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Volkswagen' MQB Plan Will Make Golf 8 and Golf 9 Share Underpinnings
Volkswagen' MQB Plan Will Make Golf 8 and Golf 9 Share Underpinnings

18 Nov 2016, 13:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Herbert Diess, the boss of the Volkswagen brand, has revealed that the MQB platform will be "stretched" for two more car generations. We explain what it means

 
Baby Bentayga Considered, Could Become Bentley's Macan
Baby Bentayga Considered, Could Become Bentley's Macan

8 Nov 2016, 09:12 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The launch of Porsche's first SUV brought a sales boom for the German brand. Bentley is experiencing the same with the Bentayga, and it might lead to a new SUV

 
Volkswagen Group Focuses On Artificial Intelligence, Expands Munich Data Lab
Volkswagen Group Focuses On Artificial Intelligence, Expands Munich Data Lab

19 Sep 2016, 14:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen seems to be very interested in the field of artificial intelligence. After setting up a cyber security division, VW Group expands its Data Lab Team

 
Volkswagen Sued For Patent Royalty Fees By Former Bentley CEO
Volkswagen Sued For Patent Royalty Fees By Former Bentley CEO

5 Sep 2016, 19:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, a former head of Bentley and the lead of the transmissions department, has sued Volkswagen over patent royalty fees regarding DSG tech

 
The SEAT Ateca Gets Rendered as the Skoda Kodiaq, Doesn't Look too Shabby
The SEAT Ateca Gets Rendered as the Skoda Kodiaq, Doesn't Look too Shabby

5 Sep 2016, 14:56 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If Volkswagen ever decided to forego the "sporty" nature of the SEAT brand, this seven-seater SUV would probably be a very good place to start

 
Supplier Dispute Halts Volkswagen Golf Production, VW Gets Court Order To Resume
Supplier Dispute Halts Volkswagen Golf Production, VW Gets Court Order To Resume

19 Aug 2016, 15:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A dispute with two key suppliers over pricing has led to a halt in production at four Volkswagen facilities. VW did not let it fly and went to court

 
100 Million Volkswagens From 1995 Onwards Are Vulnerable To An "Unlock" Hack
100 Million Volkswagens From 1995 Onwards Are Vulnerable To An "Unlock" Hack

12 Aug 2016, 10:05 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A team of researchers has made a study regarding the possibility of unlocking Volkswagen cars with a hacking device. They claim 100 million cars are vulnerable

 
Volkswagen Got Fined $5.5 million In Italy Because of Dieselgate
Volkswagen Got Fined $5.5 million In Italy Because of Dieselgate

9 Aug 2016, 16:17 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Italy's Anti-Trust Agency has fined Volkswagen with five million euros for deceiving emission tests with specially-designed software.

 
U.S. Authorities Reportedly Find Unapproved Software In Volkswagen's V6 TDIs
U.S. Authorities Reportedly Find Unapproved Software In Volkswagen's V6 TDIs

8 Aug 2016, 08:13 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to an unnamed source quoted by German media, American regulators have uncovered yet another software cheat in the V6 TDI engines made by the VW Group

 
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler Had To Pay 12,500 Euro For Party Started On Company Dime
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler Had To Pay 12,500 Euro For Party Started On Company Dime

2 Aug 2016, 13:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to German media, Audi's CEO organized a party that was supposed to be paid by the company. The bil got out of handl, and he had to pay 12,000 euros

 
South Korea Suspended The Sale of 32 Volkswagen Group Models
South Korea Suspended The Sale of 32 Volkswagen Group Models

2 Aug 2016, 08:32 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Authorities in South Korea have suspended the sale of 32 Volkswagen Group models in their market. The suspension comes from falsified noise and emission reports

 
Volkswagen Group Sales Jump 5.1% in June, Backed by Europe and China
Volkswagen Group Sales Jump 5.1% in June, Backed by Europe and China

28 Jul 2016, 04:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We believe that by the end of the year, the Tiguan nameplate could become more popular than the Passat. But why are they buying so many VWs in China?

 
Volkswagen Registers First-Half Profit Rise of Seven Percent
Volkswagen Registers First-Half Profit Rise of Seven Percent

20 Jul 2016, 12:18 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With the aftermath of the Diesel scandal far from over, the Volkswagen Group manages to finish the first half of 2016 with a rise in profits

 
Volkswagen's Proposed Fix For V6 TDI Engines is Rejected In California
Volkswagen's Proposed Fix For V6 TDI Engines is Rejected In California

14 Jul 2016, 09:37 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / California's Chief Regulator of the Air Resources Board has rejected the fix proposed by Volkswagen representatives for vehicles fitted with a 3.0-liter V6 TDI

 
Volkswagen's Headquarters Searched For World War II Bombs, Everybody's Safe
Volkswagen's Headquarters Searched For World War II Bombs, Everybody's Safe

9 Jul 2016, 13:19 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen's headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, have been searched for explosive devices after construction workers found traces of WW II bombs

 
Volkswagen Sales Flat in May as New Tiguan Arrives in Europe, Offsetting US Drop
Volkswagen Sales Flat in May as New Tiguan Arrives in Europe, Offsetting US Drop

20 Jun 2016, 13:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even though Volkswagen was down 17% in North America, the Chinese market and the arrival of the new Tiguan in Europe stabilized the company

 
Ducati Might Be Considered For Sale By The Volkswagen Group
Ducati Might Be Considered For Sale By The Volkswagen Group

15 Jun 2016, 15:47 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen Group reportedly considering selling some of its recently acquired brands. Ducati is one of the brands that might be sold to other companies

 
Skoda Brand Might Be Launched In The USA
Skoda Brand Might Be Launched In The USA

1 Jun 2016, 09:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Czech automaker Skoda, a VW-owned automaker, is reportedly pondering a launch in the USA. Reports announce several trademarks from Skoda in the USA

 
Volkswagen Group Wants To Sell One Million Electrified Vehicles By 2025
Volkswagen Group Wants To Sell One Million Electrified Vehicles By 2025

29 May 2016, 14:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The VW Group expects it will have to sell one million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles a year by 2025. They say European legislation is to blame

 
Volkswagen's Transparent Factory Reworked as Exhibit for Plug-In Hybrid Cars
Volkswagen's Transparent Factory Reworked as Exhibit for Plug-In Hybrid Cars

13 Apr 2016, 12:22 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen's famous "Transparent Factory" in Dresden, Germany, has been transformed into an exhibit praising plug-in hybrid vehicles. It is open for visits