In 2004 Volkswagen Individual, a specialist division of Volkswagen, produced a limited number of ( Mark IV Polo ) Club Sports with a 1. 8T 180 hp / 132 kW engine.

At the 2006 Bologna Motor Show, Volkswagen released the third Cross vehicle designed by Volkswagen Individual GmbH.

On some occasions, new gag cartoons have been created for book publication, as was the case with Think Small, a 1967 promotional book distributed as a giveaway by Volkswagen dealers.

However, the United States Supreme Court found that the defendants ( World-Wide Volkswagen Corp .) did not have the minimum contacts with Oklahoma necessary to create personal jurisdiction there.

Recent forced induction V6 engines have delivered horsepower and torque output comparable to contemporary larger displacement, naturally aspirated V8 engines, while reducing fuel consumption and emissions, such as the Volkswagen Group's 3. 0 TFSI which is supercharged and directly injected, and Ford Motor Company's turbocharged and directly injected EcoBoost V6, both of which have been compared to Volkswagen's 4. 2 V8 engine.

Companies that have set up maquiladoras in Tijuana include Lanix, Hyundai, Sony, Vortec, BMW, Vizio, Toyota, Dell, Samsung, Kodak, Matsushita / Panasonic, Bimbo, GE, Nabisco, Ford, Microsoft, Cemex, Zonda, Philips, Pioneer, Airbus, Plantronics, Siemens, Jaguar, Pall Medical, Tara, Sanyo, Volkswagen and vimay.

Narrow-angle vee engines, such as the Lancia V4 and the Volkswagen VR6, have such a narrow bank angle that their cylinders are combined into a single cylinder block.

But many of the more recently built stadiums, like the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany, have never been known by a non-corporate name.

Some manufacturers, including Acura, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo, have also used straight-5 configurations.

Some manufacturers ( originally Lancia, and more recently Volkswagen with the VR6 engine ) have attempted to combine advantages of the straight-and V configurations by producing a narrow-angle V ; this is more compact than either configuration, but is less smooth ( without balancing ) than either.

Volkswagen also developed a turbodiesel V10 ; their Volkswagen Phaeton was the first production sedan to have a V10.

Homebuilt aircraft have been built with Volkswagen and Subaru flat-4 power.

Volkswagen has used straight-five engines in their Eurovan, and have recently developed a different straight-five engine which is used in the Jetta and Rabbit in North America.

In addition to specific models of captive imports mentioned above, a number of import brands have been available in the hatchback body style as a primary model: Acura Integra, Toyota Celica, Fiat Strada., Volkswagen Golf, etc.

More recently, " extended drain ", " BMW longlife " and similar oils have arisen, whereby, taking Volkswagen Group vehicles, a petrol engine can go up to 2 years or 30, 000 km (~ 18, 600 mi ), and a diesel engine can go up to 2 years or 50, 000 km (~ 31, 000 mi ) — before requiring an oil change.

Volkswagen ( 504. 00 ), BMW, GM, Mercedes and PSA all have their own similar longlife oil standards.

Vauxhall now appeared to have a serious rival for the Volkswagen Golf at just about every level.

Since the late 1980s many British car marques have become owned by foreign companies including BMW, SAIC, TATA and Volkswagen Group.

While Volkswagen still offers pop-top camper conversions in Europe, they now do have another supplier to do the conversions.

The engines in these cars range from 1. 2 litre petrol with four valves per cylinder that deliver, to 1. 4 TDI diesels = that deliver and have turbos with variable vane geometry and deliver outstanding economy, this particular engine is used in small cars of all marques of the Volkswagen Group.

Now I have a TV, a fridge, a Volkswagen.

General Motors and Volkswagen both have major assembly lines in the Port Elizabeth area, while East London is dominated by the large DaimlerChrysler plant.

The key factor that British Leyland can now be seen to have missed is that a much more useful and popular form of car, the hatchback, was emerging in Europe, with designs such as the Autobianchi A112, Renault 16, and Volkswagen Golf.

Volkswagen vehicles built off different platforms have carried the Polo name plate.

KdF was also responsible for the creation of the original Volkswagen (" People's Car "), a state-manufactured automobile that was meant to be cheap enough to allow all German citizens to be able to own one.

The plant delivers engines to carmakers Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat and also to Lamborghini.

Four-wheel drive was also introduced to minivans in North America with the Toyota Van Wagon 4WD and the Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro.

The company has always had a close relationship with, initially, the Volkswagen ( VW ) marque, and later, the Volkswagen Group ( which also owns Audi AG ), because the first Volkswagen Beetle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche.

Porsche 944s were also built there, although they used far fewer Volkswagen components.

Volkswagen will initially take a 49. 9 percent stake in Porsche AG by the end of 2009, and it will also see the family shareholders selling the automobile trading business of Porsche Holding Salzburg to Volkswagen AG.

The headquarters and main factory are located in Zuffenhausen, a district in Stuttgart, but the Cayenne and Panamera models are manufactured in Leipzig, Germany, and parts for the SUV are also assembled in the Volkswagen Touareg factory in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Brazil also has a successful stock car racing series, with starting grids of 40 or more cars, and four brands competing: Chevrolet, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen and Peugeot.

1998 also saw the sale of Rolls-Royce Motors and Cosworth to Volkswagen Group for 430 million pounds beating out BMW's offer of 340 million pounds.

Hoffman also occasionally performed television commercials ; an oft-replayed segment on programs that explore actors ' early work is a clip showing Hoffman touting the Volkswagen Fastback.

Volkswagen based dune buggies also appeared in relatively large numbers in the 1960s and 1970s based usually on a shortened floor pan.

In mid-1996, front drum brakes and fixed front seat belts were re-launched in a new budget version called the " Volkswagen Sedán City ", which was sold alongside the upscale version " Volkswagen Sedán Clásico " which had front disc brakes, automatic seat belts, right side mirror, velour upholstery, optional metallic colors and wheel covers in matte finish ( also found on some 1980s Beetles and Buses ).

The Volkswagen Beetle was also produced in South Africa at the Uitenhage plant.

During VAZ 2108 development, VAZ engineers also looked closely at a range of European competitors like the Volkswagen Golf, Opel Kadett D, Ford Escort Mark III, and Renault 9.

The city also boasts an annual UFO conference and several auto shows, including a Mustang show in April, a Corvette show during the first weekend in October, and a Volkswagen show is held in August.

A Volkswagen dealership that was near to the Hoquiam side of the Simpson Avenue border between Aberdeen and Hoquiam is also noted in the novel.

In 1961 Volkswagen introduced the Type 3 ( also known in various markets as the Variant and the Volkswagen 1500 ( later the Volkswagen 1600 )), available as a two-door sedan and as a two-door station wagon, which was commonly called the Squareback.

The city is also important because of its industry, with one of the world's largest Volkswagen factories outside of Germany located in the Municipality of Cuautlancingo.

Volkswagen also introduced the " Fast " marketing ploy for the North American market, " dedicated to the ' fast ' that lives inside every driver ".