January 25th, 2012
As popular as Volkswagen’s Super Bowl commercial was last year, with its “Star Wars” focus, it was not a given that a Volkswagen spot this year would also pay tribute to the film and its characters. (more)
January 3rd, 2012
Coveted TV ad space during the 2012 Super Bowl sold out long before the big game. (more)
November 24th, 2010
July 7th, 2010
A new version of the vehicle, called the Super Sport, smashed the previous world record of 256mph set by a SSC Ultimate Aero in 2007. (more)
June 18th, 2010
Can Volkswagen become a major force in the American market again? The German automaker is about to make its move. Failure in the U.S. would mean the grand VW plan to overtake Toyota and be No. 1 in the world would be likely to falter. (more)
April 21st, 2010
HARRISON, Tenn. — After spending a few days in Atlanta last week, it was nice to get back to Tennessee and the country for a while. Atlanta streets have so many bone-jarring pot holes that some have Starbucks in them. The “Pothole Posse,” a name the former mayor gave the team tasked with filling in some of these massive craters (some big enough to bass-fish in), must have saddled up and left town. (more)
March 15th, 2010
It’s Audi all over again, Olson argues at NRO: (more)
February 26th, 2010
On Nov. 23, 1986, CBS’s “60 Minutes” broadcast a 17-minute segment, “Out of Control,” about a rash of reports of a “sudden unintended acceleration” problem with the Audi 5000. It was presented by correspondent Ed Bradley, a man who now stands in the annals of TV journalism as a revered and legendary figure. (more)
