Volkswagen News
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VW Group said the charges of market manipulation in relation to its 2015 diesel scandal are unjustified and unsubstantiated.
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VW Group opens site for next-gen battery cell development
The plant is to help ensure that battery development becomes a core competency at VW.
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VW Group CEO charged for market manipulation, will remain in role
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has been charged with market manipulation by German officials in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal.
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VW announces next-gen Car-Net remote app
VW's Car-Net remote app expands its services for 2020 Volkswagens.
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2020 Volkswagen Golf GTE spy shots
The plug-in hybrid version of the next-generation Mk8 Volkswagen Golf has been spotted.
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Volkswagen confirms the production Crozz electric crossover as the ID.4
The first of VW's ID electric cars to reach the U.S. will be the ID 4 crossover landing in 2020.
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The new logo is flatter and switches to a single color, and VW introduced a new signature sound.
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Volkswagen ID 3 preview: This is VW's future
The VW ID 3 hatchback debuted with three battery pack sizes and a lot of features, but it won't come to the U.S.
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VW Bug charges into the future with electric drivetrain
The New Beetle is gone, but the automaker is giving new life to the old Beetle with an electric powertrain.
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Repurposed Teslas give classic cars second, quicker lives
Classic cars get second, quicker lives with electric powertrains repurposed by Welsh firm
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VW ID R charges to "Heaven's Gate" in 7:38.585
The Volkswagen ID R race car set a new record at China's Tianmen Mountain with a run of 7:38.585.
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The VW ID Buggy is how normal cars will be cool again
The all-electric platform may be used by other automakers, and coachbuilders, for a new era of affordable niche vehicles.
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The small, electric hatchback bound for Europe will offer a range of 205-341 miles.
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Volkswagen to debut new brand logo in Frankfurt
Volkswagen is eager to put all of Dieselgate behind it; the next step seems to be a subtle rebranding and freshening of its logo.
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VW Group interested in Tesla stake?
VW already has numerous EVs in the pipeline and a deep alliance with Ford, but could it expand the alliance to Tesla, too?
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2020 Volkswagen ID 3 spy shots and video
Volkswagen's family of ID electric cars is coming, and the first model has been confirmed as the ID 3, a Golf-sized hatch with at least 200 miles of range.
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VW jumps into crossover convertible segment with T-Roc Cabriolet
The T-Roc Cabriolet comes to replace Volkswagen's former Beetle and Golf convertibles.
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Golf R dropped from 2020 Volkswagen Golf lineup
The Volkswagen Golf will only be available in standard, e-Golf and GTI guises for 2020 in the United States.
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Two months ago, Volkswagen announced it had obliterated the previous EV lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with its ID R time-attack special. Two months later, after crunching all of the data, the ID R also lays claim to the most efficient lap ever performed. The ID R used only a quarter the energy of gas-powered cars with similar performance when setting its lap record. In battery energy terms, the electric motors only used 24.7 kilowatt hours worth of energy. For some reference, that's about the amount of energy a standalone freezer uses in electricity for a month. As a...
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Ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler charged in relation to diesel scandal
Rupert Stadler is the second former senior VW Group executive charged in relation to the diesel scandal.
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Volkswagen pares down Golf lineup, SportWagen and Alltrack to die
The Volkswagen Gold SportWagen and Alltrack will die after 2019 as the brand moves away from wagons and toward SUVs.
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VW to share EV platform with Ford, invest in self-driving tech firm Argo AI
Volkswagen is in an alliance with Ford over a range of areas, including joint development of pickup trucks, EVs and self-driving cars.
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The bug's been squashed: VW builds its final Beetle
It was in 1938 that the Volkswagen Type 1, more commonly referred to as the Beetle, or “Käfer” in its home market of Germany, first rolled off the line. Eight decades on and the nameplate has finally been retired. The last Beetle, a coupe finished in Denim Blue, rolled off the line...
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Volkswagen ID R smashes Goodwood hill climb record with 39.9-second run
VW's electric ID R time-attack special has gone faster than a Formula One car at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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