VW USA News

05.08.2012

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT SETS WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST DISTANCE ON ONE TANK OF CLEAN DIESEL FUEL

Herndon, VA - The world’s most fuel-efficient couple has done it again. John and Helen Taylor were determined to break the record for the farthest distance traveled on a single tank of fuel. They decided to attempt the record in the U.S. with a stock 2012 Volkswagen Passat SE TDI Clean Diesel vehicle equipped with a six-speed manual transmission.

05.04.2012

VOLKSWAGEN SELECTED AS CLIO AWARDS 2012 GLOBAL ADVERTISER OF THE YEAR

Herndon, VA - The international CLIO Awards has named Volkswagen its 2012 Global Advertiser of the Year. This prestigious international advertising award will be presented to Volkswagen at the 53rd annual CLIO Awards on May 15th at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Volkswagen also won the award in 1999 and 2009.

05.01.2012

VOLKSWAGEN REPORTS 31.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN APRIL U.S. SALES

Herndon, VA - Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) today reported 37,525 units sold in April, a 31.5 percent increase over prior year sales, 38 percent increase year-to-date and the best April since1971.

04.13.2012

VOLKSWAGEN LAUNCHES GOLF R ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE SWEEPSTAKES

Herndon, VA - Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) has launched the “Golf R Ultimate Fan Experience” Sweepstakes, a contest created to celebrate the recent arrival of the all-new 2012 Golf R—Volkswagen’s most powerful performance vehicle ever sold in the United States—and the loyal enthusiast community that rallies around it.

05.10.2012

Volkswagen Names Martell Vice President Customer Experience

Herndon, VA - Volkswagen of America today announced the appointment of Robert Martell, 54, to the post of Vice President, Customer Experience for the company. Martell, a 25-year veteran of Volkswagen in both the US and Canada has served in a variety of increasingly responsible sales and dealer-interfacing positions in his tenure at Volkswagen.

05.03.2012

CHATTANOOGA TO HOST 2013-2015 USA CYCLING PROFESSIONAL ROAD AND TIME TRIAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Colorado Springs, Colo. - USA Cycling is pleased and proud to announce that the USA Cycling Professional Road and Time Trial National Championships have been awarded to Chattanooga, Tennessee for 2013-2015 and, as a cornerstone of a new four-year partnership with USA Cycling, Volkswagen of America, Inc. will be the title sponsor of the event.

05.03.2012

VOLKSWAGEN, MOMA PS1, AND MOMA ANNOUNCE THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION NEW INFORMATION: ART AT THE BEGINNING OF A NEW NOW, OPENING MAY 2013

Herndon, VA - Volkswagen, MoMA PS1, and MoMA announce New Information: Art at the Beginning of a New Now, a major survey of international contemporary art, which will open in spring 2013.

12.07.2011

2012 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN: PUTTING ON A FRESH FACE

Herndon, VA - It puts the ‘sport’ in sport utility. Dynamic new front- and rear-end styling. Standard 200-horsepower 2.0-liter TSI® engine and six-speed manual transmission. Head-turning available 19-inch alloy wheels from Volkswagen’s R GmbH division.

04.30.2012

Volkswagen of America to Offer Customers 4-Year Subscription to SiriusXM Traffic Beginning with Select Model Year 2013 Vehicles

New York, NY - Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced customers who purchase 2013 model year vehicles equipped with RNS 510 and RNS 850 navigation systems will receive a 4-year subscription to SiriusXM Traffic, providing access to traffic speed and flow information along with accident information to assist drivers in routing around congested areas.

04.26.2012

Half-Million Mile Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T shows that careful maintenance has its rewards

Herndon, VA - Matt Marion, deputy editor at Men’s Health magazine, recently reached the half-million mile mark in his 2001 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T—and wanted to see if his maintenance regime had helped the car’s turbocharged powerplant hum so reliably for so long.