Showing posts with label 2011 Volkswagen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011 Volkswagen. Show all posts

Sunday, August 21, 2011

VW Up






The Up! is based on the German firm's Modularer Querbaukasten or MQB platform using a more traditional front-engine, front-wheel drive setup.
Volkswagen will offer the Lupo's spiritual successor at launch with a choice of small displacement, three-cylinder gasoline engines with plans to add a pure-electric version into the mix at a later date.




















Monday, July 11, 2011

With MAN and Scania, VW is now Europe's biggest truck builder


Volkswagen announced today that they have built up a 55.9% share of German truck and heavy diesel engine manufacturer MAN. Volkswagen will have influence on the 253-year-old MAN's supervisory board, making it easier to create a functional partnership with another VW truck builder, Scania.
This will give Volkswagen more ability to compete with the heavy truck manufacturing divisions of Daimler and Volvo.

MAN and Scania's combined output of 172,000 truck units weighing more than six tonnes was just slightly higher than Volvo's output, but still 37% lower than Daimler's.