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March 31, 2021 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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No, it’s not an April Fools Day prank – yes, it was an April Fools Day prank, as the global motoring industry suspected all along. Volkswagen had issued a news release and tweet...
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October 12, 2020 |
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If ever there was a perfect time to launch a new range of campervans this is it, says Kevin Richards, the manager of the commercial arm of Volkswagen NZ. Why? Because New Zealanders are...
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December 3, 2019 |
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The company that converted a BMW M3 into a battery-electric competitor for the Pikes Peak hill climb in the US has modified an almost 50-year-old Volkswagen Kombi to also run on electrics,...
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July 2, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The V6 Volkswagen Amarok is the winner of a comprehensive Australian shootout of nine one-tonne utes, all of which are also on sale in New Zealand. Writers from two of Australia’s most...
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March 11, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The Beetle, the car that made Volkswagen a household name and carried it through the 20th century, is dead – it is to be killed off after the current generation ends production. The VW...
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November 13, 2017 |
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It’s been described as one of the coolest entries in recent years, the appearance in next year’s Baja 1000 off-road race of a heavily modified 1970 Volkswagen Beetle. And behind the...
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September 12, 2017 |
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The Volkswagen Group aims by 2030 to have electrified (EV) versions of all 300 models sold around the world, says its CEO Matthias Mueller. And by 2025, the VW brand alone is targeting 33...
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June 21, 2017 |
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Volkswagen has been talking for years about building a modern version of its Kombi van and now the dithering is over – the ID Buzz concept is headed to production. VW brand chief Herbert...
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June 19, 2017 |
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Kiwis who worship at the altar of Volkswagen will find that its sixth-generation Polo hatchback is one of the biggest small cars available, bigger in every dimension but length than earlier...
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May 24, 2017 |
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Volkswagen’s replacement for the four-door CC coupe will land in New Zealand in October with the carmaker’s new occupant protection system, a proactive package that can take control of...
