Consumer Reports Activates "Defeat Device" while Driving VW Jetta TDI, Fuel Efficiency Drops
12 Oct 2015, 16:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fuel consumption goes up while emission go down – from 53 mpg highway to 50 mpg on the 2015 model and from 50 down to just 46 mpg highway on the 2011 Jetta
Bugatti Hypercar and Wolfsburg Football Club Affected by Dieselgate Scandal, New Phaeton Safe
9 Oct 2015, 08:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Muller defends former CEO Martin Winterkorn: “Do you believe that a board member has the time to delve into engine software?”
Volkswagen Headquarters and Employee Homes Raided by German Prosecutors
8 Oct 2015, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dieselgate just hit the fan! German prosecutors are turning emissions rigging into a criminal act and even raided the home of some employees
Volkswagen US Offers $2,000 Incentive to Existing Customers Buying a New Car
7 Oct 2015, 14:39 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Thinking of buying a new petrol or hybrid Volkswagen? Well, if you do, you'll get at least $2,000 discount for a second car
European VW Diesel Recalls to Start in January, Multiple Fixing Solutions Are Being Considered
7 Oct 2015, 13:46 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Dieselgate has passed the critical phase and has now entered the mopping up phase. Fixing will apparently start early next year in Europe
New Volkswagen CEO Matthias Muller Cancels or Postpones Nonessential Cars to Save Money
7 Oct 2015, 10:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some of the most exciting projects in the entire automotive industry may have to be stopped due to the Dieselgate scandal
Mercedes-Benz To Pass Volkswagen As Japan's No. 1 Import Carmaker
6 Oct 2015, 09:40 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Part of the reason revolves around Dieselgate, but the emissions scandal can't take all the blame for Mercedes-Benz ending Volkswagen's 15-year reign
Are You Going as Dieselgate this Halloween?
6 Oct 2015, 08:49 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's always nice when you see Halloween costumes that actually try a little harder than copying somebody's outfit from a famous movie
Fiat Chrysler and Ford Play Dirty, Offer Cash Incentives to Volkswagen Drivers Who Trade In
6 Oct 2015, 07:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Volkswagen is going deeper and deeper into the Dieselgate scandal, Fiat Chrysler and Ford are playing a dirty sales game in Italy
Volkswagen Dieselgate Cleanup Could Cost Up To $87 Billion
5 Oct 2015, 08:57 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The money that Volkswagen originally set aside for Dieselgate's consequences may need to be supplemented tenfold and it still wouldn't be enough
Audi Launches VIN Checker for Cars Affected by TDI Emissions Problem
3 Oct 2015, 12:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The VIN checker knows when your car was made and what engine it comes with. But if you have a 1.6 or 2.0 TDI with EU5 emissions, you're screwed
VW Dieselgate Jetta TDI Dyno Run Shows Emission Testing vs. Street Driving HP Loss
2 Oct 2015, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When a Dieselgate Jetta TDi hits the dyno, the difference between the emissions testing ECU setup and that used during normal driving becomes obvious
Forget Dieselgate, Here Is Dieselface
2 Oct 2015, 08:30 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Do you know how some people are upset about that invisible pollution coming out of the exhaust of some Volkswagen diesel cars? Well, not these guys
Study Confirms Trust in Volkswagen and Audi Cars Has Gone Way Down
1 Oct 2015, 16:36 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The majority of respondents doesn't think too highly about the VW Group following the Dieselgate scandal, but not everything is as grim as it first appeared
Why Elon Musk Is Wrong and Nikola Tesla Was Right: Diesel/Petrol Engines Haven’t Peaked Yet
29 Sep 2015, 18:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When Elon Musk Is Wrong and Nikola Tesla Is Right: Diesel/Petrol Engines Haven’t Peaked YetWhen Elon Musk Is Wrong and Nikola Tesla Is Right: Diesel/Petrol Engi
Volkswagen Announces Plan to "Refit" EA189 Diesel Engines, Will Reveal Details in October
29 Sep 2015, 16:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Under the action plan, Volkswagen and the other Group brands whose vehicles are affected will present the technical solutions and measures
Porsche Holding Buys More VW Stakes from Suzuki, Despite Having Lost $10B over Dieselgate
29 Sep 2015, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW executives stating the company might emerge stronger on the long term (from the Dieselgate scandal) seem to make sense
Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn Investigated for Fraud in Germany
29 Sep 2015, 14:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / So faking emissions numbers is considered a crime? Who would have known? Only time will tell if Winterkorn is as innocent as he claims
Conan O’Brien Stabs VW in the Dieselgate with His Killer Cheating Volkswagen Parody
29 Sep 2015, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Conan O’Brien trolls VW during one of his TBS stunts with a video that stabs the carmaker right in its Dieselgate spot. A little mean, but funny
Elon Musk Says DieselGate Shows We've Reached the Limits of Conventional Engines
29 Sep 2015, 13:27 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / As a totally impartial figure on the alternative versus conventional propulsion systems talk, Elon Musk's statements must be taken without any grains of salt