New retail boss for Volkswagen UK

Ian Plummer has been name as the new Head of Retail Operations at Volkswagen UK for their passenger cars, a role he officially starts today. Ian replaces Alex Smith who recently became Director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and joins from Renault. During his 15 years at the French vehicle maker he has held a wide range of roles both in Paris and the UK and brings with him a strong retail background. Commenting on his appointment, Ian said: “I am thrilled to be joining a brand with...

Five-door Volkswagen up! makes first appearance

The three-door Volkswagen up! might not have made it onto UK roads just yet (first deliveries are expected in March) but that hasn’t stopped the German car giant gearing up for the introduction of the five-door version. As these official photos show, the five-door up! shares much of the same appeal as that of the three-door but with the added bonus of improved rear passenger entry. Space in the rear of the five-door up! is exactly the same, with 947 mm of headroom (versus 993 mm in the front)...

Volkswagen Golf is Europe’s most popular new car - again

The Volkswagen Golf is the most popular new car in Europe for a third year in a row, data from JATO Dynamics has shown. Over the course of 2011, 484,547 Golfs found new homes across the continent beating its small sibling the Polo into second place selling 356,490 units. Thanks to Volkswagen’s strong line-up of models the German company was also the number one manufacturer by volume in the territory, selling 1,678,279 cars in 2011, almost 600,000 units more than its nearest competitor....

96g/km Volkswagen available for just £96 per month!

Volkswagen’s new small and mighty city car, the up!, emits just 96g/km of CO2 (in BlueMotion Tech form) and for one canny advertiser on ContractHireAndLeasing.com they’ve matched the monthly business rental to the car’s low CO2! The star of the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011, the Volkswagen up! sets a new high water mark for city cars – with a level of safety, space, and refinement usually reserved for bigger (and more expensive) models. Available in four standard trims (plus two special...

Volkswagen offers special edition Caddy

Volkswagen is offering the first-ever special edition of its Caddy, the Match. The special van is only available until the end of April and comes with air conditioning, bluetooth connectivity, trip computer, electric windows, electrically heated and adjustable door mirrors, cruise control, body-coloured bumpers and wing mirrors and wheel trims. It is available in both the standard Caddy and the long wheelbase Caddy Maxi, except 4MOTION and EcoFuel models, and with a range of economical and...