Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has said that Volkswagen should become a market leader in environmental protection and reducing fuel consumption.

Follettmotors Aircooled Volkswagen Podcast Episode #1: Aircooled Volkswagen Weddings. Release date 14th February 2007 (Valentine's Day)

Volkswagen AG said Thursday it had pulled an ad depicting a distraught man standing on the ledge of a tall building after suicide prevention groups said they were concerned about its message.

Talk about rolling down with your car.... We have no idea how or why Billy Gibbons transformed the classic VW Microbus into the extra-terrestrial "Bus Ball" you see in the pics.

Just when you got all excited about buying a VW Bus Ball, I have to reveal to you that it's not too safe as a means of travel.

It's back! It's back! Of all the introductions at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show, the unveiling of the 2008 Volkswagen R32 was, to me, the best news of all. For those...

Here is my experience (2000 Jetta, Monsoon stereo). 1. I did a bit of research online and compared prices. There is a vast discrepancy in how much different people charge for these adapters. And there are different "generations" of the adapter. For those of you discouraged by what you read above, take heart. It isn't as bad as you think. (I will include a link to the place I got mine from, below). 2. The display of track names isn't going to happen. This is just the way it is - the CD changer never had that capability and no adapter can make it do that. 3. Don't pay for a giant installation bill. You can do this yourself. I needed help to get the radio out (it requires little "radio slim jims" that a VW mechanic has), so I asked my mechanic. He gladly came out to the car, inserted the slim jims and popped it out. I did all the rest, without any tools at all. 4. The instructions suggest you remove the battery terminals etc, but the mechanic didn't seem to be too concerned about that, so I just kept going. This has the added benefit of not requiring you to reprogram your radio. There are no bare wires, so I don't know how you'd shock yourself anyway. 5. I got it all hooked up but couldn't get the radio back into the slot all the way. It seemed to be too much cables and stuff in the back. I fiddled and fiddled with it, but couldn't do it. I stopped by a car radio installation place and the guy said - "It's tight in there, you just have to keep working at it." Great. Here's what (eventually) worked for me: - remove the radio again and notice that the little storage bin above the radio is actually just a plastic bin that pops out. Popped it out and - voila - there was lots of room to get my hand in an push the cable out of the way while pushing the radio in. Turns out it wasn't the CD-changer/ipod cable but the antenna cable that was not folding back properly. 6. The (newer) iPod adapter that I got ($118 online, delivered in about 10 days by Canada Post) *doesn't* drain the battery or leave the iPod running. In fact, it pauses the iPod whenever you change modes (FM, AM, Tape) or turn it off. It will charge it while you are running and for an hour after you leave the car. As soon as you start the car in the morning it picks up and plays the song it was playing the night before, just like a CD player. 7. The (newer) iPod adapter also has an "AUX" connector (two RCA connectors) that you can optionally enable, and the "direct" mode - in which you can use the ipod clickwheel etc - is also an option. These options are set with two little switches on the box, so don't bury the box too deeply in your dash! 8. People above mentioned that the ipod was put in the glove compartment by their dealer. I am sure that is a good idea for security, but dangerous and inconvenient for reaching for it. Perhaps that is a good thing, but if you do the install yourself, you can put it where you want it. Mine is in the centre console for now and it seems pretty happy there. There was lots of cable (they even sell an optional cable that would let you have the iPod in the trunk). 9. I bought my unit - which is available elsewhere, I am sure - through eBay, from this person: http://myworld.ebay.com/tcmalcom. I am sure he will have more for sale. You can search on item number 270080728266 on ebay. The actual unit is "PIE VWR/PC-POD2". I think the "POD2" is important, as it includes the latest programming. In conclusion - the sound is great, the convenience and safety of not looking at your ipod while driving is great, the installation was not that bad, once I got the radio out and figured out that the storage bin came out. Don't be discouraged! ...r

Former Volkswagen chief executive Bernd Pischetsrieder is expected to head an alliance between MAN, Scania and Volkswagen???s heavy commercial vehicle division.

