The Latest Breaking News from Volkswagen

Australia's automotive industry will look different in 2025 after a change in laws inspires a long list of electric and plug-in hybrid challengers.

A security oversight by software company Cariad left the location data of 800,000 VW Group electric cars in Europe exposed on the open internet for several months, a new report claims. A whistleblower informed Spiegel, a German news outlet, and a European hacker association of the vulnerability, which linked the…

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan is one cool EV. It looks fantastic, which isn’t something you can usually say about minivans, but VW has managed to blend enough nostalgia and new stuff into the ID.Buzz’s design that it just works.

Volkswagen won’t have to close any of its factories in Germany after all. The automaker has reached an agreement with its IG Metall union that will keep all 10 of the automaker’s plants open in its home country. The automaker is also guaranteeing its workers jobs until the end of…

Volkswagen’s employee representatives say they have reached a wage deal

The WRX tS embodies my distaste for modern Subaru. The tS is not a bad car to drive—it is, in fact, a very nice car. But it’s symbolic of what’s missing in the WRX lineup: a full-blown STI model. 

Germany’s chancellor backs auto industry as Volkswagen considers unprecedented plant closures

According to Cupra’s CEO, the brand has an advantage that other automakers within the Volkswagen Group don’t: It lacks history. Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, and even Volkswagen have deep heritages and intricate traditions baked into their identities, which come with certain expectations.

Volkswagen has a financial crisis on its hands, but there could be a solution that doesn't end with plant closures in Germany. Ongoing negotiations are reportedly pointing to a deal could keep things running through at least 2030. It doesn't come without concessions, however.