Volkswagen was awarded the Silver 2007 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany for its corporate book “Volkswagen Corporate Design Essentials”.

According to Italian magazine Quattroruote Walter de' Silva is going to become the Head of Design of the whole VW Group, following the recent company reorganization.

Some interesting videos by Volkswagen that document the different stages in the development process at Potsdam Design Centre.

Volkswagen has released the official images and information about the Tiguan, a SUV concept vehicle with a design that hints at the Tuareg. It previews VW's next compact SUV that will go on sale at the end of 2007.

The AAC (Advanced Activity Concept) design study was unveiled by Volkswagen at the 2000 Detroit Motor Show. It was a luxury Pick-up with an extra-long wheelbase and refined interiors.

Volkswagen has released the first official images of its latest concept vehicle, the Neeza, a crossover specifically designed for China by Asian SVW (Shangai Volkswagen) with Chinese culture and tastes in mind.

Autoblog.com has published a full set of design sketches and renderings of the Neeza concept, a SUV based on the Audi Q7 that will be unveiled by VW at the Beijing Auto Show.

Nanospyder is a futuristic project concept created by three designers based at the Volkswagen Design Center in Santa Monica for the Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge. The main highlight is the vehicle structure made of billions of tiny programmable nano devices.

Volkswagen has revealed Acatama, an off-road concept based on the recently-launched Crafter van. The four-wheel drive vehicle was created by the Design Centre in Wolfsburg, Germany, and could become a limited production vehicle.

After the CrossPolo, VW unveils the CrossGolf, a crossover vehicle positioned between a SUV and a MPV. These segments represent an important niche in the European market: in 2005 they sold in total nearly 2 million units.