Karl Duncan

Within the market segment of small hatchbacks, the Volkswagen Golf is regarded as one of the pioneers. Throughout its whole span of life, it had a somewhat roller coaster ride. It made its debut in Europe during the year 1974.

The 25 millionth milestone was reached in the manufacturing of the popular VW Golf hatchback on Volkswagen’s AG assembly plant headquarters in Wolfgang, Germanu. The Volkswagen top brass and officials attended the celebration in Wolfsburg assembly plant.

Golf Estate, Volkswagen’s newest model is to make its debut at the upcoming Geneva Motors Show scheduled on March 6, 2007. The new Golf Estate will showcase the largest load space provided of any Golf to date. It will also sport new styling designs that will surely make it a hit among customers and tuners who may want to customize it later on using top-of-the-line VW aftermarket parts.

In Europe, Volkswagen AG is the largest automaker and producer of VW replacement antenna. They have announced recently that the redesign of its best-selling Golf model is already in progress. According to Ulrich Hackenberg, the head of Volkswagen brand development in an interview in Berlin, "We are right on track. We are where we want to be.''

There is no doubt that the Volkswagen Polo is as established a car as the Beatles are to music or Hoover is to vacuum cleaners.

The 2-door, 5-passenger sports coupe 2005 Volkswagen Golf GTI, is available in two trims, the 1.8T and the VR6.

A public icon for the past 30 years is the Volkswagen Golf. With the heritage from the Mk1 GTi directly traceable from the current model even after all these years, the Golf is the car for all drivers.

The prolific Italian - Giorgetto Giugiaro designed and introduced the Golf in 1974. It was the successor to the de-facto family car, the Beetle.

Now that the VW Golf MK1 (Rabbit in the US) is fast becoming a 'Modern day Classic'. There now is a growing market for 'Restored' Cars. With the most desirable examples i.e. the Campaign edition Commanding premium prices.

Would China be the new industrial frontier? It has been a general approach i.e. marketing American made products whenever possible but the fact is, no matter where you go today, products from China have become a standard.