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A key former Volkswagen manager, indicted by the U.S., has been told to stay close to home in Germany or he may face arrest and extradition to the U.S.

Just when you thought you'd seen the last Dieselgate news story along comes another one. This time, though, it is just the culmination of a story that began in January where six execs and former managers were charged with conspiracy and violating environmental laws. Now, the U.S. has issued five international arrest warrants as it seeks five of the six charged. The sixth was arrested in the U.S. as he awaited a flight out, following a Florida vacation.

Volkswagen was one of two automakers to have brands rated in the top 14 of the annual J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. Using a large base of 80,000 vehicles, the study rates new-car quality in eight important areas.

Facing adversity Saturday that knocked one of its two entries out of the competition at the Ottawa Air and Space Museum, the VW Andretti Red Bull World Rallycross team still managed three podium finishes during a weekend of racing. On Sunday, the second day of a doubleheader, Tanner Foust and Scott Speed, the team's drivers had a 1-2 finish. Foust had a podium finish Saturday.

Volkswagen late last week introduced its sixth-generation Polo. At the introduction, a key VW sales official told a blogger for Cars and Concepts that there are no plans to bring it to the U.S. Does it make sense to keep it out?

As the Red Bull Global Rallycross pulls into Ottawa for this weekend's proceedings, VW Andretti team drivers Scott Speed and Tanner Faust look to improve on their so-far successful season. At the moment, Speed is leading the championship point hunt, followed by Faust.

Volkswagen has, at least, revealed the pricing of the new, longer Tiguan. Though the automaker still is selling the shorter version, it is available alongside the new, longer version. The longer version is about 11 inches longer than its stablemate and is available with three-row seating.

Though there have been rumblings that Volkswagen's mid-sized pickup was headed for the U.S., that is not the case, says the automaker. Meantime, the overseas aftermarket provides VW Amarok buyers with a wide variety of canopies, window screens and tints, like the U.S. aftermarket. And, for the same reason, to allow buyers to tailor their pickups to make them unique.

Volkswagen continued to keep its global pace in May with growth of 3.5 percent. For the month, the carmaker delivered 513,500 vehicles. Tiguan proved strong in Europe.

The Volkswagen Andretti GRC World Rallycross team had a good weekend at Thompson Motor Speedway in Connecticut. Scott Speed, the championship points leader, scored two second place finishes (he was stuck in the middle and had to do some fancy driving to obtain his place on the podium. His teammate Tanner Foust cruised through proceedings Saturday and was doing very well Sunday when he lost a wheel, just three laps from the finish line in the Final.

Volkswagen sales continued to gain ground in May as the automaker reported a total sales increase for the month of 4.3 percent.

The GRC road show moves into New England this weekend where the third edition of the specialized race series continues. The VW Andretti team hopes to see its drivers, Scott Speed and Tanner Foust, improve on their latest finishes. Speed and Foust lead championship driving points.

Regulators sent VW a less-than-enthusiastic critique of its initial spending plan to curb California pollution.

Everyone likes to think their car is cool and now 2017 VW Jetta owners know their car really are cool. KBB has named the 2017 Jetta one of the 10 coolest cars on the road for under $18,000.

The weekend stop at Louisville turned into a thriller as VW Andretti Rallycross team holds onto third-place win and four-place finish.

Volkswagen has recalled 84,000 2012-14 Passat diesels to repair heat shields that are too short to protect half-shafts. The grease may become hot enough to run and if it comes in contact with a hot surface there may be a fire. The recall will begin in July.

Off to a successful one-two finish in the first GRC tour stop in Memphis, the VW Andretti team is optimistic that their momentum will carry them to a second win at this weekend's inaugural Louisville rallycross event.

Lamborghini's Huracan GT3 is off to a fast start in the Blancpain Series. With three victories under its belt, the Volkswagen subsidiary is looking forward to the next event in a couple of weeks.

Volkswagen has expanded a fuel pump recall to add nearly 300,000 Audi and Porsche crossovers to the 142,000 first recalled in 2016.

U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer late last week approved the settlements for 3.0-liter V-6 VW turbodiesels and Robert Bosch as a chapter ended in the Dieselgate scandal.

Four years after it was announced, Volkswagen has taken its ambitious 10-speed dual-clutch automatic off the table. Frederich Eichler, transmission chief, told the Vienna Motor Symposium recently, it reflected the older culture of "bigger is better."

Volkswagen is changing the script on infotainment control. For 2018, the automaker has brand-new nav/infotainment offerings, the Discover Navigation or Navigation Pro and an App that lets anyone control everything. It's a change from the old front-seat passenger -- "shotgun" -- control.

Scott Speed and Tanner Foust started off their World Rallycross season in style Sunday as Speed held off Foust to earn his 13th total first place finish while Foust took second and the points for that position. The Memphis competition was the first race of the season.

The American Automobile Association has named the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf its Top Green Compact Car in its Green Car Guide.

Volkswagen has stretched the idea behind a concept vehicle well beyond what it once was. Instead of putting a mockup or clay model out there to gauge reaction, the automaker is now debuting "concepts" that are well along the production development train.

When Volkswagen announced in November that it planned to institute a new sales channel in China with SAIC Motor Corp., their dealer body protested by halting new-car orders. The protest has had a major impact and VW has postponed its plans.

Volkswagen's 2018 Golf family is carrying some awesome new technology. The automaker has been so excited about the changes that it has taken as many chances as it can to discuss the new tech.

Volkswagen told journalists who have been gathered in New York City to cover the Auto Show there that they will be adding a new five-seat SUV to the production runs at Chattanooga.

Popular Mechanics has named Volkswagen's I.D. BUZZ as winner of the Concept Car of the Year for 2017. The first models based on this concept are scheduled to appear as 2019 models.

VW was caught in the act of moving its T-Roc around recently. The spy photos clearly show the direction VW is planning in its compact crossover space.