TOKYO — If import manufacturers are serious about selling cars in Japan, they need to do it the old-fashioned way, said Till Scheer, president of Volkswagen Group's Japanese unit — through hard work.

Volkswagen Group Japan KK and Toyota Motor Corp have reached an agreement that their contract of distributing Volkswagen cars in Japan will end at the end of 2010. The existing Volkswagen dealers ...

After eight full years on the job, the old Volkswagen Tiguan has been replaced by the all-new model in Japan. The SUV is going to be offered in three grades but with only one engine: the 1.4 TSI ...

Most major automakers have nailed their colors to their mast when it comes to alternative powertrains for the future. For Volkswagen, that's electric vehicles at its most extreme. Japanese automaker ...

It’s fair to say that Volkswagen runs in Sven Stein’s family. In fact, all his family work for the German automaker in its home base in Wolfsburg, while he himself has been Representative Director & ...

Some might say that the Ford Focus is more fun or that the French are bolder with their designs, but the Volkswagen Golf has been a benchmark in its class for a long time now. Apparently, compact ...

Whatever the globalized future of Japanese corporations, joint ventures or deep strategic alliances with foreign companies are unlikely to become a major feature. In the automobile industry, probably ...

A diesel emissions scandal that hit German auto titan Volkswagen may not pose a direct threat to its Japanese operation, which does not sell diesel cars, but the company is bracing for a hit to its ...

Volkswagen has reportedly announced price cuts in Japan that could take up to almost US$1,500 off the price of its Golf model as it looks to win back customers amid the ongoing adverse publicity from ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Transport Ministry said it had cautioned Volkswagen AG over the German car maker's delay in issuing recalls of more than 20,000 cars after some 50 complaints from users, some from as ...

Three weeks after its 1 October launch, Volkswagen‘s new ultracompact up! passenger car is a hit in Japan. Orders have exceeded 3,000 units, Volkswagen Group Japan KK told the Nikkei business daily.

The Volkswagen Golf is an internationally popular car and it’s adding one more trinket to its trophy case, winning this year’s Car of the Year Japan. This is a big milestone for the Golf, as this win ...