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R-rated performance SUV: 340kW Volkswagen Touareg R from $129,990 RRP

30/11/2023

Volkswagen’s most powerful model to date arrives in March 2024. With a heroic 340kW, the Touareg R is priced from $129,990 RRP* – a sticker that rewinds the clock by 15 years to match the V10 diesel Touareg R50 of 2008.
The Touareg R is also $6,500 more attainable than the V8 diesel Touareg R-Line of 2020, reinforcing Volkswagen’s commitment to delivering successful performance models in one of the hallowed R division’s strongest markets. Read More >>
Volkswagen Group Australia appoints Karsten Seifert as Managing Director

24/10/2023

Volkswagen Group Australia (VGA), the nation’s biggest European auto importer, today announces Karsten Seifert as its new Managing Director.
Mr Seifert arrives from Hanover, where he has since 2020 been Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Executive Director of European and international sales. Read More >>
Upgrade for the ID.4 and ID.5: new infotainment system with intuitive operation, new electric drive with more power and efficiency

11/10/2023

- Upgraded ID.4 and ID.5 with completely new operating concept and new efficiency drive
- Strong and efficient: new electric drive of the ID.4¹ and ID.5² develops up to 60 kW more power than previous versions and enables WLTP ranges of up to 556 km³ Read More >>
Volkswagen does Australia’s longest EV dealership visit

9/10/2023

Volkswagen's ID.4 – the game changing electric SUV due in Australia next year – has completed a 2000km plus dealership visit.
The trek was undertaken by Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles Director Michal Szaniecki primarily to visit six key east coast dealerships and introduce them to ID.4, one of the four Volkswagen electric SUVs that commence production in March for Australian release in July. Read More >>
Van, damn! Australia, it’s time to register your interest in the Volkswagen ID. Buzz

5/10/2023

Volkswagen Australia has opened a register your interest page for its eagerly awaited ID. Buzz people mover and ID. Buzz Cargo commercial van ahead of their local public debut this month and first deliveries arriving in late 2024.
The instantly iconic 'electric Kombi' will publically debut at the Volkswagen Cronulla Surf Masters championship on October 21, 2023, alongside dozens of beloved Type 2 originals all positioned at their spiritual home – the beach. Read More >>
Volkswagen’s new state of the art emergency vehicles

24/08/2023

A Volkswagen police pursuit car and a prototype emergency services Amarok have starred at the AFAC23 exhibition, Australasia's largest emergency management conference and exhibition, in Brisbane this week.
The latest version of the screen integration featured in a Volkswagen Passat – thousands of which are already in service in state law enforcement services – is a collaboration with Lumen Australia, Opses UK and Ecco Safety Group. Read More >>
Volkswagen’s first fully-electric ID models arrive in New Zealand with five-star safety.

18/07/2023

Australia and New Zealand's independent vehicle safety authority, ANCAP SAFETY, has today released five-star safety ratings for the new Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 models available for purchase in New Zealand.
Volkswagen's first fully-electric SUVs both scored well across the range of independent safety tests and assessments, with the five-star rating applying to the following variants sold in New Zealand... Read More >>
Volkswagen creates Australia’s most remote test drive experience: 130 customers test the all-new Amarok in the outback

14/07/2023

Volkswagen has sensationally introduced the Australian-designed all-new Amarok to the heart of the Aussie outback, driving 17 utes through some of the country's toughest conditions to the annual home of the Big Red Bash music festival.
Rockin' the Simpson since 2013, the Big Red Bash is Australia's most remote music festival situated more than 1,500km west of Brisbane near the intersection of Queensland, South Australia and Northern Territory. Read More >>
T-Roc stars: top-selling Volkswagen compact SUVs updated with technology and luxury

6/07/2023

Volkswagen is delivering enhanced value across its expanded T-Roc range, with the brand's top-selling model line gaining technology and luxury equipment as standard.
Widening the position between the new, value-packed T-Roc CityLife, the latest T-Roc Style includes a significant equipment boost focusing on the most desirable features for customers, for a $1,790 premium (now $38,890 RRP). Read More >>
Canopies, camping and lift kits – Volkswagen Amarok accessories range announced

28/06/2023

Volkswagen has listened to Australian customer needs and understood their love of tailoring a dual-cab ute to their lifestyle, launching the all-new Volkswagen Amarok with a broad range of warranty-backed accessories.
From those with a love of even more extreme off-roading and who desire a suspension lift kit, to those keen to camp on the roof of their Amarok; to those who prefer soft, manual sliding, auto sliding or canopy covers over their tub – Volkswagen Australia has a high-quality, manufacturer-designed solution. Read More >>
T-Roc rocks Volkswagen's Passenger Vehicles sales in May

