New VW Parts Warehouse To Open In Sacramento, CA
Volkswagen’s logistics operations in North America will soon be increased due to the construction of a new 143,000 square foot Pacific Northwest Parts Distribution Center in Sacramento, Calif. This new facility will be the brand’s second in California, as there is already a 310,000 square foot facility in Los Angeles. The new facility in Sacramento will be responsible for the distribution of parts to VW dealers throughout six states. Through this new facility, customers in those areas will be provided with a quicker parts ordering service, upgrading the turn around from second-day delivery to overnight delivery.
“This new facility is a testament to Volkswagen Group of America’s commitment to servicing its dealer network and customer base on the West Coast as efficiently as possible,” said Jan Bures, Executive Vice President Group After Sales and Services, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. “We remain focused on growing in the U.S. market through these strategic investments.”
The construction of this facility is part of a $7 billion commitment Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWoG) made to increase their focus and dedication in the North American market from 2015-2019. Overall, this new project will cost around $6.8 million to complete.
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Fiore Volkswagen will soon be releasing a Research & Review page on the 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen that will help to inform all of our customers from Hollidaysburg, Altoona, Johnstown, State College and Greensburg, PA about the specifics of this all-new model. Some of the information that you can expect to see on this page will include facts such as Starting MSRP, safety features, powertrain, EPA estimates and trim levels. To learn about all of these facts and more be sure to check out this page as soon as it arrives under our “Model Lineup” tab.
Volkswagen Begins Development On New Racing Golf
Volkswagen TCR-Golf
Volkswagen Motorsport has begun development on its first race car built from the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf. The concept car packs 330-hp and is put together under TCR regulations in order to help the brand properly judge the potential customer racing program in 2016 and beyond. The cars will be tested for the rest of the season and two cars will race during the eighth round of the Touringcar Racer International Series (TCR) at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
“The newly created TCR category provides a promising platform for customer racing – on a national and international level. With exciting races, production-based technology, and reasonable costs, it offers a new outlook for private racing teams,” said Volkswagen Motorsport Director Jost Capito. “When developing the Golf-based concept car, we are able to fall back on the resources at Volkswagen. This reduces both development time and costs. We will also use the rest of the season to test the car under competitive conditions and evaluate a possible customer racing project from 2016.”
Volkswagen Sets Driving Record Yet Again
Yet again, Volkswagen of America is proud to announce that they’ve set another astounding record. What makes it even more impressive is that the record wasn’t only an achievement for just Volkswagen, but it was also a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® accomplishment. The 2015 Golf TDI® Clean Diesel now holds the world record for “lowest fuel consumption-48 U.S. contiguous States for a non-hybrid car”. With an average of an amazing 81.17 miles per gallon, over the course of 8,233.5 miles through 16 days, the 2015 Golf TDI® Clean Diesel consumed only $294.98 of diesel fuel.
“Covering 8,233.5 miles on just 101.43 gallons of Clean Diesel fuel is a remarkable accomplishment, and solid proof of the efficiency and fuel economy of Volkswagen’s TDI® Clean Diesel vehicles,” said Michael Horn, President and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. “Whether on a long road trip or even in daily commuting, the great mileage and long range of our TDI models is a pure convenience factor that few other vehicles on sale can match. It’s a simple formula: Less Stop, More Go!”
What makes it even more interesting is that the record that Volkswagen topped was its own record. Prior to the latest record being set, the 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI held the record at an incredible 77.99 mpg.
To get a look at the 2015 Golf TDI in person, stop in and see us at 1000 S Logan Blvd, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648.
June 2015 Sales Reported By Volkswagen of America
The Volkswagen brand saw a 5.6% increase in sales for the month of June, with this year’s total reaching 30,436 units, nearly 2,000 units higher than last June’s total of 28,827. Volkswagen sales have been climbing with the current year-to-date total reaching 174,442 units.
“We continue to see strong results from the Golf family, delivering the best June in 15 years. Diesel also proved its strength this month with more than 24 percent of our sales,” said Mark McNabb, chief operating officer, Volkswagen of America.
Volkswagen June Sales:
- Sales of the Beetle Coupe reached 1,231 units
- Sales of the Beetle Convertible reached 1,051 units
- Sales of the e-Golf reached 293 units
- Sales of the Touareg reached 561 units
- Sales of the Golf increased by 228% with 1,967 units
- Sales of the Jetta Sedan increased by 8.3% with 10,944 units
- Sales of the Tiguan increased by 85 with 2,604 units
- Sales of the Golf R reached 192 units
- Sales of the Golf SportWagen reached 1,873 units
- Sales of the Golf GTI reached 1,820 units
- Sales of the Passat reached 6,984 units
Recently during his complementary speech at the yearly MoMA PS1 Gala Benefit, Director of MoMA, Glenn D. Lowry, recognized Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, for his contributions towards increasing public accessibility to the arts and culture throughout the world. He also recognized Volkswagen’s efforts in the making of EXPO 1 New York exhibit which highlighted many issues associated with ecological and social change.
