Study Says Hybrids and Diesels are Better Value

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Hybrid Cars shared a story recently about a new study from Carnegie Mellon University, the results of which were released last week. According to the study, hybrids and diesel-powered vehicles are a better value than their gasoline-powered counterparts. While it’s common to evaluate cars based on their cost, and hybrids and diesels do tend to [...]

Coming in 2012: VW Golf R

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Automotive News reported yesterday on an announcement from Jonathan Browning, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, who said that the Volkswagen Golf R will be returning to the U.S. market as a limited edition model early in 2012. According to Browning, the high-performance Golf will come with a 256 hp, 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The [...]

In Brief: Clean Diesel Sales Up in August

Friday, September 10th, 2010

HybridCars.com is reporting that cars powered by clean diesel, despite holding a market share less than a third the size of the hybrid market saw a sales improvement of 52 percent over last August’s numbers, and 20 percent over last month. The fair-haired child of clean diesel, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, specifically, saw 30 percent [...]

Media Monday: Volkswagen Reveals the 2011 Jetta

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Last month, the folks from Volkswagen took over New York’s Times Square and hosted a huge media event to reveal the new 2011 Volkswagen Jetta. Thanks to the nice folks at YouTube, we’ve got video of the event:

VW to Offer Hybrid Jetta in 2012

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

As hybrids become more and more integrated with mainstream vehicle lineups, affordability is becoming a key factor, which is why we’re excited about this news from Volkswagen: the German automaker has demonstrated once more its commitment to going green and is producing a gas-electric hybrid version of the ever-popular Jetta, with a debut scheduled for [...]