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This year has been positive for Fletcher Jones Volkswagen in Chicago, IL, and for VW as a whole. The German auto maker reported October 2011 sales were up 40% over the previous year, with 28,028 vehicles being sold. This is Volkswagen's best October sales since 2001, and best year-to-date increase as well, up 24%.

"As the all-new Volkswagen Passat and Volkswagen Beetle start to enter the market place, demand for Volkswagen vehicles has…

All electric cars are not created equal. While most electrics boast flashy, quirky exteriors, they don't always have the street credentials to back-up these eccentric appearances. Enter the new Volkswagen Golf Blue-e-Motion: a car that truly embraces the future. It recently won the RAC Future Car Challenge, which covered a fifty-seven-mile route from Madeira Drive in Brighton UK to Pall Mall in the center of London, UK. The Golf took the title of Most…

Volkswagen California Beach and its counterpart, Caravelle, are reminders of the old VW's from decades past. VW's camper van includes an extendable roof and kitchenette (electric stove and sink). A similar variant, the Caravelle, is the same size but excludes the kitchen, while seating up to 7 people comfortably. The catch is that you can only get these vehicles in the United Kingdom for now. Although, Caravelle was sold in the United States…

Do you like the 2012 Volkswagen Golf, but wish it had more power? Well you're in luck, for the people at our favorite German automaker have heard you loud and clear. Their solution? The 2012 Volkswagen Golf R, which promises to crank everything up to eleven, then keeps going!

Of course, at Fletcher Jones Volkswagen, we would expect nothing less from the famous Volkswagen R moniker. It takes away the former 170-horsepower engine featured…

This week at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, auto enthusiasts around the world will have the opportunity to see what Volkswagen believes to be the future of urban driving, the NILS.

The NILS, a single seat concept, has two gullwing doors, plus a rear hatch, translating into three times as many doors as seats. It's been said, to closely resemble futuristic vehicles featured in the Jetsons but moreover, it closely resembles a Formula-1…

Volkswagen first introduced their up! concept in 2007, at the Frankfurt Motor Show.  Ever since, we've been hoping to see a production model. Happily, we don't have long to wait. The up! production model will make its world premier at the Grand Palais on the Champs-Elsees in Paris, on August 22.

Given the Volkswagen up!'s modern, yet super-friendly aesthetic, and comfortable seating for four, it's certain to give other cars competing…

We at Fletcher Jones Volkswagen don't exactly love turning to the rumor mill for information to bring you first, but for the Volkswagen Bulli, we'll gladly make an exception. This wildly popular microbus concept debuted at the Geneva Motor Show last March, and to say that it was meant with a warm response would be a huge understatement. More specifically, fans have been raving about its retro styling and unique appeal, and now…

That Volkswagen Beetle hit a record sales figure this year - with 21.5 Million vehicle units sold around the world.

The latest version of the Beetle, along with "New Beetle" and many other used VW models can be found at Fletcher Jones Volkswagen in Chicago, Illinois - one of the countless dealers which helped bring Beetle to this number over many years.

They have helped so many drive home the car with that recognizable front end…

Nevada recently passed legislation making it legal for you to own a driverless car, and Volkswagen is producing one. The cars being tested for this program include a Volkswagen Passat, which you can test drive at Fletcher Jones Volkswagen - 1111 N Clark St in Chicago, IL.

Volkswagen's Auto Pilot system combines other driver-assistance functions with the ability to pilot the car alone at speeds of up to 81 mph. They call it their Temporary…

Attention Volkswagen drivers! Fletcher Jones Volkswagen would like to introduce you to the Black Turbo Launch Edition Volkswagen Beetle which is available for pre-order! This Beetle is a limited-run model with only 600 units produced and represents the first example of the new Beetle slated to hit U.S. dealerships later this year in September or October.

"With the introduction of Volkswagen's Vehicle Pre-Order program, we are able to offer enthusiastic drivers an exclusive…