Volkswagen detailed a series of new technical innovations that the company hopes will help it become the "world's most sustainable carmaker" by 2018. Some of the most notable advancements we can ...

Volkswagen has showcased a new DSG gearbox. This new twin clutch automatic gearbox not only has two distinct clutches that allow it to change the gear faster and be more efficient, it also has the ...

Volkswagen’s Double Shift Gearbox has proven a true success story for the carmaker on the global market. A total of 3.4 million units have been produced at the Kassel Plant alone for the group’s ...

Engineering Explained and The Humble Mechanic team are two YouTube channels with the goal of teaching us more about the cars we drive. Today, they get together to break down how Volkswagen's ...

Volkswagen development boss Hans-Jakob Neusser has revealed limited details of a new 10-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox as part of a presentation on future driveline technology at the annual ...

As far as automatic gearboxes for small cars are concerned, Volkswagen Group's DQ200 is quite an important but controversial unit. Equipped by a variety of different models since first developed, the ...

Volkswagen opened a new factory in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin this week to produce next generation, direct shift gearboxes (DSG). The automaker has spent EUR265m on the new factory. A ...

How many gears are too many for the average commuter vehicle? If you’re pulling a load of cattle across Saskatchewan, then a semi-tractor unit with nine gears should suffice. But if you’re Volkswagen, ...

Volkswagen has upset a number of Chinese consumers, particularly among the online community, who say the carmaker has failed to respond to complaints about a defective direct-shift gearbox (DSG) in ...

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND AUGUST 2009. THE WIRING HARNESS OF A TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG ...

My car sometimes goes into "emergency mode" which clears after the car is switched off for 30 mins. I have been advised that I need a new multitronic (?)... It is possible that the garage has advised ...

The award-winning Volkswagen up! now really is the automatic choice in the city car sector, thanks to the addition of a new automated manual gearbox (ASG) which is available to order now. Costing just ...