Volkswagen Australia has beefed up its five-seat Tiguan and seven-seat Tiguan Allspace lineups, with the addition of the special edition Monochrome trim levels that pick up styling tweaks but have lost some key features in the process. The Monochrome picks up a generous range of styling enhancements over the standard […]
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2023 Volkswagen Amarok on sale in Australia; 2.0TD, 2.0TTD, 3.0TTD, 2.3T engines
Volkswagen has announced the full lineup and prices for the all-new 2023 Amarok for Australia. This is the first all-new model since the Amarok nameplate launched over 10 years ago, and it’s set to arrive in showrooms in April. Eight variants are being offered, at least initially, all based on […]
Volkswagen secures additional 1800 T-Roc R units for Australia
Volkswagen Australia has managed to negotiate 1800 extra units of its performance compact SUV, the T-Roc R, for the local market, with prices kicking off from $54,300 before on-road costs. After the company made a similar move for its Touareg SUV that saw an additional 1000 units added to the […]
Porsche chief Oliver Blume becomes VW CEO, Herbert Diess steps down
Volkswagen’s board of management has tapped Porsche’s CEO, Oliver Blume, on the shoulder to take the job as chief executive officer at Volkswagen as outgoing CEO Herbert Diess steps down. In the short-term, Blume will take over as Volkswagen’s CEO while retaining his position as Porsche’s CEO, with the company […]
Major car brands raided by EU regulators, potential cartel breaches
Some of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers have confirmed they have been raided by European Union regulators, as investigators determine whether or not they are in breach of antitrust and even cartel laws. EU regulators are investigating whether or not major carmakers have been colluding together in the collection and […]
Volkswagen in “advanced discussions” on potential Porsche IPO
Share market excitement is swirling amid reports that automotive giant, Volkswagen, is planning on a spin-off of its most profitable division, Porsche, in what could culminate in one of the single-largest initial public offerings (IPO) we’ve seen in recent years. Volkswagen has released a statement overnight confirming that it is […]
2022 World Car of the Year finalists revealed
The finalists of the 2022 World Car of the Year awards have been published with more than a few surprise entrants, with the winner set to be revealed at the New York International Auto Show in August. The group has settled on a top 10 for the World Car of […]
Volkswagen spending billions in battery business and factories
Volkswagen is showing extremely bullish signs in terms of its future strategy on electric vehicles, with the establishment of a new European company to manage the battery sourcing and production side of its business, as VW looks to massively ramp up its EV production with the addition of six new […]