VW will produce electric vehicles in China

Volkswagen AG announced about the signing of an agreement with the largest Chinese automaker SAICMotor Corporation Ltd, concerning the beginning of the production of hybrid electric vehicles for the largest auto market in the world. The first electric vehicles will be produced in Shanghai in four years. German carmaker Volkswagen AG and the largest Chinese automobile Corporation SAIC Motor announced about the signing of a partnership agreement for the production of hybrid electric vehicles for the Chinese market. They will be carried out an existing joint factory in Shanghai. In total 15 different models, starting from hybrid and fully electric will be produced. The agreement is a part of VW's strategy, which includes investment in China auto market, amounting to 22 billion euro until the end of 2019. Chinese market is growing for electric vehicles and hybrids production. The Chinese authorities have demonstrated their interest in clean technologies, and monstrous smog, which sometimes covers major Chinese cities, making electric vehicles not only interesting, but also desirable for consumers.

China has its own electric vehicle manufacturer-Kandi Technologies. Also, the market represented by the American manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles, the Tesla.

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Bentley replaced the Chief Designer

Chief Designer of Bentley and in general of the concern Volkswagen AG left the Belgian Luc Donkervol′ke, who was responsible for the look of all Bentley cars, starting from 2012 onwards. He will remain responsible for image of the crossover Bentayga, which will be released at the end of this year. Luc Donkervol′ke was replaced by the new Chief Designer Stephan Zilaf. Mr. Zilaf is working in Volkswagen AG already 25 years. Its main activity was associated with Audi, where he led a team of 350 designers. Stefan Zilaf will continue to work part-time as the head of the interiors design department of the Volkswagen AG (Volkswagen Group Interior Design).

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Volkswagen showed sketches of the concept Passat CC

German auto producer Volkswagen showed preliminary sketches of the next generation Passat CC. Customers will be able to see this new concept at the auto show in Geneva. Technical details of the new product will be announced closer to the premiere. The Foundation model will become the MQB modular platform. In addition, it will be longer than the 100 mm as compared with the traditional four-door Passat. Motor will be lent from four-door Passat, and among them there are the hybrid powertrain. Judging by the photos, the new products will have the same stylistic features, the latest generation of Passat-grille, blending smoothly into the headlights, enlarged wheel arches and a sloping roof. For Volkswagen Passat CC serial production you can wait already in the year 2017.

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Volkswagen says goodbye to Eos model

More than a year ago, Volkswagen stated that they are not going to develop a new generation of convertible Eos, or to create a new model, which will act as a successor. It was planned that the Èos will be definitely said goodbye until the end of 2014, but the model is still produced at the plant located in Portugal. According to Automotive News, VW Eos will leave the pipeline perpetually in May or June of 2015. So you can order this model only until the end of March.

Volkswagen Eos is produced at the company's plant in the Portuguese city of Setúbal. For the first nine years of existence of this model it was released about 230000 examples. This number shows how unpopular is this model. Moreover Eos is an internal competitor of cabriolet VW Golf. 

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Volkswagen Tiguan will be in three versions

As the announcement tells us, the next generation of the crossover, the 2015 VW Tiguan will be more than one model in itself. The regular Volkswagen Tiguan five door will carry on and that will be the least surprising version. Volkswagen offer a three door (or at least three door looking) body style. All of these variants and ideas are made available good manners of Volkswagen’s brand modular MQB platform which seems to be quite the chameleon. As part of a mild refresh for 2012, VW increased the Tiguan's level of standard equipment; base models remain more expensive than many rival vehicles, in part due to a larger complement of standard features. All Tiguans include a decent sound system with a CD player, an iPod adapter, SiriusXM satellite radio, and hands-free Bluetooth calling.

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"Juke" of the world’s poorest President

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, who is known for his ascetic lifestyle and is considered one of the most modest of Heads of the States, received an offer from an unnamed Arab Sheik about buying his Volkswagen Juke of 1987 year. The car was rated one million dollars.

Arab Sheikh made an offer to purchase "Juke" on the Summit of developing countries, "G77 plus China" held in mid-June in Bolivia. This proposal was not the first of its kind, but according to Mujica this suggestion caused him to think about the sale of the car.

"If I sell the car, money will go to the Fund to assist poor Plan Juntos or will go somewhere else but only for helping Uruguay," said Mujica. This Fund was established by Mujica, which regularly send to them 90 per cent of his salary. The monthly salary of the president is 250 thousand pesos (12 thousand 500 dollars). 

Regarding the price of the "Juke" Mujica mentioned in the income declaration 70 thousand pesos (2thousand 850 dollars). In September 2013, Mujica has received from the Ambassador of Mexico in Uruguay a proposal to exchange his "Juke" on ten four-wheel-drive commercial vehicles. The Ambassador also promised to help Uruguayan President in selling this cars at a charity auction.

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Toyota is the leader in global sales

Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation remains the world leader in terms of the number of sold cars. The data published today concerns the sales between January and September of this year.

According to the published information, since the beginning of the year, Toyota sold worldwide 7 615 000 million cars. It is by 2.8% more than last year. On the second place is the German company Volkswagen AG — 7 million 540 thousand sold cars. On the third place is American auto giant General Motors, which sold from January to September, 7 million 372 thousand cars, that is by 2% more than the rates in 2013.

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Sebastian Ogier is a champion again !

Recently Sebastian Ogier won the rally of Spain, having won 23-th victory of his career and the second repeated victory after becoming world champion in racing. The Frenchman overhead his team-mate of Volkswagen Motorsport Jari-Matti Latvalu, which was the only candidate to the winners of the League title. However, the season is not finished yet: WRC season will be over on November 13 in Wales.

From the first day Ogier was much more successful his pursuers, but puncture of the wheel on Sunday brought his advantage almost to nothing. Meanwhile, Latvala increased his changes on the asphalt surface. However, 30 years old Frenchman got the winner title, he was already in the World Rally Championship for the seventh season. "Winning one title is a great achievement, but the second is even more important: it shows that the first victory was not accidental," said the twice WRC Champion.

The third place in Spain was won by Mikko Hirvonen's Ford Fiesta RS, the top five places includes such names as Mads Ostberg and Dani Sordo. As for the Cup manufacturers, the Volkswagen have simply no competitors. Congratulations!

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