VW reviews vs customer comments

I was a VW fan for a long time. First it was the VW Beetle (old model) influenced no doubt by the Herbie movies. Then it was the VW Hippie c...

Performance of European car brands in Malaysia

According to  recent report, of all European brands sold in Malaysia in 2014, Volkswagen performed the best with sales of 8916 units. They w...

VW, UAW

While I prepare a post on Mitsubishi Motors (I began going through financial statements a couple weeks back) let me point to a post by Jared...

China: The Domestic and the Global Industry

In October 2013 sales in China reached 1.92 million units – see the China Auto Industry Association statistics page for details. That's...

China: all's well ... for now

Today VW claimed sales of 2.35 million units in Jan-Sep. Meanwhile GM's PR machine releases brand sales monthly. I track these, out of c...

VW Beetle Hot Rods

VW has had a bit of problem selling the Beetle to male customers and despite launching a New Beetle specifically targeted at guys, was not p...

Meaning of the warning lights on your dashboard

I have had my car serviced and MOT done recently but the service reminder light still comes on. The workshop did not know how to solve the p...

Toyota as Number One

...remember Japan as Number One?... I'm just back from a meeting of the Japan Foundation American Advisory Board, where part of the disc...

2013 Beetle Convertible

Here are some pics of the new 2013 Beetle Convertible just launched at the LA Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center. 50's Herit...

VW XL1 Concept

VW has shared pictures of the XL1 Concept on their Facebook page. The car made it's debut at the Qatar Motor Show last year. What do you...

The Doubleback VW Camper

If you loved to go camping but hate the idea of living in tents, you will love this VW camper.  I definitely want one. Watch the review:

Reverse Import Deja Vu?

...a strong yen should boost exports to Japan... In 1992 I wrote a paper about Japanese car imports, later picked up by the Economist, in J...

Customise your own VW Beetle

If you are in the UK, you can now configure your own Beetle from engine, wheels, colour, trims and a range of accessories. Configure your o...

The VW up! family

The up! is the new city car from Volkswagen and had it's World premiere at the 64th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. VW als...

New VW Beetle

The new VW Beetle was unveiled at the Shanghai motor show recently. The new generation Beetle is longer (4,278 mm in length ), wider (1,808 ...