“For Volkswagen, working with leading cultural institutions like MoMA provides fresh impetus on important questions: What is our vision for the world of tomorrow? What must a company like ours contribute to a dynamic society? And how do we drive change? We are delighted that our commitment helps to provide a wide-ranging international audience with access to arts and culture, as it is a perfect reflection of Volkswagen’s ideas”, Dr. Winterkorn said in New York.
Approximately 250 guests were in attendance including people such as Yoko Ono, Wes Anderson, Mika Rottenberg and many more. The event raised funds for future MoMA PS1 exhibitions and recognized many other artists.
Glenn Lowry (American art historian and director of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City) , Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Wendy Woon (Education Director of The Museum of Modern Art, New York) , Klaus Biesenbach (Director, MoMA PS1 & Chief Curator at Large, The Museum of Modern Art, New York)(Vorstandsvorsitzender der Volkswagen AG) im Sculpture Garden des MoMA
Gala Abend zugunsten des MoMa PS1 im Museum of Modern Art in New York am 25.06.2015
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Volkswagen Group of America, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and MoMA PS1 recently announced that they would be expanding their partnership for two more years which provides lead support for every one of MoMA’s highly respected education programs, major exhibitions, and innovative initiatives.
Since 2011 Volkswagen has been working closely with MoMA and MoMA PS1 to support over 30 exhibitions as well as special events and a variety of educational opportunities. The extended partnership plans to further build on the already strong relationship.
A lot of new emphases will be centered on MoMA education which aims to broaden the Museum’s ability to reach learners throughout the entire world. The expansion and improvement of online and interactive learning since MoMA launched its initial curriculum website in 2006 has enabled MoMA to incorporate a variety of site content that speaks to as well as encourages a multitude of audiences across the globe.
Currently, over 900,000 people from a range of different demographics make use of MoMA’s services ranging from interactive apps to instructor-led online courses, to resources that can be downloaded for free.
Happy Fourth of July
Looks like it’s time to kick back and relax because the Fourth of July is finally here. Fiore Volkswagen wishes all of our customers in the Hollidaysburg, Altoona, Johnstown, State College, and Greensburg, PA areas a great weekend as they celebrate the occasion. To keep the fun going after the weekend ends, come check out our wide selection of cars at 1000 S Logan Boulevard, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648.
Volkswagen And Gestamp Partnership Expansion
Just recently Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC, and Gestamp, announced that they plan to expand their partnership. Gestamp, the metal components and parts manufacturer, and Volkswagen plan to bring over 500 jobs to the Chattanooga area with their partnership expansion.
Included in the new expansion will be the building of a new stamping plant in Enterprise South to aid the stamping process of Class A parts, and the expansion of their current Chattanooga facility as well. Gestamp is putting $180 million into the partnership expansion that’ll make its Chattanooga capacity three times larger than it is now.
“The importance of this expanded partnership for Volkswagen and Chattanooga cannot be overstated,” said Christian Koch, President and CEO of Volkswagen Chattanooga. “I am grateful for the hard work of Gov. Haslam and Commissioner Boyd, and Senator Corker as well. They all worked tirelessly to make the impossible happen. We have put another crucial pillar into place for our future success and the benefits of this expansion will impact the community for years to come,” Koch said.
At this point, Volkswagen uses press shops in various states for their stamped metal parts used in Chattanooga. Consolidating the process in Chattanooga and Enterprise South will allow Volkswagen to cut back significantly on transportation costs.
VW How-To Tips Part 2
We recently shared with you two of the new How-To videos that Volkswagen has released in order to provide customers with step-by-step instruction on performing some basic maintenance and how to use certain new features. These videos will help to allow customers to become more familiar and comfortable with their vehicles so that they understand how to work every aspect of it. Here we have brought you the next two videos in the series.
In one video, Volkswagen offers instructions on how to enter your vehicle in case your VW’s Key Fob should stop working properly. Even without the key fob, there are ways that you can manually enter and start your vehicle in order to get by until you are able to have the battery replaced.
In the next video, VW provides tips on how to check the lights on your vehicle in order to make sure that all of the lights on your vehicle are working properly. You should check the lights on your vehicle about once a month to make sure that none of them have burned out as this can not only be dangerous, but can lead to a ticket as well.
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