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  • 30 March 2010

    Volkswagen BlueMotion models added to Avis rental fleet

    Leading international car hire company Avis has ordered more than 540 Golf BlueMotion models for its fleet in the UK.  These vehicles will form part of the Avis Eco Collection, offering environmentally conscious drivers low emission vehicles. 


  • 17 November 2009

    Introducing the Passat Highline Plus... More equipment and value

    Volkswagen is boosting its popular Passat and Passat Estate range with the addition of a new model, the Highline Plus.


  • 05 October 2009

    More economy, style and value: The new Volkswagen Golf Estate

    The new Golf range is extended today with the latest and most practical model: the new Golf Estate.  The car is available to order now ahead of the first models arriving in showrooms on 6 November.


  • 19 March 2009

    Volkswagen Golf named 'Best Small Family Car' by Fleet News

    The latest generation of the Volkswagen Golf has claimed another top award after being named the ‘Best Small Family Car’ at the prestigious Fleet News Awards. 


  • 03 March 2009

    Smarter, lighter and even cleaner: fifth generation Polo unveiled

    The fifth generation of Volkswagen’s evergreen supermini, the Polo, has been unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, 34 years after the original went on sale in the UK.  It’s sharper, lighter, safer and more cutting edge than ever before and is set to establish new standards in the small car class.


  • 26 November 2008

    Jetta TDI clean diesel named 2009 Green Car of the Year

    The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Clean Diesel has been honoured at the Los Angeles Motor Show by the Green Car Journal, being crowned ‘2009 Green Car of the Year’.


  • 23 October 2008

    New Golf is awarded maximum five-star euro NCAP safety rating

    The new Volkswagen Golf has been awarded a maximum five-star rating by the Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) crash test agency.


  • 14 October 2008

    Volkswagen BlueMotion: Now with the option of seven seats

    Volkswagen’s BlueMotion range of vehicles has expanded with the addition of the Touran and Sharan people carriers – which are among the most efficient seven-seater vehicles on the market.