Volkswagen Australia News

The New Volkswagen Golf R

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT

More Power, Less Fuel: New Golf R with 188kW and 8.7 Litre Combined Fuel Consumption.

The New Volkswagen Golf GTD

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The New Volkswagen Golf GTD – Comeback of a Classic: Volkswagen brings the new Golf GTD to market.

The New Polo – Australian Launch

Fri, 07 May 2010 05:25:00 GMT

Up to 24 percent better fuel economy points the way to the future

Volkswagen Polo wins 2010 World Car of the Year Award

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:30:40 GMT

At the New York International Auto Show in Manhattan on 1st April 2010 the Volkswagen Polo was declared the 2010 World Car of the Year.

Special Edition – New Beetle BlackOrange

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Volkswagen Group Australia is now offering a special edition of the New Beetle Range – the New Beetle BlackOrange.

The new Golf Wagon. When you need more Golf.

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT

The new Golf Wagon has finally been released in Australia, leading Volkswagen into the wagon market. It carries the same current “design DNA” styling as seen in the rest of our current range,

Revised Range with new entry model and additional features

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:00:00 GMT

The 2010 Passat has taken yet another step forward. This time in the form of a revised engine range, additional features, and most significantly, a new entry price.

Volkswagen’s new Golf has been awarded the 2009 Wheels Car of the Year.

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

The multi-award winning Golf has outclassed a field of 22 cars to collect what is widely considered to be Australia’s most coveted award.

Volkswagen defends “Dakar” title with one-two-three win

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Volkswagen has won the legendary Dakar Rally for the second time in succession, taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.

The Volkswagen Golf GTI has taken out TopGear Car of the Year 2009.

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT

The Volkswagen Golf GTI has been able to add another award to its name by taking out TopGear Car of the Year 2009. The Golf GTI has beaten a long list of high-profile competitors and has been able to demonstrate its hot-hatch credentials.

The Volkswagen Transporter awarded with category win in Carsales Network People's Choice Award 2009

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The Volkswagen Transporter has been named as winner in the Light Commercial Van segment at this year’s Carsales Network People's Choice Awards taking over from the Toyota HiAce.

Eos wins Carsales Network People's Choice Award – Sports Car category for third year in a row

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT

The Volkswagen Eos has taken out the Sports Car category for the third year in a row in the Carsales Network People's Choice Awards 2009. The Carsales Network People’s Choice Awards are the country’s most comprehensive analysis of new car purchasing trends. Based on genuine new car enquiries across the Carsales network of automotive websites, the results are tallied from more than 300,000 entries.

Australia’s Best Cars crown the Golf 118TSI as ‘Best Mid size car over $30,000’

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Volkswagen’s acclaimed Golf 118TSI has added another significant title to its list of achievements by claiming the award as ‘Best Mid size car over $30,000’ in Australia’s Best Car Awards 2009. The award winners were announced in a ceremony in Melbourne.

Volkswagen’s new Golf 118TSI announced as overall winner in ‘DRIVE Car of the Year Awards 2009’

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Volkswagen is also a triple category award winner. Volkswagen has taken out the overall win as ‘Drive Car of the Year 2009’ with its Golf 118TSI. In addition to that, Volkswagen can claim three category wins: 1. Best Performance Car under $60,000: Volkswagen new Golf GTI 2. Best Small Car over $20,000: Volkswagen new Golf 118TSI 3. Best Luxury Car under $60,000: Volkswagen Passat CC 125TDI

Volkswagen’s new Golf 118TSI crowned ‘2009 Carsguide Car of the Year’ winner

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

The new Golf 118TSI has taken top spot at the ‘2009 Carsguide Car of the Year’ awards, establishing itself as the benchmark in the small car segment with Australian motoring experts. The new Golf was awarded ‘World Car of the Year 2009’ earlier this year and now uses its winning formula in Australia to continue the claim to fame. It went on sale in Australia in early 2009 and has received rave reviews since.

The Jetta 2010 - Revised range with new engines

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:30:50 GMT

The model year 2010 Jetta range has been extended and now offers five attractive engine options catering for all needs. Two petrol engines and three diesel variants make up the new line-up of Jetta models, providing a great value, well equipped mid-size sedan.

The New Golf GTI Australian Launch

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:51:00 GMT

More than three decades after a small band of engineers started work on the first prototype Golf GTI, the very latest evolution and sixth generation of the original hot hatch has arrived.

New Golf 77TDI Trendline - the most fuel efficient Golf model

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:55:20 GMT

The new Golf range now features the most fuel efficient model with the addition of the new 1.6 litre diesel Golf.

International Engine of the Year Awards 2009

Volkswagen Group Australia — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Volkswagen’s 1.4 litre TSI engine has achieved the greatest success in the 11-year history of the competition.

100,000th Volkswagen Golf sold

Volkswagen Group Australia — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The Volkswagen brand has just reached a significant milestone on the Australian market with the sale of the 100,000th Golf since the initial model introduction.

Volkswagen Passat CC: ‘Best Exterior Design Award 2009’

Sun, 03 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The Volkswagen Passat CC was awarded for ‘Best Exterior Design’, which is both distinctive and sophisticated.

Volkswagen Golf named 2009 World Car of the Year

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The Golf captivated 51 of the 59 jurors from 25 diffrent countries: the overwhelming majority of panel members voted the model 'World Car of the Year'.