Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech indicated that the automaker plans to add at least one brand to the current lineup as part of a strategy to claim the industry’s top spot by 2018.
New-car registrations in the UK rose 11.5 percent to 143,643 in January as the market continued to buck the downward trend in other European markets.
BMW has unveiled its new 3 Series Gran Turismo ahead of the official reveal at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The GT is a stylish hatch version of the 3 Series and will sit between the saloon and Touring models in the range. It goes on sale in the UK in June.
Apparently the Touareg is not big enough for the folks at Volkswagen. The CrossBlue concept points to a new SUV that’s even longer than today’s Touareg. With a 4,987mm overall length and 2,980mm wheelbase, the CrossBlue is capable of accommodating three rows of seats; the Touareg has only two.
