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The mastermind behind Europe's hottest new car brand is leaving Volkswagen in a shock departure

Wayne Griffiths, CEO of Volkswagen’s Spanish subsidiary SEAT and father of the Cupra brand, stepped down at his own request “to pursue new challenges.”

Fortune

Volkswagen CEO on the challenges facing the UK’s favourite car brand

Thomas Schäfer is Volkswagen brand CEO and head of the brand's core group (including Skoda, Seat and Cupra).

The Independent UK

Even Tesla Is Getting Nailed By The 'Bipolar Tariff Regime'

Just about every car company is sweating the Trump administration's rapid-fire tariffs and tariff threats. It's hard to say what's worse, frankly; the potential price increases to new cars if tariffs do go into effect, the costs of retooling their businesses if tariffs stick around long-term, or the back-and-forth "will…

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Cupra Needs To Bring Cars, Not SUVs, To America

Seemingly out of nowhere, Volkswagen decided to bring one of its European brands to America. But instead of granting a US visa to the better-known Skoda or SEAT marques, the higher-ups chose the newcomer, Cupra. Cupra has been in the VW Group since 2018, but the name has been used…

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Cupra Will Have Its Own Showrooms in the US

Scout isn't the only Volkswagen Group brand coming to the United States. SEAT's spin-off Cupra marque will arrive here by the end of this decade. CEO Wayne Griffiths says the Spanish brand, which was born just seven years ago, will have its own headquarters and will do business outside the…

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Over 800,000 electric car owners and drivers may have had private info exposed online

Data from 800,000 Audi, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen cars was stored insecurely in an Amazon cloud folder.

TechRadar

Volkswagen Has Built Its Final VR-6 Engine

Volkswagen killed the VR-6 in Europe in the mid-2010s, but the V-6/inline-six mashup of an engine continued in North America until a couple of years ago. The last car sold in the US with the narrow-angle V-6 was the 2023 Atlas. Unless you're living in China, this might come as…

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Volkswagen Profit Plunges On High Costs, Chinese Slump

The German car giant -- whose 10 brands range from its core VW models to Seat, Skoda and Porsche -- has been hit hard by high manufacturing costs, a stuttering switch to electric vehicles and increased competition in key market China.

International Business Times

2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron: Is It Still Relevant?

The crossover formerly known as the Audi E-Tron has some solid upgrades to go with that name change. But is it still a contender?

InsideEVs

Ford slams the brakes on its pure EV plans – and is taking the hybrid road instead

Ford has put the brakes on an upcoming seven-seat electric SUV, while delaying its EV pick-up replacement until at least 2027.

TechRadar

Woman Says She’ll “Never Recover” After Booking Plane’s First Row

“Like, there is literally NO choice but to face it & get through it.” The post Woman Says She’ll “Never Recover” After Booking Plane’s First Row first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Arona-therapy: Seat Arona Limited Edition

Recently updated both inside and out, the familiar city SUV doesn’t give that much away to its rivals, writes Sean O’Grady. Now firmly into middle age, there’s still quite a lot to like

The Independent UK

Plug-In Car Sales In Germany Are Down Despite Overall Car Market Growth

In June, plug-in electric car registrations in Germany amounted to 58,803, decreasing 15% year over year. The market share decreased to 19.8%.

InsideEVs

Volkswagen’s EV Sales Surpass Tesla In Germany

The total number of new plug-in electric car registrations last month amounted to 43,746, down 23% year-over-year. The market share decreased to 18.5%.

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We Take an Exclusive Peek Inside SEAT's Secret Stash of Historic Cars

In a hidden corner of hall A122 sits some of the most legendary SEAT vehicles ever built, all eagerly waiting restorations.

InsideEVs

Plug-In Car Sales In Germany Increased 8% In April 2024

In April, the total new plug-in electric car registrations in Germany amounted to 44,803, up 8% year-over-year. The market share decreased to 18.4%.

InsideEVs

Plug-In Car Sales In Germany Down 22% In March 2024

In March, the total new plug-in electric car registrations in Germany amounted to 47,400, down 22% year-over-year. The market share decreased to 18.0%.

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Rob Huff back in BTCC with Toyota

The 44-year-old, who won the WTCC crown in 2012 during a world tin-top career than encompassed 36 race wins across a 19-year span, will form one half of Speedworks’ official Toyota Gazoo Racing GB line-up alongside reigning Jack Sears Trophy champion Andrew Watson.

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Volkswagen R Will Become a Standalone Performance EV Brand

R is even getting a dedicated section at VW's theme park in Wolfsburg.

InsideEVs

Volkswagen's Cupra Brand Is Coming To The U.S. With Two EVs: CEO

By the end of the decade, the Volkswagen Group will plan an even bigger electric U.S. expansion with SEAT's Cupra brand.

Motor1

Volkswagen's Cupra Brand Is Coming to the United States

We wanted Skoda but we're getting Cupra instead.

InsideEVs

Plug-In Car Sales In Germany Weakened Again In February 2024

In February, the total new plug-in electric car registrations in Germany amounted to 42,054, down 5% year-over-year. The market share decreased to 19.3%.

InsideEVs

Plug-In Car Sales In Germany Rebound In January 2024

Plug-in electric car sales increased last month, which is a good sign after four consecutive months of year-over-year decline in late 2023.

TechRadar

Some Samsung Galaxy S24 owners are having major issues with Android Auto

It appears that the Galaxy S24 handsets aren't playing nicely with Android Auto in certain cars.

Android Central

The Galaxy S24 is already having Android Auto problems

Users report problems with certain car brands when attempting to use Android Auto with the Galaxy S24 series.

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