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We're proud to announce that the 2015 Volkswagen Golf has been shortlisted for Green Car Journal's "Green Car of the Year Award." It's considered by many to be the most significant environmental honor a vehicle can receive and reflects the industry's growing efforts to develop cars with enhanced efficiency and smarter low-emissions technology. Read on to find out why judges nominated Golf!

We're excited to announce that Camelback VW, Subaru and Mazda have a new General Manager and Partner - Joe Esposito! We'd like to invite you to come meet Joe and other members of our new team this Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, when we'll be hosting a food truck extravaganza featuring some of the Valley's best mobile restaurants! Four different vendors will be onsite from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., so visit us for a free lunch!

"The Way Too Helpful Neighbor" is a collaboration between Target, YouTube pranksters Funny or Die and Volkswagen. Featuring comedian Rob Huebel from Adult Swim's "Childrens Hospital" and the new 2015 VW Golf that's on sale in Phoenix now, the commercial turns an average day of shopping into a drive-through whirlwind. When his next-door neighbor only has a couple of hours to prepare to meet his girlfriend's parents for the first time, Huebel intervenes and takes his buddy on a shopping spree like no other! Read more for details.

There are no words to describe this distinctive show of school pride. The uniquely customized Volkswagen Beetle pictured left truly represents Alabama Crimson Tide fan devotion. Read more to see an up-close photo of this driver's one-of-a-kind VW creation.

As Ballet Arizona returns for its 29th season, the company's talented danseurs and ballerinas continue a tradition of performing Ballet Under the Stars. In several outdoor performances, which are free to the community, viewers will get to watch professional dancers leap, prance, pirouette and plie (plee-yay) in beautiful park settings.

When you've got a hard-to-reach itch, a backscratcher usually comes in handy. But for an animal such as an elephant, trees or large rocks will often do the trick. However, in a recent incident at a national park in South Africa, one of the facility's elephants used a Volkswagen. Read more for details.

Daniel Jovanov, from "Australia's Got Talent," doesn't just do generic vehicle impressions; he's mastered the ability to create the sound of specific models. In the enclosed video, he imitates five different race cars and an expert panel of judges, composed of Volkswagen World Rally Championship drivers, is asked to guess which vehicles he's doing impressions of. Do they guess right? Read more to find out. And spoiler alert: We reveal the answer to this question after the video.

A stirring Volkswagen ad recently shocked a group of theater-goers with its uniquely communicated message about the dangers of texting and driving. While taking your phone out during a movie is merely a nuisance to others, taking it out when driving could result in a tragedy, and Volkswagen's ad really hammers this point home. Watch as unsuspecting movie viewers are caught off guard when the ad takes a startling turn.

Did you know that car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers? And unfortunately, according to a study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, parents do not always select cars that offer the best crash protection and safety technologies when shopping for their children. To help out caring moms and dads across the nation, the IIHS came up with a list of the safest used cars for teens and we're proud to say that Volkswagen was one of the most listed brands.

1967 is considered the zenith year of Beetles by many VW enthusiasts, and rightfully so. It was the first year that Bugs were offered with 12V electrical systems and the last year they received chrome towel bar bumpers. Knowing this made it even crummier to hear that a 10-year-old girl named Lisa Tucker had her '67 Beetle stolen. Yes, she's far from legal driving age, but the hardworking young car lover collected and sold scrap metal, took on odd jobs, and saved up all of her birthday and Christmas funds to buy the car for two grand.