Today was a major milestone in the Dieselgate class-action suit settlement as Judge Charles Breyer okayed the deal allowing owners to begin the process of obtaining payments for their turbodiesels.
Cybersecurity experts agree that despite all the hand-wringing and worrisome articles about what hackers may do to the connected car, their primary motives are far more conventional. The experts don't expect hackers to take over cars and drive them off cliffs -- with you inside -- instead, they believe cybercrooks want your identity and money.
Volkswagen is making a second run at a flagship model, at least in China, with its Phideon. The Phideon will official debut in Shanghai on Friday. Journalists were given a sneak peek Wednesday.
A U.S. District Court judge has delayed final approval of the $10.03 billion final settlement of the Dieselgate scandal. The one-week delay is to consider new issues raised in court Wednesday.
One more milestone was achieved Friday when lawyers for the 475,000 VW diesel owners awaiting a decision in the Dieselgate class-action suit settlement and VW agree to a fee settlement.
In an 11th hour appeal, ChargePoint, which runs a string of 30,000 electric charging stations, has asked the court to reopen the Dieselgate Class-Action Suit settlement, to keep VW from putting it out of business, the company claims.
General Motors, seeking a piece of the huge $10 billion VW Dieselgate payout, plans to offer a 1.6-liter diesel powerplant in its compact crossover Equinox and two Chevy Cruze models.
The Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Team had a banner day Sunday taking the final event of the rallycross season in Los Angeles while one of their drivers took driving championship honors.
A pair of drivers for the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team takes the driver's championship to the season finale in Los Angeles today, each campaigning in new livery.
The final steps of the Dieselgate class-action suit settlement are moving steadily ahead, despite apparent attempts by some to delay or derail the conclusion.
Volkswagen, apparently to keep similar recalls together, yesterday issued three fuel system recalls covering nearly 300,000 VW and Audi cars and crossovers.
VW of America has scored a huge win from its parent in Germany. Normally, a regional VW company has no say in the naming of a model. The U.S. regional branch has chosen the name Atlas for the new crossover. It is a big win.
Volkswagen, the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Friday asked federal court to approve the final settlement of the Dieselgate scandal. Approval is the next step needed so owners can receive their buyback payments.
Sometimes things happen that accidentally change the course of institutions. For example, Dieselgate seems to have moved Volkswagen from a path that emphasized hydrocarbons to one that pushes electrics which will help our future.
Negotiators are working diligently to reach an agreement on the criminal settlement of the Dieselgate case. They are trying to find closure before January when the administrations change and the faces at the negotiation table change.
Anyone who knows commercial vehicles will tell you many manufacturers have been bringing models from Europe as they offer some clever ideas in terms of packaging and delivering better fuel economy. Now, there is talk about a manufacturer bringing their European lineup to the U.S.
For the second time in the last few months, billionaire Chris Hohn questioned the huge salaries and bonuses that VW execs have received even as Dieselgate has caused shares to tank.
TCI Management has chided Volkswagen over the salaries and bonuses paid to the automaker's executives, suggesting that execs be paid bonuses in stocks so they can see how the market regards their performance.
The Andretti Autosport GRC team will campaign a specially dressed pair of VW Beetles in the GRC season finale in L.A. The #PinkBeetles support improving cancer awareness.
With drivers for the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team battling for the points leads, the series moves on to Los Angeles following the team's victory in Seattle. The marque is already on track to win the Manufacturer's Championship.
You'd never know it to look at a the VW Beetle, but, believe it or not, when tuned correctly it can compete with the hypercars of the world, easily hitting 205 mph, which it did recently on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Dieselgate keeps on expanding. Fully a year into the diesel emissions scandal, Volkswagen plans to suspend Audi's top engineer. Published reports indicate two reasons for the suspension.
Whether it was timing or coincidence, the release of VW's plans for a major generation of 30 electric vehicles, to be launched by 2025, may have dulled any response that the anniversary of Dieselgate may have created.
It's not exactly what anyone would order, but it's here nonetheless, a new VW issue. At least this time, though, it's not a major scandal -- it's just exploding vehicles.
A study by three researchers from a major university paints a grim picture of the state of emergency 911 networks. Using hacked phones and malware, the research team estimates a denial of service campaign could disable a network the size of the one in North Carolina.
