The complexity and computerization of modern cars have made retro classics like the VW Thing cool again. It was officially dubbed the Type 181, but was sold as the Trekker in the United Kingdom, the ...

A team of detailers got a call from someone who owned a Volkswagen Thing one day. Yes, you read that right. It is a Thing. If the name sounds… too common, we'll fill you in right away. The original ...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV), part of the Volkswagen Group, reports 97,200 vehicle sales (globally) during the first quarter of 2023, which is 18.7 percent more than a year ago. Sales clearly ...

In 1973, Volkswagen turned heads when it launched a new but very unusual vehicle in the US. It looked like nothing else on sale at the time, with an unapologetically basic appearance, square ...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV), part of the Volkswagen Group, reports 101,500 global vehicle sales during the second quarter of 2023, which is 41 percent more than a year ago. During the first ...

Arguably more than any other mainstream automaker, Volkswagen is serious about its heritage. So much so that it appointed Franz-Josef Paefgen – former chief executive of Audi, Bentley and Bugatti – to ...

But VW's convertible breadbox was called the Thing only in North America, where it went on sale in 1973; it was known elsewhere as the Trekker, the Safari or simply the Type 181 (right-hand-drive ...