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Volkswagen (Page 20)

By Will Maley on May 6, 2016 - 9:53AM
Many people have been clamoring Volkswagen to bring the Amarok pickup to the U.S. Volkswagen has now introduced an updated Amarok that will only make more people wanting this truck.
By Will Maley on May 4, 2016 - 8:30AM
It is an impressive feat when a Volkswagen GTI, a front-wheel drive hot hatch, can lap the infamous Nürburgring racetrack under eight minutes. The even better part is you can buy this particular GTI.
By Will Maley on April 27, 2016 - 9:02AM
Volkswagen has been saying time and time again that it was only a small group of employees that knew about the illegal software installed on a number of their diesel models around the world. But a 2006 presentation is putting doubt into that claim.
By Will Maley on April 26, 2016 - 9:01AM
We'll admit we like absurd project vehicles. For example, building a drag car using a Hyundai Elantra as base earns high marks from us. But we'll admit this Volkswagen Beetle is a bit crazy even for us.
By Will Maley on April 22, 2016 - 10:41AM
It has been six years since Volkswagen started producing the Amarok pickup for various markets. Since that time, the company hasn't done any drastic changes.
By Will Maley on April 21, 2016 - 3:40PM
After seven months and continuous discussions, Volkswagen and the U.S. Justice Department have reached an agreement over the diesel emission scandal.
By Will Maley on April 20, 2016 - 3:41PM
Tomorrow was going to be a make or break day for Volkswagen as they would need to tell a U.S. District Court Judge if they were able to work out a deal with the U.S. Government or face the possibility of a federal trial.
By Will Maley on April 15, 2016 - 9:04AM
Volkswagen's Beetle could be coming to an end in the next couple of years.
By Will Maley on April 12, 2016 - 4:23PM
We'll admit the Volkswagen diesel scandal has gone in various directions and places we weren't expecting. Case in point is an owner of a Volkswagen dealer planning a documentary on the scandal.
By Will Maley on April 11, 2016 - 4:07PM
2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the model that started the hot hatch craze. To celebrate, Volkswagen has a big surprise in store.
By Will Maley on April 8, 2016 - 9:46AM
Since it came to light that Volkswagen used illegal software on diesel vehicles to cheat emission tests, questions of whether anyone else had done this. The German regulator for transportation has finished its testing on diesel vehicles and has the answer.
By Will Maley on April 6, 2016 - 1:16PM
Volkswagen earned a deadline extension from a Federal Judge last month to work out a deal with the EPA, CARB, and U.S. Justice Department over the diesel emission scandal. But concerns are popping up that Volkswagen could miss this extension.
By Will Maley on April 4, 2016 - 3:52PM
Volkswagen's U.S. dealers have been wanting to know that the German automaker has their back ever since the diesel emission scandal broke. They got some of that reassurance this weekend.
By Will Maley on March 31, 2016 - 2:46PM
It was a sad day on March 18th as the final Phaeton rolled off the line at the Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany.
By Will Maley on March 28, 2016 - 10:08AM
In late February, a U.S. gave Volkswagen an ultimatum: By March 24th, they would need to give a status update as to a fix for the illegal diesel vehicles. That date has since passed. What happened?
By Will Maley on March 21, 2016 - 11:55AM
Last year at the New York Auto Show, Volkswagen showed a prototype of a rugged Golf Sportswagen to gauge interest. Called the Alltrack, this model would give the Subaru XV Crosstrek some competition. It seems there was a lot of interest as Volkswagen has announced the Golf Alltrack would be coming to the U.S. for the 2017 model year.
By Will Maley on March 19, 2016 - 11:26AM
This week marks the six-month anniversary of the EPA official announcement that Volkswagen used illegal software on diesel models to cheat emission tests. Not much has happened in trying to find a solution or suitable punishment. But it appears something is happening on one of those fronts.
By Will Maley on March 12, 2016 - 12:50PM
Aside from Volkswagen, the hardest group hit by the diesel emission scandal are Volkswagen's dealers. With the departure of Volkswagen of America's CEO and President this week, something has snapped in dealers and they want answers.
By Will Maley on March 10, 2016 - 10:11AM
In a surprise announcement yesterday, Volkswagen of America CEO and President Michael Horn stepped down.
By Will Maley on March 9, 2016 - 9:53AM
The news isn't getting better for Volkswagen in terms of the diesel emission scandal. In fact, CEO Matthias Mueller said it will keep the company busy 'for a long time.'
By Will Maley on March 7, 2016 - 9:33AM
It has been over six months since the EPA announced that Volkswagen was using illegal software on their 2.0L TDI engine to cheat emission tests. The bad news is that it could be months before a deal between Volkswagen and U.S regulators can be reached.
By Will Maley on March 3, 2016 - 3:16PM
Volkswagen wanted to make headlines at the Geneva Auto Show for the vehicles they were showing. But they also made the headlines for something quite funny and embarrassing.
By Will Maley on February 26, 2016 - 10:09AM
A fire has been lit under Volkswagen. A federal judge has given the German automaker a late March deadline to provide an update on a fix for 600,000 diesel vehicles that used illegal software to emit more emissions than are legally allowed.
By Will Maley on February 16, 2016 - 9:58AM
The underlying question that seems to be asked with every story dealing with the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal is, could it get any worse? Over the weekend, it did.
By Will Maley on February 9, 2016 - 10:06AM
It has been a couple months since Volkswagen announced that Kenneth Feinberg was being brought in to develop a compensation program for owners affected by the diesel emission scandal in the U.S. How is he faring?
By Will Maley on February 6, 2016 - 11:11AM
Volkswagen is beginning to buy back certain models equipped with the 2.0L TDI engine. The bad news is this program is only for dealers.
By Will Maley on February 3, 2016 - 11:51AM
Volkswagen is crossing their fingers as they hope the proposed fix for the 3.0L TDI V6 passes muster with the EPA and California Air Resources Board.
By Will Maley on January 28, 2016 - 10:09AM
The Geneva Motor Show is just a couple of months away and already we are getting some ideas of what will be shown.
By Will Maley on January 26, 2016 - 10:11AM
The emission cheating scandal that Volkswagen finds itself in stretches all the way back to 2006 and was an 'open secret' among a group of employees.
By Will Maley on January 22, 2016 - 11:30AM
The person who will be leading Volkswagen's North American Operations has a difficult task ahead of them. They will be charged with strengthen the brand in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Who is the lucky person to take this position?