WOLFSBURG (May 31, 2024) – The race gets underway with a world premiere. Germany’s largest motorsport event has already provided its first memorable moment: on Friday, part of the legendary Nürburgring 24 Hours, the new Golf GTI Clubsport1 was presented to numerous fans. The sporty, optimized version of the classic model stands out thanks to its sharper exterior design, an enhanced interior, impressive performance data and high-end sports suspension. Continue reading
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RESTON, Va. (May 30, 2024) – On June 2, Volkswagen of America will celebrate the second annual International Volkswagen Bus Day, a National Day Calendar-recognized holiday honoring the worldwide love for Volkswagen buses old and new. This celebration follows the inaugural 2023 Bus Day that marked the unveiling of the three-row, all-electric ID. Buzz, while paying homage to the brand’s original Type 2 Microbus. Continue reading
Reston, VA — Volkswagen of America, Inc., announced today the offer structure for the 2025 ID. Buzz, the electric reincarnation of the iconic Microbus. The ID. Buzz will be offered stateside in three trims—Pro S and Pro S Plus, along with a launch-only 1st Edition—with a 91 kWh battery and 282 horsepower for rear-wheel drive models; 4Motion® all-wheel-drive models will have maximum horsepower of 335. Range and pricing will be announced closer to launch. Continue reading
WOLFSBURG (April 12, 2024) – Series production of the new Golf has started at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg: the first car from the technically and visually revamped eighth model generation to roll off the assembly line in Hall 12 today was a Golf Style1 in anemone blue metallic – almost exactly 50 years since the very first series Golf was built in Wolfsburg. Continue reading
RESTON, VA (February 13, 2024) – Volkswagen of America celebrated this past weekend with multiple wins in the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R at the inaugural F.A.T. Ice Race Aspen driven by Mobil 1. Volkswagen brand ambassador Tanner Foust drove the hot hatch during both days of the event, competing in the day one activities. Continue reading
Reston, VA — Volkswagen of America will join in the excitement of the first U.S. running of the F.A.T. Ice Race Aspen, a luxury-infused winter motorsport experience taking place February 8-10 in Carbondale, Colorado, about 30 miles northwest of the Aspen ski resort. Volkswagen brand ambassador Tanner Foust will drive the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R in two days of ice racing. Continue reading
HERNDON, VA (February 1, 2024) – Volkswagen of America, Inc. is proud to announce that Car and Driver magazine has named the 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI, Golf R, ID.4, Jetta GLI, Taos, and Tiguan to the magazine’s Editors’ Choice list for 2024. Continue reading
WOLFSBURG (January 24, 2024) – The Golf is celebrating its 50th birthday this year – and Volkswagen is launching an enhanced version of its bestseller to mark the anniversary. The new Golf impresses with a next-generation infotainment system, a more intuitive operating concept, a sharper front and rear end design as well as efficient drive systems. These include plug-in hybrid drives with an increased all-electric range of about 100 kilometers. In addition, an illuminated Volkswagen logo adorns the front2 for the first time on a Golf. Continue reading
RESTON, VA (January 17, 2024) – Exactly 75 years ago today, two Volkswagen Type 1 vehicles landed on the shores of New York, marking the first attempt to sell the vehicle, better known today as the Beetle, to Americans. Seventy-five years later, the iconic automaker is celebrating its humble beginnings, recognizing those who have woven the brand into the cultural fabric of the U.S. and setting the stage for the next era in its continued transformation. Continue reading
LAS VEGAS/WOLFSBURG (January 8, 2024) — At CES 2024, the world’s leading electronics trade fair held January 9 – 12, Volkswagen will present the first vehicles in which the artificial-intelligence-based chatbot ChatGPT is integrated into its IDA voice assistant. In future, customers will have seamless access to the constantly growing artificial intelligence database in all Volkswagen models equipped with the IDA voice assistant1 and have researched content read out to them while driving. Cerence Chat Pro from technology partner Cerence Inc. is the foundation of the new function, which offers a uniquely intelligent, automotive-grade ChatGPT integration. Volkswagen will be the first volume manufacturer to offer ChatGPT as a standard feature from the second quarter of 2024 in many production vehicles. Continue reading