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Volkswagen Customers Are Fed Up With Touch Controls. Now They're Suing

Volkswagen is facing a potential class-action lawsuit over the capacitive touch buttons in the 2021-2023 ID.4. The complaint, filed in New Jersey by two owners, alleges that the vehicle's steering wheel controls are defective for being too sensitive and can easily reactivate the adaptive cruise control with "a mere light…

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Remember When Volkswagen Made Diesel Sports Cars?

The importance of the diesel engine in Europe during the 2000s and 2010s cannot be overstated. At their peak, they accounted for more than half of new car sales on the continent. Volkswagen's TDI-powered models spanned every market segment, from the tiny Lupo to the mighty Phaeton.

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7 Cars Middle-Class Retirees Should Avoid at All Costs in 2025

Retirement should be about enjoying your golden years, not spending them at the repair shop or worrying about car payments.

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Cars have had real-life DLC for a while, but now Volkswagen’s gone full pay to win, locking a car's max horsepower behind a subscription

Pre-order now and save 10% on your horsepower subscription.

PC Gamer

Volkswagen Is Locking Horsepower Behind a Paywall

Automakers are embracing subscriptions whether customers like them or not, often pushing beyond what most of us find acceptable. BMW attempted to charge a monthly fee for heated seats, but users didn’t bite. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Mercedes-Benz still offers Acceleration Increase for its EQ models, which…

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VW is charging a subscription to give this EV extra power

Would you pay a monthly fee for more power, smarter headlights and heated seats?

The electric cars you can get a discount for as government extends grant scheme

Twenty-two vehicles are now eligible for the electric car grant

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Electric car grant expanded to offer discount on more new models

Models from Volkswagen, Peugeot and Cupra have been added to a list that means drivers can get up to £1,500 off 22 models.

Evening Standard

The Meyers Manx LFG Is Part 911, Part Dune Buggy

For a few years now, the newly revived Meyers Manx has made cool beach buggies with a variety of powertrains—VW flat-four, three-cylinder radial, and all-electric. Now, though, it's building something quite a bit more powerful with UK Porsche shop Tuthill Porsche. Debuting at Monterey Car Week, the LFG is an…

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Ford, Chevrolet And Ram Have A Big EV Problem

Electric pickup trucks just aren't taking off. Plus: Tesla's doing well in Norway and Volkswagen hits an EV milestone.

InsideEVs

Volkswagen Expands XPeng Partnership To Speed Software Upgrades Across All Car Types

XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) and Volkswagen (OTC:VWAGY) announced on Friday that they have deepened their partnership by expanding their E/E Architecture collaboration beyond electric vehicles to internal combustion engine (ICE) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) platforms in China.

Benzinga

Europe’s Cool New Electric Wagon Is Just Around The Corner

The long-roof electric Octavia will be previewed by a concept called the Vision O that debuts this September.

InsideEVs

Lucid vs. Rivian: Which EV Challenger Is the Better Stock to Buy Now?

Both EV challengers are aggressively working on their growth strategies to stand out, but which is the better option right now?

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New IRA had planned earlier attack on detective John Caldwell, court told

Two men appeared in court in Dungannon on charges linked to the shooting of the senior police officer in 2023.

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Ford Isn't Giving Up on Regular Cars: 'You'll Be Pleasantly Surprised'

Remember when Ford used to sell regular cars? Technically, it still does, but the Mustang is a niche model, and the Taurus pictured here is restricted to just a handful of markets. Still, the Blue Oval plans to launch new products that aren’t trucks, SUVs, or vans. That promise comes…

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Half of trucks produced at Scania’s €2bn production site in China will be exported

Scania’s new Chinese production facility will open in October in a bid to reduce costs in the Asian market and stay ‘close to rivals’.

InsideEVs

America Has Completely Blown Any Sort Of EV Transition

The rest of the world is moving away from gasoline more quickly than the United States is, including the Global South.

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5 Specific Car Models Named Among the Least Reliable of 2025

One of the most important factors when buying a vehicle is reliability. After all, you want to spend your money on a car that'll keep you going for years.

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Evening Standard

Japanese car firms at bottom of UK electric sales ranking

Honda had the largest decrease for UK EV sales in the first six months of 2025.

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One of Volkswagen’s EVs Is Already Facing The Chopping Block

After a hesitant start, the Volkswagen Group’s EV onslaught is finally paying off. In the first half of the year, global EV sales for the entire automotive conglomerate rose 47 percent to about 465,000 units, giving the company an 11-percent share of the global market. However, it’s not all sunshine…

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I’m a Mechanic: 4 German Cars I Would Never Buy and Why

While German cars might look stunning in the dealership, some of them could leave you stranded -- and break your budget.

Motor1

Volkswagen Is Killing the Touareg After 24 Years

Volkswagen hasn't sold the Touareg in the United States since 2017. The automaker replaced it with the more mainstream and affordable Atlas, which remains VW's top SUV in America. The company has sold the Touareg elsewhere since then, but a new report alleges Volkswagen will discontinue production in 2026, 24…

Benzinga

Rivian's Path To Profitability Gets Longer As Regulatory Changes Squeeze Margins

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) shares declined on Wednesday after the electric vehicle manufacturer posted mixed second-quarter results and issued a downbeat outlook, prompting a round of price target cuts from Wall Street analysts.

September is going to be a huge month for new cars: here’s what to expect

Major new cars and concepts from Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes, Polestar and VW are on their way.

Benzinga

EVs Hit Record 98% In This Country, Here Are The Leading Brands

When it comes to electric vehicle market share, one European market continues to dominate, with the month of July hitting new records, and only 25 petrol-only vehicles sold for the month.

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