Volkswagen up! gets new look

The exciting Volkswagen up! has been an acknowledged leader in the city car class since its launch in 2011. Setting the pace in its segment, strong sales around the world have underlined its credentials as a lively little car that’s practical, accessible …

Can the Volkswagen Jetta GLI Butt Its Way Past the GTI?

Prolechariot is a series about vehicular value. It’s about slapping your needs and wants on a wall, grabbing a fistful of darts, cocking your arm back and trying to strike as many of your targets as possible. In other words, it’s about making the second …

Volkswagen proposes diesel fix, Ford sees trouble ahead, and more

For Ford and Nissan, strong first half sales might be less than meets the eye. Tesla is hoping the sun will shine on its latest investment. And, just when Dodge’s Hellcats appeared to be running away with the title of most muscly muscle cars, Chevy has …

Volkswagen To Build Future EVs In North America

Two of the options mentioned would be a facility not too far from Nissan’s Smyrna, Tennessee LEAF factory… in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Another option is for VW is a sprawling production facility found today in Mexico. No specific details were revealed …

Volkswagen, CARB begin testing diesel cheat fixes

Volkswagen and the California Air Resources Board will start testing fixes for the company’s cheating diesel models. The German automaker needs the approval of both CARB and the EPA before it can begin installing the fixes for nearly 500,000 cheating …

Volkswagen, regulators determining efficacy of latest 2.0-liter diesel fix

When Volkswagen announced its $15 billion settlement with US regulators, part of that settlement involves fixing some of the brand’s dirty 2.0-liter diesel vehicles. Problem is, VW and the feds have yet to agree on a fix. That impasse might soon be removed …

Volkswagen exec repays $14,000 for lavish beer party

Here’s another tale of corporate excess… and this one is producing more red faces at scandal-hit Volkswagen. The head of the group’s Audi subsidiary was forced to pay 12,500 euros ($13,950) to reimburse the firm for the cost of a beer drinking …

New Volkswagen Passat GTE Delivers The Best Of All Worlds +VIDEO

LONDON – August 1, 2016: Space, pace, and environmental credentials that even before its official UK showroom debut have already secured it a prestigious ‘green’ award: the new Volkswagen Passat GTE is calculated to offer drivers the very best of all …

2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI review (video)

There’s a wonderful juxtaposition with the Golf GTI. To those who are unfamiliar with the GTI moniker, it’s a Golf, nothing more to see here. Sitting inside the cockpit, the sporty yet subdued surroundings usher your passengers into a quiet and refined …

S.Korea suspends sales of 32 Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley models in emissions probe

The environment ministry also fined Volkswagen 17.8 billion won ($16.06 million), the second fine slapped on Europe’s biggest automaker by South Korea following its emissions scandal. ($1 = 1,108.2900 won) (Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Stephen Coates)