With industry-wide car sales slowing a bit, Volkswagen's diesel repurchase program may prove the law of unintended consequences. It was instituted to get cheating diesel vehicles off the road and in doing so it may also keep the sales recovery going.
The Dieselgate scandal took another step toward winding up in th United States as Volkswagen agreed to pay up to $4.04 billion to take care of repairs 78,000 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesels affected by the diesel cheating scandal and buybacks to another 22,000 that cannot be repaired.
With a month or so to go until Geneva, Volkswagen is already making noise on the new-model scene. The automaker will debut the Arteon a model that is the successor to the CC.
VW's design chief says that electric vehicles offer lots of design flexibility so that future cars will likely be radically different than today's vehicles.
Toyota has been dethroned as the world's number one automaker by Volkswagen. Slowing sales in the U.S. and China combined to move Toyota into second place.
Audi has recalled about 600,000 vehicles for a variety of problems. The problems include issues with the coolant pump and side curtain head-protecting airbag systems.
As the size of the repurchased diesel vehicle fleet grows, VW finds places to store them. So far, sharp-eyed readers have located three major sites across the country.
Volkswagen plans to embed 5G (fifth gen) connectivity in its upcoming line of I.D. electrics. The hatchback model was unveiled at last year's Paris Auto Show, while the 2025 MPV-style microvan -- styled like the original iconic Microbus -- was unveiled at this month's Detroit Auto Show. An SUV arrives in 2022.
Good Housekeeping magazine has named the 2017 VW Golf GTI and best new car. The magazine worked with the staff at Car and Driver to winnow entrants down.
Volkswagen has taken Amazon's Alexa service a step toward the future as the automaker has integrated the feature directly into its products so that a driver may soon be able to ask: "Alexa, is the house okay?" Alexa will give that answer.
A German court has ordered Skoda, a subsidiary of Volkswagen to repay the owner of a Yeti turbodiesel. Skoda is a subsidiary of Volkswagen. There is still no decision on VW turbodiesel repayments -- or not -- in Germany.
Volkswagen unveiled its new I.D. Buzz concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. The lines show the Buzz takes cues from the past, but it is also very much in the future.
A Volkswagen executive held since last Saturday when he was arrested at Miami's airport as he was heading home from a U.S vacation could face life in prison if he is convicted of 11 conspiracy counts in the Dieselgate scandal.
Trying to settle its emissions cheating scandal before the new administration takes over, Volkswagen Wednesday agreed to pay an additional $4.3 billion in fines and penalties.
In an ironic twist, though VW has settled most of the charges against it in Dieselgate a key executive was arrested and held in the diesel-rigging scandal.
The introduction of a longer Tiguan at the Detroit Auto Show has some wondering whether VW will ever make good on its promise to let the U.S. handle its own marketing.
The FBI charged a senior Volkswagen executive during the weekend with wire fraud and conspiracy as the net begins to tighten in the Dieselgate scandal. More arrests are likely to occur.
Volkswagen has added an R-Line version of the Atlas to its standard SE and SEL versions. The Chattanooga-built large crossover is set to go on sale in 2017 as a 2018.
Volkswagen received approval of its first fix in the Dieselgate scandal. However, you have to wonder why owners would opt out of a buyback of their vehicles for a fix?
Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal took a major step toward its conclusion Friday as the automakers and officials with the Justice Department announced a tentative $3 billion plan to settle it.
Slowly the tide is beginning to turn for VW. For the last few months, sales have been building to the point where sales figures showed very positive results with the automaker's best December ever.
The sole engineer charged in the Dieselgate scandal has been granted a reprieve of sorts by the courts as the judge has delayed his sentencing by three months.
Every year, Consumer Reports editors sit down and, after sifting through thousands reports, they come up with a listing of used cars to avoid. This year, there are some surprises on the list.
Volkswagen Wednesday moved to solidify its leadership in mobility services as it purchased PayByPhone, a parking payments processing service. VW Financial Services is now a leader in mobility service payments.
Recently, information has appeared that indicates there are important reasons to use nitrogen in your tires. However, when you look closely at it, other than stable pressure, there's no reason to use it at all.