Despite last week???s European Commission proposals on CO2 emissions limits, Volkswagen???s new management appears to be slowing down plans to fit hybrid engines to a range of its models.

BERLIN: Volkswagen's two biggest shareholders on Wednesday agreed to extend the term of Ferdinand Pi ch, the board chairman, reversing an earlier plan for him to step down and ending a power struggle between ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 15 Volkswagen AG's U.S. subsidiary said Thursday it would withdraw a commercial that made light of suicide, the second automaker to do so in a week.

"VW are treating the Dakar rally as multiple sprints while Mitsubishi treats it like a marathon" says NV

WAY back in around October 2002, I was fortunate enough to drive pre-release models of the VW Touareg in the vicinity of Barcelona.

Volswagen is rolling out a new line of ???BlueMotion???-badged models in Europe that, the automaker said, are the most efficient and economical vehicles in each of its car ranges.

Volkswagen is continuing to roll out a new line of ???BlueMotion???-badged models in Europe that, the automaker said, are the most efficient and economical vehicles in each of its car ranges.

Volkswagen has withdrawn a televised advert, shown in America, after several mental health groups campaigned for the advert, which features a man contemplating suicide, to be pulled.

The new Volkswagen Touran, due in South Africa in the second quarter of 2007, will now also be available in Europe with a 125kW, 1.4-litre Twincharger engine.

Sheriff's patrols stem tide of stolen vehicles from The Shops at Mission Viejo. By ERIKA I. RITCHIE MISSION VIEJO - Just to be safe, Ross Aimer bought his wife a Volkswagen wagon.

reporter's notebook Meet Junior, a VW Passat that Stanford is tuning up to steer itself through city streets in a robotics contest.
Under the hood of Stanford's robotic race car

Playfuls.com, Romania -... MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, Red Bull and Volkswagen of America and joined this year by new supporters Applanix, Google and NXP Semiconductors. ...

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PCB007 (press release), OR -... MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, Red Bull and Volkswagen of America and joined this year by new supporters Applanix, Google and NXP Semiconductors. ...

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Officers need your help to locate a man who disappeared Monday. 50-year-old Robert Nelson was last seen driving away from his home in a blue, 1998 Volkswagen Passat station wagon.

Irvin DeRemer principal, Wyoming Valley West High School, announced the January Senior Students of the Month.

HEXUS.net (press release), UK -... MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, Red Bull and Volkswagen of America and joined this year by new supporters Applanix, Google and NXP Semiconductors. ...

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EurekAlert (press release), DC -... MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, Red Bull and Volkswagen of America and joined this year by new supporters Applanix, Google and NXP Semiconductors. ...

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CNET News.com, CA -... gear shifting, braking and steering. Other team sponsors include MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, Red Bull, Google, NXP Semiconductors and, of course, Volkswagen.

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By STUART ELLIOTT For the second time in a week, an automaker has agreed to stop running a television commercial that several mental health organizations criticized as making light of suicide.

Business Wire (press release), CA -... MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, Red Bull and Volkswagen of America and joined this year by new supporters Applanix, Google and NXP Semiconductors. ...

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A Wadsworth man missing since Monday was discovered dead in his car Thursday. Robert B. Nelson, 50, was found in his blue 1998 Volkswagen station wagon in Wadsworth Township.

A German law that protects Volkswagen from takeover breaks European Union rules, a top court official finds.

A day ahead of a decision from the EU on the so-called 'VW law', Volkswagen???s works council has attacked the European Commission.

The Valentine's Day madness has apparently spread around the world, as evidenced by this chocolate-covered Volkswagen Beetle parked in front of a supermarket in China. After first wrapping the vehicle in plastic, seven enterprising car company employees slathered on 440 pounds of chocolate, resulting in the day's biggest internal-combustion chocolate truffle.

If it didn't take such a supreme effort, this could be a good prank to pull on that guy who thinks his "V-Dub" is so frickin' cool. – Charlie White

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