The Volkswagen Passat is one of those cars that make a critic feel spoiled. There is nothing loudly, annoyingly, nor dangerously wrong with it. And yet, it doesn’t really do enough to earn a really glowingly positive review. And I think I’ve identified exactly what I want from it: I want it to be a...
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Now that the Honda Civic Type R has arrived in North America, what other hot hatches are we missing out on?
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VW Group’s Skoda will be revealing its first electric and autonomous vehicle next month.
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It doesn’t appear that Volkswagen’s Skoda brand is heading to North America.
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After revealing his top 10 Star Cars, Jeremy Clarkson has now done the opposite.
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Skoda CEO Bernhard Maier has confirmed to the German media that the automaker will make a decision on the U.S. market next year.
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We spoke to Skoda representatives and they admit that the North American market is attractive.
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Skoda has trademarked a second set of names with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), further suggesting that the brand may be considering launching in the U.S.
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Skoda recently filed for a number of trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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Volkswagen has identified approximately 430,000 vehicles from the 2016 model year with “implausible” CO2 ratings.
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The Volkswagen Group will host a special event to showcase that it has in store for the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Volkswagen just opened a new manufacturing plant in Southern China.
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At times the auto industry can feel overwhelming, with all the different products, brands and stories to keep straight. There’s always something going on in this business, from breaking news to vehicle reviews.
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Stonehenge is one of the great wonders of the world, and to capitalize on its fame, car-maker Skoda recreated it with old scrap cars to help launch the Citigo small car.
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At the annual Volkswagen tuning festival in Worthersee, Austria., sub-brand Skoda brought out a roadster version of its Fabia vRS S2000 rally-car. Called the RS 2000 Roadster, this one-off special was specifically built by Skoda for this event and according to Skoda CEO Winfried Vahland the hand-built roadster had been created to “show what the...
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At the 32nd International Motor Symposium in Vienna, Austria, Volkswagen head honco Dr. Martin Winterkorn announced that the Volkswagen Group will launch a range of plug-in hybrids starting in 2013, calling electric vehicles the “task of the century” for the auto industry. Winterkorn didn’t specify which models would get a plug-in hybrid variant, and the move comes...
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Robert Kubica, one of Formula-One’s finest drivers, suffered a terrible crash over the weekend, when his Skoda Fabia rally-car slid off the road and hit a church wall. The crash took place just 4-miles from the start of the Ronde di Andora rally in Italy. The 26 year-old Polish star has suffered massive injury to...
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Although Volkswagen and their respective brands occupied a massive section of the Paris Auto Show’s main hall, they were a little light on new product. This won’t be the case at the upcoming Geneva Auto Show in early March, as the Volkswagen Group will debut 7 concept cars at Europe’s main auto show. Details are...
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Volkswagen is planning to spread the platform love with its new Up city car, with Czech subsidiary Skoda being the first VW division to get the tiny car, with a SEAT-branded version to follow. Packaged as a three-door five-seater, a 1.0L gasoline engine and a 1.2L diesel engine will be offered, with an all-electric version...
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Volkswagen Group’s worldwide sales are up 15% compared to 2009, with the company moving 3.5 million units in the first six months of 2010. While the company went on to sell 6.3 million units in 2009, CEO Martin Winterkorn believes that its goal of selling 7 million units in 2010 “will not be achieved easily”....
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The latest nugget of information surrounding Volkswagen‘s often-rumored foray into Formula 1 came at last weekend’s 24 Hours of Nurburgring race, with a VW executive claiming that the Volkswagen Group’s premium brands, like Audi or Porsche would be the best fit for the company’s shot at the world’s most prestigious motorsport. “Within the group, for...
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