Volkswagen Tiguan

Locally-built VW Tiguan Provides sales initiative powers ahead – 17 additional retailers in 2008 plus new retail training centre

Wolfsburg, 01 August 2008 - Russian customers can now also purchase the Tiguan, which, like the Passat and Jetta, is produced at the Volkswagen plant in Kaluga.

2008 Volkswagen Tiguan: Heidi Klum and Seal from and earlier marketing engagement

“The decision to build the Tiguan locally is an indication of the strategic importance of the Russian market for the Volkswagen brand,” Frank Wittemann, Head of the Volkswagen brand in Russia, said.

The Volkswagen Touareg clinches the number-two ranking among luxury off-roaders

Wolfsburg, 20 February 2008 - The readers of OFF ROAD, a German trade journal, have given the SUV of the Year prize to the Volkswagen Tiguan. Attracting 17.4 % of the votes, the VW Tiguan emerged as the readers’ choice among the 20 nominated vehicles, ahead of its second and third-placed rivals the BMW X3 and the Land Rover Freelander. In the exceptionally prestigious category of Luxury Off-Roaders, the Volkswagen Touareg won the number-two ranking amidst a field of eleven rivals for the award in this category.

Automobile magazine elects car model of the year with the greatest residual value

Wolfsburg, 29 January 2008 -- Gold for Volkswagen is the result in this year's vote for car with the most stable value in 2008. The automobile magazine Auto Bild made a comparison and came to a clear decision: the Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TDI wins in the compact SUV category and the Volkswagen Golf Estate 1.9 TDI put the competition in the compact class in its place.

Stars include the VW UP! concept car and the new Volkswagen Tiguan

Starting in 2010 Volkswagen will be manufacturing up to 110,000 cars per year
Wolfsburg/New Delhi, 09 January 2008 - Today, at the Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi Volkswagen is once again setting off new fireworks. Among those at the starting line are two absolute highlights: the UP! concept car and the newly developed Tiguan SUV. Europe’s largest carmaker is paving the way for a large model offensive in India to establish its presence in the market. “Starting 2010, our plant in Pune will be able to manufacture up to 110,000 cars”, says Dr. Jochem Heizmann, board member for vehicle production at the Volkswagen Group.

Wolfsburg, 16 December 2007 - The Volkswagen brand continued to grow sales in November, reporting a further significant increase worldwide of 10.3 percent, marking a new all-time high for the eleventh month of the year. A total of 324,000 vehicles were delivered to customers. Vehicle deliveries rose by 8.8 percent in the period January – November. Customers around the world bought 3.37 million Volkswagen brand vehicles, the highest number ever for such a period.

Highlights:
324,000 vehicles delivered worldwide – New all-time high
Record for January – November as well: 3.37 million vehicles sold – Winterkorn: Product offensive to be stepped up further

Wolfsburg / Essen, 30 November 2007 -- At the 2007 Essen Motor Show, three more new products will appear together under the spotlights. Two of them are world premieres, and the third is a European debut. World premiere 1: the RaVe 270 concept car – the most powerful Golf Variant of all times. 198 kW / 270 PS and 250 km/h are its key performance indicators. Its technical features include full-time all-wheel drive and a 1,400 Watt sound system of the prestige class. The sound package is controlled via a new hard-drive navigation system from Volkswagen – so far a unique combination.

Highlights:
- Concept Car: Volkswagen Golf Variant RaVe 270 with 1,400 Watt sound system and 270 PS
- Exclusive features: Volkswagen Tiguan debuts with the sporty R-Line program

Volkswagen Touran, Volkswagen Tiguan best automobiles in their respective class

Wolfsburg / Berlin, 28 November 2007 - The readers of AUTO ZEITUNG have made their choice. With more than 39 Auto Trophy awards collected over the past 20 years, Volkswagen is the “Most Successful Brand” and has therefore been awarded the anniversary Auto Trophy in this special category. Prof Martin Winterkorn personally attended the last evening ceremony to accept the prize.

When the annual South Florida International Auto Show comes to town November 9, some of the most exciting new models in years will again debut at one of America's most important automotive displays.

Fuel economy and function are the buzzwords for the 2008 model year as buyers look at the fastest growing segment in the showrooms: car-based stylish, versatile but practical SUVs and crossovers. Close behind are new small cars that not only are tiny but tony, with a flare that attracts younger drivers. Many stalwart family sedans now sport high tech entertainment in the cabin and green-car technology under the hood.

- Winterkorn: Well on course for new VW sales record
- VW Tiguan start on November 9 – over 10,000 advance orders
- Volkswagen up! world premiere to be followed by second version at Tokyo Motor Show

Wolfsburg, 15 October 2007 - The Volkswagen brand delivered 8.2 percent more vehicles to customer worldwide during the first nine months of this year than during the same period in 2006. The brand sold a total of 2.73 million vehicles during the period January – September, delivering 327,000 vehicles in September alone, which corresponded to a 7.6 percent rise in sales compared with September 2006.

The newest member of the Volkswagen family takes top overall score among compact SUVs

Wolfsburg, 26 September 2007 - Even before its market introduction on 9th November of this year, the European consumer protection organisation Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) tested the safety of the Tiguan and the results are first class. With this result, the Volkswagen Tiguan continues the good tradition established by the VW Golf, Volkswagen Touran, VW Passat and Volkswagen Touareg in the past.