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By Marc Stern on May 15, 2017 - 6:53AM
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.
By Marc Stern on May 9, 2017 - 4:32AM
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."
By Marc Stern on May 6, 2017 - 1:04PM
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.
By Marc Stern on May 1, 2017 - 12:13AM
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.
By Marc Stern on April 22, 2017 - 6:46PM
The American Automobile Association has named the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf its Top Green Compact Car in its Green Car Guide.
By Marc Stern on April 19, 2017 - 11:31PM
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.
By Marc Stern on April 18, 2017 - 7:31AM
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.
By Marc Stern on April 13, 2017 - 11:36PM
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.
By Marc Stern on April 13, 2017 - 1:21AM
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.
By Marc Stern on April 12, 2017 - 10:30PM
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.
By Marc Stern on April 12, 2017 - 12:07AM
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.
By Marc Stern on April 11, 2017 - 11:04PM
Volkswagen has increased competition among SUV and crossover manufacturers by upping the length and transferability of the warranties for the new Atlas SUV and crossover Tiguan.
By Marc Stern on April 10, 2017 - 2:28PM
The Volkswagen Golf and the Audi A4 were named winners in two of the categories in this year's New York Daily News Best Auto Awards. The Golf was named Best Auto for 2017, while the A4 was named Best Premium car.
By Marc Stern on April 4, 2017 - 10:33AM
Volkswagen has been cleared by the EPA to fix and resell some 2015 Jetta TDIs that were grounded by the Dieselgate emissions scandal. The key question is should they sell them? And the answer likely is no.
By Marc Stern on April 1, 2017 - 6:32PM
Volkswagen and 10 states have reached an agreement that settles still another suit in the ongoing Dieselgate scandal. A second environmental suit, this one is for $157.45 million.
By Marc Stern on March 28, 2017 - 11:10PM
The City of Pontiac, Mich., has issued "parking tags" for a whole lot of Volkswagen's that have been repurchased by the automaker as part of its Dieselgate repurchase program.
By Marc Stern on March 20, 2017 - 10:42PM
Volkswagen has confirmed that the incredibly popular T-Roc concept crossover that was greeted by enthusiasts and car dealers alike after the 2014 Geneva Auto Show will join it U.S. lineup in 2019.
By Marc Stern on March 19, 2017 - 10:42PM
Supply and model disruptions to the hot-selling Golf line cause February Volkswagen sales to fall in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. In Germany, February deliveries were off nearly 20 percent.
By Marc Stern on March 18, 2017 - 12:02AM
Several autowriters weighed in with their opinions of the new Volkswagen Arteon. The automotive journalists to an author raved about Volkswagen's latest top-of-the-line sedan.
By Marc Stern on March 15, 2017 - 2:15PM
Even as Audi CEO Rupert Stadler discussed the automaker's financial results Wednesday, 70 investigators swooped down on VW, Audi and other sites seeking more evidence in the ongoing Dieselgate scandal.
By Marc Stern on March 10, 2017 - 11:40PM
In a first, Volkswagen has admitted its guilt in Dieselgate as the automaker pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court, Detroit, to three felony counts that included conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
By Marc Stern on March 7, 2017 - 10:49PM
Things keep getting better for Volkswagen. Though it has been only 18 months since the automaker admitted it had been involved in a decade-long diesel emissions scam and though sales had slackened in 2016, the automaker has rebounded as the scandal has ended. Now, it is on track potentially to two major automotive awards.
By Marc Stern on March 7, 2017 - 12:16AM
VW will officially launch the replacement for the luxury CC model at the Geneva Auto Show this week. Named the Arteon, the new luxury model slots in above the Passat in the VW line. It will be a 2018 in Europe and will be available soon. Arteon will go on sale in the U.S. in 2019.
By Marc Stern on March 5, 2017 - 12:01AM
February sales results show that Volkswagen seems to have shaken the cloud that was provided by its Dieselgate scandal. In all key metrics, VW sales in February were up.
By Marc Stern on March 3, 2017 - 11:40PM
Volkswagen's ambitious launch schedule continues at the Geneva Motor Show where the Tiguan Allspace, the "Long Tiguan," built on the platform that is also used underneath the new VW Atlas crossover, will be introduced.
By Marc Stern on March 3, 2017 - 8:43PM
Volkswagen continues to show its I.D. family of electric cars as the path on which the automaker is moving to the future. Volkswagen has promised on the order of 30 new electric models by 2025 which means that each of its many subsidiaries will be offering electric vehicles based on the same platform, MEB.
By Marc Stern on February 24, 2017 - 7:48PM
When the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf goes on sale in the spring it will feature an improved 100 kWh motor and a better battery. The result of the improvements has been an improvement in range to 125 miles. With a 240-volt charging system, the battery can be charged in under six hours.
By Marc Stern on February 23, 2017 - 8:03PM
Volkswagen will debut its new Arteon at Geneva next month. Long rumored, the Arteon is a near-luxury midsized model that is slotted into VW's line just above the CC. The CC, however, will be discontinued in favor of the Arteon.
By Marc Stern on February 20, 2017 - 10:13PM
Dieselgate, which seemed to be sliding to a courtroom finish, burst forth a second day as four key diesel engineers were reportedly dismissed by Audi, the VW division that has been identified as the heart of the scandal.
By Marc Stern on February 20, 2017 - 12:10AM
A report just out in the news points the finger of blame at the current chief executive at Audi as the prime mover in the Dieselgate scandal. According to an article in the German magazine Der Stern, they have obtained a "smoking presentation" that raises questions and points out someone who may be a chief architect of the scandal.