The Latest Breaking News from Volkswagen

It’s impossible for a car to be perfect right out of the box. Even some of the best-built vehicles on sale today are subject to recalls. The term “recall” tends to carry a negative connotation, as it identifies a fault that, for passenger cars, means a legitimate safety risk.

Picture this. It’s 2017. Dieselgate is in full swing. Volkswagen is trying to divert attention from the messy scandal surrounding its emissions-cheating TDI cars by rolling out a flurry of ID. concepts. The original ID. showcar had already debuted a year earlier, followed in 2017 by the I.D. Crozz as…

Car safety ratings are supposed to help you make smart choices. You see a high score and think, “This car will protect me.” But sometimes, those numbers don’t match what happens on the road. Real crashes can reveal problems that tests miss. That’s why it’s important to look beyond the…

Having lost its manual gearbox, the Golf GTI isn’t as desirable as it used to be. You could argue that interior quality has taken a hit compared to the excellent Mk7. Not that the Grand Touring Injection ever had an exciting design, but the Mk8 perhaps looks too restrained. Despite…

QuantumScape’s $131 million expanded deal with Volkswagen’s PowerCo has reignited investor excitement, fueling a 130% rally in shares and positioning the solid-state battery innovator for faster commercial scale-up as industry adoption accelerates.

For the past two years, Tesla has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with the Swedish labour union IF Metall. It is of a scale that the union hasn’t witnessed since the 1930s.

German carmaking powerhouse Mercedes-Benz also issued new predictions for this year’s revenue, indicating that it will be significantly below last year's total.

Automakers will never admit it, but cost-cutting has reared its ugly head in modern car interiors. Access to most functions has shifted from physical buttons to a touchscreen, which in some cases has absorbed nearly all conventional switchgear. Some automakers, like Volkswagen, have pledged to reverse course following customer criticism…

In a market where affordable performance cars regularly come and go, you can always depend on the Volkswagen Golf GTI. Relatively speaking, the GTI hasn’t changed much since the first generation debuted way back in the mid-1970s. It’s still the sporty, reliable five-door that enthusiasts have come to love.

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A new factory in Hungary will help the Chinese automaker take on auto giants like Volkswagen on their home turf.