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Volkswagen Wins Fleet Van Manufacturer of the Year

Thomas — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:09:26 +0000

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Volkswagen Wins Fleet Van Manufacturer of the Year is a post from: Words About Things The Fleet Van Awards 2010 have been decided and the top award of Fleet Van Manufacturer of the Year has been given to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. VW’s fleet, which includes the Caddy and Crafter vans was judged to offer the [...]

VW’s ‘Fun Theory’ Campaign Wins Cyber Grand Prix Award

Thomas — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:56:17 +0000

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VW’s ‘Fun Theory’ Campaign Wins Cyber Grand Prix Award is a post from: Words About Things The chances are you saw one of the videos created in support of Volkswagen’s The Fun Theory campaign posted online last year. Between them the videos, which were created by DDB Stockholm, notched up over 20 million Youtube views, [...]

Volkswagen’s Electric Beatle

Thomas — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:17:57 +0000

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Volkswagen’s Electric Beatle is a post from: Words About Things Like most automotive companies Volkswagen are looking to the future and designing electric vehicles. Unlike most Volkswagen already have a design classic under their belts in the form of the iconic Beetle. The Volkswagen eUp! (complete with unessential punctuation) owes a debt to the Beetle [...]

Volkswagen Find Fun Ways to Benefit the Environment

Thomas — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:36:02 +0000

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Volkswagen Find Fun Ways to Benefit the Environment is a post from: Words About Things You may have seen the Volkswagen viral video doing the rounds of a staircase in Sweden which was transformed into a giant piano to encourage people to use it rather than the escalator. Like me you may have wondered how [...]

Retro Campervan Sales Booming.

Thomas — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:11:01 +0000

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Retro Campervan Sales Booming. is a post from: Words About Things Sales of used Volkswagen campervans are booming in the UK thanks to the recession. The VW Transporter has been a cult classic since it was launched almost 60 years ago with used models in good condition often selling for big bucks. Now the camper [...]

Volkswagen Lunar Module Advert

Thomas — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:12:03 +0000

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Volkswagen Lunar Module Advert is a post from: Words About Things As you will have noticed it is the 40th anniversary of the moon landings this month. Seeing footage of the takeoff what struck me was the cameras people were using to photograph it. It seems strange that we were able to fly people to [...]

Volkswagen’s Iconic Transporter is 60 Years Old.

Thomas — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:54:50 +0000

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Volkswagen’s Iconic Transporter is 60 Years Old. is a post from: Words About Things This year Volkswagen will celebrate the 60th year of their iconic Transporter van. For those unaware of the Transporter: picture a Hippie in flares and purple sunglasses, see that used van behind him? That’s a Type 2 Transporter. The original T1 [...]

Escape with VW

Thomas — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:13:11 +0000

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Escape with VW is a post from: Words About Things Volkswagen have launched a new site to celebrate their reputation as van makers of choice for those with an eye for adventure. The popularity of their camper vans with surfers and other outdoor types is clear to see, particularly in the summer time. The site [...]

56 Year Old VW Van Breaks World Record

Thomas — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:06:40 +0000

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56 Year Old VW Van Breaks World Record is a post from: Words About Things A 56 year old Volkswagen Transporter van has broken the world record by reaching a top speed of 102.84 mph. The Transporter achieved this feat during a quarter mile sprint at the Santa Pod racetrack. It completed the quarter mile [...]

Wednesday Links #4.

Thomas — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:17:08 +0000

Wednesday Links #4. is a post from: Words About Things

Wednesday Links #4. is a post from: Words About Things 1. Spin Doctors perform their best hit Two Princes live on Sesame street. 2. Campaign launched to save the Essex accent. Why bother? 3. Channel 4 to put entire TV archive online for free? 4. MP Blunkett recovering from cow attack. This is out of [...]