The crime wave in Logan City and Brisbane, and many other cities before and after, has included break and enters, ram raids and of course car theft. Well the chance of having your Volkswagen stolen is a lot less likely than other makes. Volkswagen has added the accolade of Australia’s most secure new vehicles to [...]

The RSPCA does a wonderful job in saving animals and finding them new homes where they will be loved. In an effort to help RSPCA NSW, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will loan a Crafter van to the Sydney shelter. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, which moved in next door to the RSPCA’s Sydney Shelter and Head office at [...]

Volkswagen will be adding a new fuel-efficient and powerful petrol engine to their Multivan model range. The 2.0-litre TSI350 combines innovative technologies such as turbocharging with direct fuel injection, four-valve technology and intercooling to create a product unique in its market segment. The 2.0-litre turbo engine with intercooling produces 150 kW and a maximum torque [...]

The versatile and stylish compact Tiguan SUV will be released as a special edition known as the Tiguan 132TSI Pacific. This special model has been created exclusively for the Australian market. The Tiguan 132TSI Pacific is to be powered by a 2.0-litre TSI with 132kW petrol engine and with standard 4MOTION all-wheel drive. The turbo-charged [...]

For what seems like eternity since the Scirocco was released overseas, the Scirocco R has finally landed in Australia and will be sold for less than $50,000. The Scirocco R offers the same power plant as the Golf R and like all TSI engines the R-version combines the efficiency of direct-injection with the power of [...]

2012 will see the Volkswagen Amarok ute range grow with new engines and more standard features then ever before. Two new engine options are now available for the two-wheel drive entry Amarok model. The first is a new diesel, the TDI340 which develops 103 kW and, as the name suggests, 340 Nm of torque from [...]

Volkswagen Group Australia is defiantly committed to Australia as they have commenced business at their purpose built new corporate headquarters in Chullora, New South Wales. The new state of the art facility incorporates all business divisions under one roof housing, Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, ŠKODA Australia, Bentley and Volkswagen Financial Services. The new [...]

The Beetle was an icon in the past and when it took the world stage in its new look in April 2011 in New York; the successor became the new icon. When launched in October of the same year the Beetle was a well sort after car. Since then, the sportiest Beetle ever has been [...]

Volkswagen has set a big goal for the company and plan to achieve it by 2018. Under the “Think Blue Factory” initiative, VW passenger cars plan to reduce their environmental impact by 25 per cent. This applies especially to energy consumption, waste volumes, air-borne emissions, water consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.  “Through the growing efficiency [...]

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will return to the 2012 Dakar Rally as the event’s official supplier for the third year.  A fleet of nearly 40 vehicles, including 30 Amarok pick-ups, are being provided to the event’s organisation team, the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), as support vehicles.  These will be used throughout the event, regarded as the [...]