The Beetle, the car that made Volkswagen a household name and carried it through the 20th century, is dead – it is to be killed off after the current generation ends production. The VW distributor in New Zealand is expected to soon announce when the VW factory in Mexico will stop production of right-hand-drive Beetles for the NZ market. The car’s demise was confirmed by … [Read more...] about Volkswagen kills off Beetle, the car that made it famous
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1970 VW Beetle to tackle annual off-road spectacular
It’s been described as one of the coolest entries in recent years, the appearance in next year’s Baja 1000 off-road race of a heavily modified 1970 Volkswagen Beetle. And behind the ProjectBaja.com team in the annual California-Mexico event will be the might of VW America. “For decades Volkswagen Beetle vehicles, Beetle-based racers and Dune Buggies have been competing in … [Read more...] about 1970 VW Beetle to tackle annual off-road spectacular
VW’s all-electric pledge: ‘We’re sending clear signals to the world’
The Volkswagen Group aims by 2030 to have electrified (EV) versions of all 300 models sold around the world, says its CEO Matthias Mueller. And by 2025, the VW brand alone is targeting 33 per cent of the planned three million sales of EVs from the wider VW Group – Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Seat, Bentley, Lamborghini. The move to more EVs has been given new impetus by the … [Read more...] about VW’s all-electric pledge: ‘We’re sending clear signals to the world’
VW ‘Kombi’ on the road again – this time with battery power
Volkswagen has been talking for years about building a modern version of its Kombi van and now the dithering is over – the ID Buzz concept is headed to production. VW brand chief Herbert Diess has confirmed as much, telling Britain’s AutoExpress magazine that it will build a Kombi-style vehicle as part of its ‘ID’ range of electric vehicles. It will contain design cues from … [Read more...] about VW ‘Kombi’ on the road again – this time with battery power
New VW Polo rivals earlier Golf models for size and interior space
Kiwis who worship at the altar of Volkswagen will find that its sixth-generation Polo hatchback is one of the biggest small cars available, bigger in every dimension but length than earlier Golf models. The Polo will land in New Zealand around April-May next year. No indication yet of model line-up and prices, although the premium GTi (above) will get a turbocharged … [Read more...] about New VW Polo rivals earlier Golf models for size and interior space