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Volkswagen to Offer Sirius Radio as Standard Equipment

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2007 - 2:51pm.

New York - Sirius Satellite Radio announced on Tuesday that Volkswagen of America will offers Sirius as standard equipment in all new Touareg2, New Beetle, New Beetle Convertible, GTI, and GLI models beginning with the 2008 model year. The automaker will also offer Sirius on Jetta, Passat and EOS models.
tags: Radio | Music | Sirius | Volkswagen |

Volkswagen, Intel Team on Standards for Mobile Devices in Cars

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 27, 2006 - 5:38am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Volkswagen of America announced on Wednesday that its Electronic Research Laboratory has partnered with Intel to develop open standards to connect mobile electronics devices to vehicles. The companies said their prototype will feature Ultra Mobile PC integration, providing consumers with connectivity to a variety of digital media.
tags: Mobile | Tech | Audio | CE | Autos | Intel | Volkswagen | Standards | Transportation |

Visteon to Provide USB Audio Interface for Volkswagen Car Stereos

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 20, 2006 - 11:37am.
Kerpen, Germany - Visteon, a supplier of automotive audio and information systems, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Volkswagen to offer a USB audio interface module for a wide range of Volkswagen vehicles.
tags: Audio | Music | CE | Autos | MP3 | Visteon | Volkswagen | USB |

Volkswagen Sues Makers of Suicide Bomber Spoof Internet Ad

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 28, 2005 - 5:24am.
Frankfurt -- Automaker Volkswagen has filed a criminal lawsuit against the anonymous creators of a controversial spoof ad for its Polo car that has recently spread across the Internet, Reuters reported. The ad for the Polo, whose motto is "Small but Tough," features the car absorbing the blast from a suicide bomber's explosives detonated from within the car, parked outside a crowded café. Volkswagen and its ad agency deny having created the ad, and sued under a provision of German law that allows charges to be filed against unknown defendants, compelling prosecutors and law enforcement to then track them down. "This is an attack on Volkswagen's good name," company spokesman Hartwig von Sass told Reuters. The U.K. newspaper Guardian reported that a London-based advertising duo called Lee and Dan admit to creating the ad as a calling card for their business, were horrified by the reaction, and have since apologized.
tags: Sues | Volkswagen | Suicide Bomber Spoof Internet Ad |