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Volkswagen plans to phase out the e-Golf as the automaker continues work on its 8th Generation Golf. The reason for the phaseout is VW's new I.D. electric family. The three-model lineup will have a fully electric hatchback, taking the space used the e-Golf. VW execs say there's no need for two hatchbacks in the same segment.

Sources talking with Auto Express said that when the Eighth Generation Golf makes its appearance 2021 the e-Golf will go away as the automaker readies the I.D. series for their debuts.

A couple of years ago, things looked pretty bleak for Volkswagen. Beset on all sides by consumers, regulators and stockholders because of its cheating on emissions, the automaker was forced to stop selling its turbodiesel (TDI) models until fixes were found and it was also forced to pay billions in settlements. VW did the right things, pulling in its belt and admitting the problem, while promising fixes; it delivered, too. Now, things have turned around and VW has gone from loser to award-winner.

Volkswagen had a great 2017 and probably hopes to continue its sales success in 2018. Last year, the automaker sold a total of 10.74 million vehicles as it set a new record for sales.

According to some rather broad hints in the press information, Volkswagen has no plans to sell the newly introduced Jetta in Europe. The reason is size. Since the new Jetta is nearly the same size as the Passat, introduced last year, it makes little sense for the automaker to sell a new model that would only cannabalize sales from an established line.

With the kickoff of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit automakers are strutting their stuff with new-car intros all over the place. Not to be outdone, Volkswagen has introduced a new Passat GT for 2018, based on the restyled Passat introduced last year.

Clearly, the authorities in Clearfield, Utah, have way too much time on their hands. After all, why would officials declare a piece of art to be a nuisance and then demand it be taken down? The artwork in question is a tree-borne VW named Lucy and her owner can't figure out why all the fuss. The whole issue was initiated by an unknown complainant, too. Perhaps, they should get new lives and leave Janis Zettel, alone.

Volkswagen, in its drive to lead the electric vehicle market, has created a new e-mobility unit to help move it forward to its goal of 1 million VW electrics a year.

Volkswagen and Nvidia rolled out their vision of intelligent semi-autonomous vehicles of the future at a press conference that kicked off this week's Consumer Electronics Show.

Citing Volkswagen's inhouse sales estimates, it looks as if VW has retained its position as the world's number one automaker. VW and Toyota had battled for the top spot for years. However, VW jumped into the lead about the middle of last year and has held it ever since.

Volkswagen, using its hot-selling Tiguan as a wedge into the red-hot small intermediate crossover market, has announced sharp price cuts to pull customers away from competitors.

Volkswagen ended 2017 on an upbeat sales note as it reported sales were up overall 5.2 percent. Leading the sales hike were VW's two new crossovers, the Atlas and the Tiguan 2018 (lengthened to a three-row). For December, the crossovers contributed 47 percent of the sales mix.

Volkswagen is looking to have a very happy new year as it is poised to hit a new production milestone, 6 million cars this year, for the first time in its 72-year history. It won't be the last.

As 2017 lurches to a close with all of the upheaval that has gone on in the political sphere and some in the automotive space, you have to wonder about something: why is VW considering a two-row Atlas-based crossover? If it couldn't sell Touareg effectively in a blazing hot market for crossovers, then why would the automaker think it could take the Atlas and stuff it into the same role as the Touareg?

VW's subsidiary, the unit created as part of the settlement of the Dieselgate scandal, to not only drive an electric vehicle infrastructure but also choose locations, create the number of charing sites and wet numbers, has determined 2,700 vehicles are needed for EV infrastructure.

Volkswagen, celebrated an amazing motorsports year, winning -- no kidding -- a total of 15 national and international racing titles, a feat no other factory has accomplished. The breadth of the wins was amazing as it ranged from rallying to Rallycross to open cockpit and more.

Volkswagen, whose Atlas SUV has been a strong seller in its first seven months on the market, may be expanding the line. The automaker has trademarked a couple of interesting name and there have been hints that a sporty five-seat version in the offing, as well as an off-roading version.

Volkswagen held a debut Tuesday where the 2019 Jetta was introduced to the automotive press. The automaker plans to the global introduction at next month's North American International Auto Show.

A former Volkswagen executive, nabbed while he was trying to leave the country last January following a vacation trip to Florida, was sentenced to 7 years in prison and fined $400,000 for his role in Dieselgate.

It has been a year since Volkswagen's sales turned around in earnest. Just 12 months ago, the automaker began to see the Dieselgate scandal receding in its rearview as sales started trending upward. Now, after a year of strong sales, VW has moved on.

Volkswagen's Golf family has been named to Car and Driver magazine's "10Best" list for the 12th consecutive year.

Available in the first quarter of next year, the Tiguan R-Line option was announced this week by Volkswagen. Among the features of the new package are 19-inch and 20-inch wheel and tire packages which give the midsized CUV more grip.

A few months ago, we asked VW why the Amarok isn't offered here. Aside from its diesel power, the automaker told us that it didn't make sense given its marketing strategy. Well, now the pickup was named European Pickup of the Year, 2018 and sales are up as customers are excited. Don't you think that if it was offered in a gasoline version, it might not do well on this side of the ocean? We think so, but, we're not VW.

Volkswagen, whose fortunes have turned around substantially since last year, was awarded The Car Connection's Best Buy Award for its 2018 Golf SportWagen.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into the 2015 Volkswagen airbag wiring recall to ensure that it was handled correctly.

For the first time, Volkswagen has decided to support a factory team in this year's Baja 1000 desert run. The Baja is the toughest test of man and machine around and the automaker is supporting a Denver-based racing team, ProjectBaja.

Volkswagen may be the subject of a new allegation of insider information disclosure as the Dieselgate emissions scam remains in the headlines more than two years following its disclosure.

Volkswagen continues to put its diesel emissions tampering farther back in the rearview as the automaker reported its strongest October ever.

Volkswagen has been associated with the Baja 1000 since the first race half-a-century ago. The thing of it is that most of the VW-based vehicles were campaigned by independents. There was little or no factory involvement. That has changed with this year's class as VW has partnered with a Denver-based team as it plans to make it all the way from start to finish.

Four major European brands, including Volkswagen, have joined together to form a new high-speed electric vehicle charging network. Called Ionity, the new network announced plans to have 400 charging stations in place by 2020.