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Volkswagen (Page 21)

By Will Maley on January 7, 2016 - 9:30AM
Volkswagen's iconic hot hatch stole this writer's heart. Here's how it did it.
By Will Maley on January 4, 2016 - 2:38PM
The hits just keep on coming at Volkswagen over their illegal cheating device used on diesel vehicles.
By Will Maley on December 30, 2015 - 10:59AM
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) might not be the first place you would think an automaker would debut a concept vehicle.
By Will Maley on December 29, 2015 - 10:18AM
Have you ever wanted to own a vehicle from the Fast and Furious movie franchise? You'll have the chance to bid on one next month.
By Will Maley on December 28, 2015 - 10:30AM
The diesel emission scandal at Volkswagen has claimed another casualty.
By Will Maley on December 18, 2015 - 10:54AM
Volkswagen is taking a page from General Motors' playbook on dealing with a massive mess.
By Will Maley on December 17, 2015 - 1:51PM
Volkswagen's flagship Phaeton won't be around much longer.
By John Goreham on December 9, 2015 - 1:52PM
The changes are real, and they are significant. So why did sales dive?
By John Goreham on December 9, 2015 - 1:07PM
November is the month that may give us the answer.
By John Goreham on November 3, 2015 - 7:26AM
EPA issues its second Notice of Violation to the Volkswagen group. This time it is the pricey six-cylinder diesels EPA says are dirty.
By John Goreham on October 29, 2015 - 4:08PM
Three important industry organizations show that the fallout has already started.
By John Goreham on October 1, 2015 - 12:18PM
Volkswagen fooled the judges hook, line and stinker.
By John Goreham on September 24, 2015 - 10:47AM
The agency that coordinated the study that brought Volkswagen’s cheating to light has some sobering news for diesel advocates, particularly those with any environmental conscience. According to the researchers, there is no diesel technology to meet coming standards
By Patrick Rall on September 23, 2015 - 1:02PM
The investigation centering around Volkswagen Auto Group’s emission-cheating system on their popular diesel cars has taken an interesting turn, as CEO Martin Winterkorn has resigned from his position atop the massive automotive corporation – possibly in an effort to avoid jail terms that could come as a result of the diesel emission scandal.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 22, 2015 - 5:30PM
As the EV reporter here, I find the recent scandal involving VW and its falsification of emission data somewhat ironic. This scandal is now likely to become a criminal investigation in the USA and claimed the VW CEOs job as reported today on Bloomberg or maybe not.
By Aaron Turpen on September 22, 2015 - 1:17PM
The investigation and very likely recall of Volkswagen and Audi diesel vehicles, which is likely to go global at this point, is all about tailpipe emissions. TDI owners have little stake in that game and no reason to be unhappy about what VW seems to have done to cheat emissions tests.
By John Goreham on September 22, 2015 - 1:01PM
As Volkswagen’s managers slowly own up to cheating on diesel emissions, the path back to owner trust appears steep. Truth in engineering is not helping.
By John Goreham on September 22, 2015 - 8:18AM
VW says that its cheating was not just limited to the U.S. market.
By John Goreham on September 21, 2015 - 7:49AM
Will VW’s required fix affect performance? An important car guide thinks it could.
By John Goreham on September 21, 2015 - 7:05AM
The EPA says that Volkswagen has admitted to cheating on diesel car emissions. Is Europe the next shoe to drop?
By Douglas Stansfield on September 20, 2015 - 8:21AM
Three huge implications on a recent post about the percent of new car sales that are all electric.
By John Goreham on September 18, 2015 - 9:55PM
Read the damning letter here. Fines could be staggering.
By John Goreham on September 18, 2015 - 3:04PM
The EPA says Volkswagen and Audi used software to cheat.
By Douglas Stansfield on September 12, 2015 - 9:34PM
Today, as National Electric Drive Week (NEDW) kicked off, many electric car Events where held across the USA and one interesting debut was a new fast EV charger.
By Aaron Turpen on July 19, 2015 - 3:45PM
Would you believe that the cost of ownership for diesel passenger vehicles is usually lower than it is for their gasoline counterparts? A UMTRI study explains why.
By Denis Flierl on July 14, 2015 - 6:46AM
Volkswagen unleashes the 2015 Golf R Rrrr that allows uses to drive the performance hatch wit the sound of their voice. How does it work?
By Denis Flierl on April 30, 2015 - 9:05AM
For the 2015 Global Rallycross season, Volkswagen Andretti is amping up the VW Beetle. What changes are they making that could launch them to the top?
By Denis Flierl on April 29, 2015 - 8:25AM
What happens when you take a nasty looking Volkswagen double cab bus and swap the air-cooled powerplant for a Subaru 2.5-liter WRX STI boxer engine? Check out the drag video!
By Denis Flierl on April 20, 2015 - 8:27AM
Watch the 2015 Subaru WRX STI take on the Volkswagen Golf R on the drag strip. Who wins this race?
By John Goreham on December 1, 2014 - 9:04AM
Both the VW Golf TDI and the Toyota Corolla LE Eco provide amazing mileage. The question is, which is your type of car, and which delivers the better value and green benefits.