SALES FIGURES RELEASED by automotive data group JATO Dynamics for June 2009 show that the European market is continuing its slow recovery in vehicle sales.

While the market is down 10.3 percent at the mid-point of 2009, there has been a 15.7 percent improvement in monthly sales (June 2009 compared to January 2009), a trend that [...]

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The times they are a-changing. In the past few years, despite the continuing success of Ford’s F-Series rigs, the US market has seen a dramatic shift away from cumbersome SUVs and big capacity V8s.

In their place, increasing numbers of consumers are opting for more fuel-efficient wheels. With this in mind, Volkswagen has set US sales [...]

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The nostalgically funky Fiat 500 has taken home the 2009 World Car Design of the Year award, while the monstrous Nissan GT-R has stormed to victory for the 2009 World Performance Car of the Year award.

Now – and perhaps of little surprise - the 2009 Volkswagen Golf has been crowned World Car of the Year.

Panelists [...]

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Since showing the sixth-generation of its Golf hatch last year, Volkswagen’s faithful have been eagerly awaiting details of the GTI variant. After displaying a very production-feasible concept last year at the Paris Motor Show, the first official images have now been leaked.

Rest assured the traditional GTI cues remain including larger five-spoke alloy wheels, lowered and stiffened [...]

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Its not even here, and it’s barely over there yet, but that hasn’t stopped Volkswagen’s new Golf VI from being awarded a maximum five-star rating by the Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) crash test agency.

It’s not a complete surprise, as anything less than a five-star rating would have seen the new model playing [...]

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Is this the new Mk VI Golf? There’s a good chance it is - as the official unveiling is this week - and thanks to the power of the Internet you can take a look sooner rather than later.

We’ll have to wait for the formal release before we can be totally sure but the very [...]

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Mazda has managed to score an impressive first and second place in a recent German reliability survey that analysed over 9 million inspections of 194 different models across 160 criteria. If you think that sounds like a reasonably comprehensive type of survey then you would be right.

Called the TUV report, it is run by [...]

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The guys over at Carscoop appear to have received details from Mitsubishi Europe concerning the upcoming 2008 Lancer Ralliart and if the price is right, it has the potential to be the small car performance bargain of 2008.

Confirmed specifications include a full-time AWD system with Active Yaw Control and an Active Centre Differential. If that [...]

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It’s been known for some time now that Skoda were planning to return to Australia and we can now confirm that the brand will be “coming out” at this years Australian International Motor Show in Sydney (October 11-21).

We will be there to welcome back the Czech manufacturer who now operates under the VW umbrella. Skoda [...]

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Okay, it’s a bit of a dodgy picture but this is quite possibly the very first spy photo of the next generation 2009 VW Golf.

Volkswagen are desperate to develop a cheaper to manufacture replacement for the current Golf which despite its popularity is not bringing home the bacon. VW engineered the current model Golf [...]

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Volkswagen have recently made available via press release images and specs for their upcoming Tiguan compact SUV. The Tiguan will rub shoulders with the likes of BMW’s X3 and Range Rovers Freelander, neither of which are considered category killers so we expect the Tiguan will prove to be a formidable opponent.

VW are pitching their Tiguan [...]

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Volkswagen have just launched their Golf GT in Australia so it seems appropriate to provide some background to this new Golf and it’s rather unique engine. The Golf GT is not brand new having first come to light in late 2005 but it has taken a while to find its way down to Australia.

If you’re [...]

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