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Toyota Becomes World’s Largest Automaker in Q1 2012

After losing its title as the world’s largest automaker in 2011 to General Motors, Toyota has reclaimed the top number one spot, at least for the first quarter of 2012. According to Bloomberg, the Japanese automaker’s global sales amounted to

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New Volkswagen Lavida Pictures and Details

Bowing at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing, the new Volkswagen Lavida sedan “brings together the most advanced technologies, a timeless design, a good amount of space and the high manufacturing quality and excellent price-to-performance ratio that people have come

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Volkswagen E-Bugster Speedster Concept Pictures and Details

Shown at Auto China 2012 in Beijing, the Volkswagen E-Bugster was designed to demonstrate that the sportiness of the current VW Beetle can also be transferred to a car with pure electric drive. Exactly the size of the latest Beetle,

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Audi Selects Mexico for First North American Plant

Audi has announced that it will build its first North American manufacturing plant in Mexico. The German automaker’s growth in the region, as in the rest of the world, has been unprecedented, but it still has a long way to

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Volkswagen Scirocco Coming to North America

The Volkswagen Scirocco is one hot hatchback; it’s just too bad it’s only for Europe. Fortunately, there are some very high-ranking people fighting for its North American debut. If Jonathan Browning, CEO of VW Group of America, gets his way,

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Volkswagen Up! is 2012 World Car of the Year

The new Volkswagen Up! subcompact took home the World Car of the Year award at the 2012 New York Auto Show. The jury, consisting of 66 top journalists from 25 countries, tested 34 models, including the all-new BMW 3 Series

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Volkswagen to Create Low-Cost Brand for Emerging Markets

Likely following in the footsteps of Renault and its low-cost Dacia brand, Volkswagen will create an entry-level brand of its own for emerging markets. Speaking with Auto Motor und Sport, VW’s head of research and development, Ulrich Hackenberg, mentioned the

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KBB’s Top 10 Best Sedans Priced Under $25,000

Kelly Blue Book has released its 2012 list of top ten best sedans under the price of $25,000. This year’s selection is probably more varied than in any other year — you have models from Japanese, American, Korean and European

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New Volkswagen Polo Blue GT Pictures and Details

The Golf GTI Cabriolet wasn’t the only small Volkswagen model to be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Joining the fray was the 2013 Volkswagen Polo BlueGT, a frugal hatchback that is said to combine superior dynamic performance with

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Volkswagen Cross Coupe Diesel Concept, Pictures and Details

The Volkswagen Cross Coupe plug-in hybrid Concept — first unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show — makes a return at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show with a slightly different powertrain. The model that debuted at Tokyo was powered by

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New Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet Pictures and Details

Volkswagen has revealed the all-new 2013 Golf GTI Cabriolet (convertible), the most powerful iteration do date. After a long hiatus, the topless performance hatchback will make its world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The Golf GTI Cabriolet is

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VIDEO: New VW Beetle vs Classic Beetle, Crash Test

Here is yet another reminder of how far technology has progressed. The two videos presented below help compare the crash test results of the all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle with that of the classic Beetle, Herbie. Herbie might have been cute,

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New VW Beetle TDI Diesel Photos and Details

Volkswagen has revealed the 2012 VW Beetle TDI, a diesel version of its retro-inspired coupe. The Beetle TDI is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged, direct-injection clean diesel engine that produces 140 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque. Using either a

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Volkswagen Up! Four-Door, Photos and Details

Volkswagen has released photos and details on the four-door version of its new Up! city car. The 4-door Up! is practically a regular Up! with two extra doors. It is just as wide, just as long, just as tall and

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GM is the World’s Largest Automaker in 2011

For the year ended 2011, General Motors reclaimed its title as the world’s largest automaker. Per the American automaker’s accounting, it sold approximately 9.03 million vehicles in the year, exceeding second place Volkswagen‘s 8.16 million units. Last year’s sales champion,

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2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid to Get 45 MPG Combined, Photos and Details

Volkswagen has long offered an alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles, mainly in the form of diesel powertrains. At the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, the German automaker unveiled the 2013 VW Jetta Hybrid, which it says will be the most fuel-efficient model

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Car and Driver 2012 10 Best Cars

Staying true to its tradition, Car and Driver has named its 10 Best Cars for 2012. The publication, unlike most other automotive websites that dish out similar awards, considers not just newly-released cars, but also cars that have been on

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Volkswagen Cross Coupe Concept Photos and Details

At the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled its Cross Coupe Concept, an all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid that the German automaker says is a preview of the future. Based on VW’s new modular transverse matrix (MQB) platform, the Cross Coupe concept