German automotive giant Volkswagen has passed a major production anniversary – its 150 millionth vehicle has left the main plant at Wolfsburg. Perhaps it’s appropriate that the landmark car was a plug-in hybrid VW Golf GTE – a sign of the future for the company. Series production of the Volkswagen brand …
Read More »VW Golf – fab at 40
Volkswagen is celebrating the 40th birthday of its most successful car – the Golf. More than 30 million Golfs have been sold and it’s currently on its seventh pioneering generation. Golf Mk I The first series production Golf rolled off the assembly line in Wolfsburg on 29 March 1974. Designed …
Read More »VW Golf GTE plug-in hybrid revealed
Volkswagen has taken the wraps off its new hot hatch hybrid. VW claim the GTE will combine “the benefits of electric mobility with the dynamics of a Golf GTI”. The new Golf is now available in five drive types – petrol, diesel, electric, hybrid and natural gas (not in the …
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