Volkswagen (Page 21)

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.

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?

If you were to ask a Volkswagen executive if there was a worst week since the diesel emission scandal broke out in September, most likely they would point to last week.

Over the past six days, the writers here at TorqueNews have offered up their favorite vehicles from 2015 including the BMW M4, the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, the VW Golf GTI, the Acura RLX Sport Hybrid, the Alfa Romeo 4C and the new Mazda Miata.

Volkswagen's iconic hot hatch stole this writer's heart. Here's how it did it.

The hits just keep on coming at Volkswagen over their illegal cheating device used on diesel vehicles.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) might not be the first place you would think an automaker would debut a concept vehicle.

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.

The diesel emission scandal at Volkswagen has claimed another casualty.

Volkswagen is taking a page from General Motors' playbook on dealing with a massive mess.

Volkswagen's flagship Phaeton won't be around much longer.

The changes are real, and they are significant. So why did sales dive?

November is the month that may give us the answer.

EPA issues its second Notice of Violation to the Volkswagen group. This time it is the pricey six-cylinder diesels EPA says are dirty.

Three important industry organizations show that the fallout has already started.

Volkswagen fooled the judges hook, line and stinker.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

VW says that its cheating was not just limited to the U.S. market.

Will VW’s required fix affect performance? An important car guide thinks it could.

The EPA says that Volkswagen has admitted to cheating on diesel car emissions. Is Europe the next shoe to drop?

Three huge implications on a recent post about the percent of new car sales that are all electric.

Read the damning letter here. Fines could be staggering.

The EPA says Volkswagen and Audi used software to cheat.

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.

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.

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?