5/06/2023

Volkswagen's T-Roc crossover SUV range raced to a record month in May with 949 sales.
With four variants at present, including (for a time) two versions of the R performance T-Roc, Volkswagen Passenger Vehicle Director Michal Szaniecki said the brand's new sales pillar would likely exceed 1000 units this month with plentiful supply at hand. Read More >>
Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years – most powerful and fastest Golf ever coming to Australia

25/05/2023

Celebrating 20 years since the iconic Golf R32 became the quickest Volkswagen ever produced, the special edition Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years arrives to again reset the benchmark as the most powerful, fastest Golf ever.
The Golf R 20 Years will be on-sale on July 13, with 50 units coming to Australia at a recommended retail price (RRP) of $77,490, offering significant design and engineering enhancements over the series production Golf R. Read More >>
City streets ahead – Volkswagen T-Roc CityLife special edition from $35,990 RRP

22/05/2023

Volkswagen is taking SUV value to new heights with the urban-focused, stylish and sporty T-Roc CityLife special edition priced from $35,990 RRP, available to order now and arriving from September in significant numbers.
The most important feature of the T-Roc CityLife is indeed its rich feature set, with a comprehensive and class-leading number of design, technology and convenience inclusions retained to meet Volkswagen customer demands. Read More >>
Maximum Amarok – Australian-designed dual-cab ute range now in showrooms

15/05/2023

The all-new, second-generation Volkswagen Amarok has arrived in Core, Life, Style, PanAmericana and Aventura specification, with a choice of two four-cylinder turbo diesels, turbocharged petrol power and the iconic diesel V6.
Following more than 12,000 expressions of interest in the all-new Amarok, the full range of dual-cab utes are now in Volkswagen showrooms nationwide. Read More >>
GTI is back! Volkswagen Golf variants return with increased supply

11/04/2023

The quintessential hot hatchback, Volkswagen's Golf GTI, and its 110TSI R-Line sibling both return to local showrooms in 2023 with a full feature set and around 1,300 units coming to Australia soon.
After a brief absence and prolonged supply constraints, the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf 110TSI R-Line become available to order effective immediately, and with waiting times decreasing to around three months in the near future. Read More >>
Cross other small SUVs off your list – Volkswagen T-Cross Style from $35,990 drive-away

6/04/2023

Volkswagen continues to secure supply of its core models with more than 1,400 examples of the T-Cross 85TSI Style on their way to Australia – with a more affordable price.
Until June 30, Volkswagen takes $1000 off the previous special offer for the T-Cross 85TSI Style. Now, at now $35,990 drive-away, Volkswagen's highest-specified small SUV is priced comparably to rival brands mid-range models and with shorter wait times than previously. Read More >>
Five EVs before 2025 – Volkswagen confirms ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.Buzz and ID.Buzz Cargo

29/03/2023

Volkswagen confirms five new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will start production for Australia before 2025 – and each of the brand's dealerships nationwide will be fully charged ready to sell and service them from day one.
The armada of BEVs set to be offered will include a Golf-sized hatchback with the upgraded and more premium ID.3, family SUVs the Tiguan-sized ID.4 and ID.5, plus the funky ID.Buzz people mover and its ID.Buzz Cargo van derivative. Read More >>
Volkswagen appoint Andrew Huenerbein Head of Network Development

8/03/2023

Volkswagen has appointed Andrew Huenerbein, a six year veteran of its business, as the brand's new head of Network Development.
He replaces veteran David Stone, who left the industry last year. Read More >>
Mawson Lakes, South Australia, is Volkswagen's Dealer of the Year

3/03/2023

A green fields business that commenced building at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, was the double winner at the Volkswagen's Dealer of Year (DOTY) on Thursday night.
In DOTY's first physical gathering since the 2019, Mawson Lakes – located in Salisbury 12km from Adelaide's CBD – took out the awards for National DOTY and Metro DOTY. Read More >>
Volkswagen passenger vehicles announces second quarter supply

8/02/2023

Volkswagen has ample supply for T-Roc Style, R-Line and R, in addition to Tiguan 110TSI Life with more Tiguans Rs incoming for waiting customers.
Supply will improve for the Tiguan 110TSI Life normal wheelbase (NWB), Tiguan, which complements solid availability of Tiguan Allspace. Read More >>