Car industry moving to China

Car industry moving to China

30 Apr 2012 by Ray Massey

But things are changing quickly, and China’s capital city will probably have nine million cars soon as well.This is why the centre of gravity in the motor industry has moved East and all major car ...Read more
Who really created the VW Beetle

Who really created the VW Beetle

10 Apr 2012 by Ray Massey

Ask anyone who was responsible for creating the Volkswagen Beetle - the 'People's Car' - and two names will usually be mentioned: Adolf Hitler, who wanted it as an affordable car for the masses, and ...Read more
Volkswagen E-Bugster

Volkswagen E-Bugster

10 Jan 2012 by Craig Duff

The Koreans starred, the Japanese mounted a comeback, and One Ford hit the headlines with an extended family of Focus-based newcomers that it is certain to make a big hit in Australia. But it was one ...Read more
VW E-Bugster electric concept car

VW E-Bugster electric concept car

9 Jan 2012 by Neil Dowling

The Koreans starred, the Japanese mounted a comeback, and One Ford hit the headlines with an extended family of Focus-based newcomers that it is certain to make a big hit in Australia. But it was one ...Read more
Nicknames for the new Beetle

Nicknames for the new Beetle

4 Aug 2011 by Paul Gover

It could also be a Bug, a Vocho or even a Maggiolino. Those are just a few of the 50-plus local nicknames the hump-backed people's car has picked up over the past past 70 years. And Volkswagen ...Read more
Best-selling cars | Top 10

Best-selling cars | Top 10

20 Jul 2011 by Karla Pincott

There are no clear clues when you look at the all-time top sellers, which include everything from a hulking Yank pick-up to sedate German sedan - and the century-old Ford Model-T. Read more
Volkswagen Beetle Cabrio spy shots rendering

Volkswagen Beetle Cabrio spy shots rendering

30 Jun 2011 by Paul Gover

The first Carsguide drive in the new-new Beetle is coming up fast.The more sharply-focussed newcomer is a total change from the underdone original revival of the rounded lovebug, and not just a ...Read more
New world order

New world order

28 Apr 2011 by Paul Gover

China is clearly on top of the car world in 2011. Read more
Volkswagen Beetle mans up

Volkswagen Beetle mans up

28 Apr 2011 by Paul Gover

Men are the target and Volkswagen is getting tough to win them to the second remake of the 60-year-old original.It has made the Beetle's body longer, lower and wider to make it more masculine, and ...Read more
VW Beetle to buzz in New York

VW Beetle to buzz in New York

19 Apr 2011 by Paul Gover in the USA

And Shanghai. The 21st century cult hero is being revealed on Wednesday in a simultaneous unveiling on opposite sides of the Pacific. The shape is much the same as the original 'new Beetle', but the ...Read more
Spy Shot Volkswagen Beetle

Spy Shot Volkswagen Beetle

14 Oct 2010 by Paul Gover

Volkswagen is close to a final sign-off on the second generation of its New Beetle and the car, caught by Carparazzi, looks to have answered most of the complaints of about the born-again original. ...Read more
My collection of classics

My collection of classics

22 Jun 2010 by Mark Hinchliffe

"I like to say I sell pre-loved cars not second-hand cars. Unfortunately I love too many of them," the 44-year-old Southport dealer principal says. "That's the problem with being a dealer principal; ...Read more
VW Beetle set for rebirth in 2011

VW Beetle set for rebirth in 2011

13 May 2010 by Paul Gover

Volkswagen has just ended production of the rounded retro runner but is already promising a new-new Beetle will be ready for the road towards the end of 2011.  Next time it will be much more focussed ...Read more
Coco loves the classics

Coco loves the classics

10 Mar 2010 by Monique Butterworth

That is exactly where Salvatore Coco began and he has his share of breakdown stories. He loves classic cars, which is appropriate for an actor who is stepping back in time for the third series of ...Read more

Bringing back the punch

9 Feb 2010 by CarsGuide team

Do you remember the game where every time you see a VW drive by, you punched a friend? Now, with 13 VW models, the game just got a whole lot better. Introducing PunchDub the game. Its never been ...Read more
Beetle bows out

Beetle bows out

5 Jan 2010 by Neil McDonald

The last of the modern water-cooled front-drive ‘New Beetle’ is being celebrated with the unveiling of a ‘Final Edition’ version.  Just 3000 powder blue coupe and convertibles will be sold in North ...Read more
My 1962 VW Beetle

My 1962 VW Beetle

3 Dec 2009 by David Fitzsimons

But that hasn't stopped her from joining a growing band of younger people who love to drive classic cars of the past - particularly the Beetle and the little Mini Cooper. The Beetle was one of the ...Read more
Australia's most important cars

Australia's most important cars

21 Nov 2009 by Neil Dowling

Because, in Australia, there is always a car.  For baby boomers and on through the alphabetical generations, the car was the centrepiece of our formative years by providing freedom from the family ...Read more
My 1973 1300 VW Beetle

My 1973 1300 VW Beetle

18 May 2009 by David Fitzsimons

A whopping 260,000 were sold in Australia from 1953 to 1977 and most of them were assembled or completely made here. Herbie the Love Bug, the car star of several family fun movies of the 60s and 70s ...Read more
Spy shot 2013 Volkswagen Beetle

Spy shot 2013 Volkswagen Beetle

6 Mar 2009 by Paul Gover

A total re-make of the curvy contender is cutting the cute and pushing a much more macho line in a bid to win more male buyers.The original retro Beetle has been a hit with women, particularly in the ...Read more
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