diff --git a/pbxproj/pbxextensions/ProjectFiles.py b/pbxproj/pbxextensions/ProjectFiles.py
index 5a9896e4..f55cd0cf 100644
--- a/pbxproj/pbxextensions/ProjectFiles.py
+++ b/pbxproj/pbxextensions/ProjectFiles.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def _create_variant_groups(self, file_ref):
             self.objects[variant_group.get_id()] = variant_group
 
         variant_group.add_variant(file_ref)
-        return variant
+        return variant_group
 
     def _file_in_project(self, path):
         """
diff --git a/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXFileReference.py b/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXFileReference.py
index 0a0d90ec..30956b60 100644
--- a/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXFileReference.py
+++ b/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXFileReference.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def set_last_known_file_type(self, file_type):
 
         # for localization strings the name has to be the name of the language file
         if file_type == u'text.plist.strings':
-            self.name = os.path.splitext(os.path.split(self.name)[0])[0]
+            self.name = os.path.splitext(os.path.split(self.path)[0])[0]
 
     def _print_object(self, indentation_depth=u'', entry_separator=u'\n', object_start=u'\n',
                       indentation_increment=u'\t'):
diff --git a/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXGroup.py b/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXGroup.py
index 25cfcbed..b3f526e4 100644
--- a/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXGroup.py
+++ b/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXGroup.py
@@ -56,17 +56,3 @@ def remove_child(self, child):
             return True
 
         return False
-
-    def remove(self, recursive=True):
-        parent = self.get_parent()
-        # remove from the objects reference
-        del parent[self.get_id()]
-
-        # remove children if necessary
-        if recursive:
-            for subgroup_id in self.children:
-                subgroup = parent[subgroup_id]
-                if subgroup is None or not subgroup.remove(recursive):
-                    return False
-
-        return True
diff --git a/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXVariantGroup.py b/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXVariantGroup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f5fdbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pbxproj/pbxsections/PBXVariantGroup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from pbxproj.PBXGenericObject import *
+from pbxproj.pbxsections.PBXFileReference import *
+
+
+class PBXVariantGroup(PBXGenericObject):
+    @classmethod
+    def create(cls, name, children=None, source_tree=u'<group>'):
+        return cls().parse({
+            u'_id': cls._generate_id(),
+            u'isa': cls.__name__,
+            u'children': children if children else [],
+            u'name': name,
+            u'sourceTree': source_tree
+        })
+
+    def add_variant(self, file_ref):
+        if not isinstance(file_ref, PBXFileReference):
+            return False
+
+        self.children.append(file_ref.get_id())
+        return True
+
+    def remove_variant(self, file_ref):
+        if not isinstance(file_ref, PBXFileReference):
+            return False
+
+        self.children.remove(file_ref.get_id())
+        del self.get_parent()[file_ref.get_id()]
+
+        return True
diff --git a/pbxproj/pbxsections/__init__.py b/pbxproj/pbxsections/__init__.py
index 816c0d9a..3a009724 100644
--- a/pbxproj/pbxsections/__init__.py
+++ b/pbxproj/pbxsections/__init__.py
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 from pbxproj.pbxsections.PBXAggregatedTarget import *
 from pbxproj.pbxsections.PBXNativeTarget import *
 from pbxproj.pbxsections.PBXGroup import *
+from pbxproj.pbxsections.PBXVariantGroup import *
diff --git a/tests/pbxextensions/TestProjectFiles.py b/tests/pbxextensions/TestProjectFiles.py
index 57fc8ec5..9ea98107 100644
--- a/tests/pbxextensions/TestProjectFiles.py
+++ b/tests/pbxextensions/TestProjectFiles.py
@@ -143,6 +143,25 @@ def testAddFileIfExists(self):
         build_file = project.add_file("file.m", force=False)
         self.assertEqual(build_file, [])
 
+    def testAddVariantGroupFile(self):
+        project = XcodeProject(self.obj)
+        build_file = project.add_file("en.proj/Texts.strings")
+
+        self.assertEqual(project.objects.get_objects_in_section(u'PBXVariantGroup').__len__(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(build_file.__len__(), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(build_file[0].fileRef, project.objects.get_objects_in_section(u'PBXVariantGroup')[0].get_id())
+        self.assertEqual(build_file[1].fileRef, project.objects.get_objects_in_section(u'PBXVariantGroup')[0].get_id())
+
+    def testAddVariantGroupFileToExistingGroup(self):
+        project = XcodeProject(self.obj)
+        build_file = project.add_file("en.proj/Texts.strings")
+        build_file = project.add_file("nl.proj/Texts.strings")
+
+        self.assertEqual(project.objects.get_objects_in_section(u'PBXVariantGroup').__len__(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(build_file.__len__(), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(build_file[0].fileRef, project.objects.get_objects_in_section(u'PBXVariantGroup')[0].get_id())
+        self.assertEqual(build_file[1].fileRef, project.objects.get_objects_in_section(u'PBXVariantGroup')[0].get_id())
+
     def testGetFilesByNameWithNoParent(self):
         project = XcodeProject(self.obj)
         files = project.get_files_by_name('file')
diff --git a/tests/pbxsections/TestPBXVariantGroup.py b/tests/pbxsections/TestPBXVariantGroup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d98d848d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pbxsections/TestPBXVariantGroup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import unittest
+from pbxproj.pbxsections.PBXVariantGroup import *
+from pbxproj.PBXObjects import *
+
+
+class PBXVariantGroupTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def testAddVariantInvalidFileRef(self):
+        variant = PBXVariantGroup.create(u'texts')
+        self.assertFalse(variant.add_variant(PBXGenericObject().parse({u'isa': ''})))
+
+    def testAddVariantValidFileRef(self):
+        variant = PBXVariantGroup.create(u'texts')
+        self.assertTrue(variant.add_variant(PBXFileReference().parse({u'_id': '1', u'isa': 'PBXFileReference'})))
+        self.assertIn('1', variant.children)
+
+    def testRemoveVariantInvalidFileRef(self):
+        variant = PBXVariantGroup.create(u'texts')
+        self.assertFalse(variant.remove_variant(PBXGenericObject().parse({u'isa': ''})))
+
+    def testRemoveVariantValidFileRef(self):
+        objs = objects().parse({u'1': {u'isa': 'PBXFileReference'}})
+        file_ref = objs['1']
+
+        variant = PBXVariantGroup.create(u'texts')
+        objs[variant.get_id()] = variant
+
+        variant.add_variant(file_ref)
+
+        self.assertTrue(variant.remove_variant(file_ref))
+        self.assertNotIn('1', variant.children)