Articles Tagged with "VW"

VW's Passat investigated by U.S. for fire risk

Volkswagen AG Passat cars are being investigated by the U.S. for fires in the engine compartment that may be related to ignition-coil failures. Passat cars for model years 2002 and 2003 have been the subject of 10 reports of fires and six complaints of coil failures that didn’t cause a fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its website.

Aug. 4 , 2010
VW plans to achieve full localization in China

Shanghai, August 3 (Gasgoo.com) Owing to the rising cost of imported raw masteries, Volkswagen's Chinese unit plans to purchase all the auto parts and components locally, indicating that the German carmaker will gradually achieve full localization in China, the company said recently.

Aug. 3 , 2010
FAW VW Jetta may retire from the market

Jetta, an A-class model of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company, a joint venture between the First Automobile Works (FAW) and Volkswagen Group, is facing the countdown of its official "retirement."

Jul. 23 , 2010
VW says 3% of sales to be electric cars

Volkswagen plans to launch all-electric vehicles in 2013 and expects these zero-emission vehicles to account for 3% of its sales by 2018, CEO Martin Winterkorn said Monday.

Jul. 20 , 2010