com
Motoren Technik Mayer, the German tuning house known best for its high-performance Audis, turns its attention to the Volkswagen Scirocco and has put its wares on display at the 2008 Essen Auto Show. Via edmunds.com
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