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The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R Packs More of a Punch

As if the Volkswagen Golf R weren't powerful enough, V-Dub shoved more performance under the hood of its hottest hatch for 2025. On top of that, the Golf R gets upgrades in the looks and amenities departments to make it more enticing for the new year.

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Qatar ‘set for buy in of Audi F1 team’ ahead of 2026 entry

German car brand Audi, part of the Volkswagen AG group, will buy 100% of the current Sauber team for 2026

The Independent UK

Qatar poised for buy-in of Audi’s F1 team

Audi is on the verge of selling a shareholding in its Formula 1 Sauber team to Qatar – with an announcement potentially coming ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix.

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Trump’s trade tariffs: how protectionist US policies will hit German carmakers

‘Shifts in production’ expected if baseline tariffs on imported goods are imposed to benefit US auto manufacturing

The Guardian - UK

History of the Honda Super Cub: How It Conquered the World With Two Wheels

Over the span of 65 years, Volkswagen built more than 23 million air-cooled Beetles. Since 1977, the Ford F-Series has been the best-selling pickup truck in the US, with 40 million produced. As a nameplate, Toyota's moved more than 43 million Corollas over 11 generations.

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The 10 best Tesla alternatives 2025: Our favourite rivals to Elon Musk’s EVs

Gone off Tesla lately? Try these 10 top alternative electric cars instead

The Independent UK

Man, 53, dies after three vehicles collide on Edinburgh bypass

A MAN has died after three vehicles collided on the Edinburgh bypass ...

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Audi Is Launching a New Car Company Called… AUDI

Where are the rings, Audi? It’s a valid question for the company's newest concept shown today in Shanghai. But this isn’t an Audi. It’s an AUDI. The luxury brand in the Volkswagen Group empire is teaming up with SAIC to launch a new car company in China. Of all the…

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The New Ford Explorer May Be The Best Volkswagen EV Yet

Plenty of critics weren't happy about Ford's decision to use Volkswagen Group hardware for the new Explorer EV and Capri EV (or how the latter looks, although I myself find it quirky enough to be interesting.) But that move helped Ford get an electric foothold in Europe where it says…

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BMW boss says Trump tariffs may acttually give carmaker 'an advantage'

BMW has "a big footprint in the U.S. for the U.S., its CEO Oliver Zipse said as he played down fears of a trade war between Trump and Europe.

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The Ram Rampage Is Even Better for 2025, Just Not in America

Although America is the undisputed trucklandia, there are still a few forbidden fruits. The indestructible Toyota Hilux springs to mind, along with the Isuzu D-Max (and its Mazda BT-50 twin), Nissan Navara, Volkswagen Amarok, and Mitsubishi Triton. Lest we forget the Rampage name was resurrected last year, but not by…

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Tesla Up, Germans Down: Trump Reelection Already Shifts The Market

Former President—and now president-elect—Donald Trump has not shied away from threatening to impose new tariffs on imports from the European Union, Mexico and other regions. There is a big difference between what he says he’s going to do and what actually gets implemented, but simply stating that he wanted to…

InsideEVs

Edmunds: The best small SUVs for city driving

Many midsize and large SUVs feel cumbersome in city driving, an environment better suited to smaller and more agile vehicles

The Independent UK

The Lamborghini Urus Is Sold Out Until 2026

Keyboard warriors love to hate on the Urus. Sure, it’s not a “real Lamborghini” given its underpinnings shared with lesser cars such as the Audi Q8 or the more plebian Volkswagen Touareg. However, the high-performance SUV is essential to Sant’Agata Bolognese’s modus operandi. Without it, parent company Audi would struggle…

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The Complete Guide To Electric Vehicle Platforms

We’re still in the early phase of the transition to electric vehicles. That means building an EV remains an immense technical challenge. Manufacturers are dispensing with more than a century of combustion car development and rethinking how to build a vehicle from the ground, or in the car’s case, the…

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Scout's South Carolina Plant Could Build EVs For Volkswagen And Others

Scout Motors, the off-road, U.S.-centric brand spun off from Volkswagen, is getting ready to root itself in South Carolina. When its $2 billion Palmetto State plant comes online in 2027, it's working to set the brand up for success—and not just with its own two introductory trucks.

International Business Times

Volkswagen CEO Tells Publication Cost Cutting Necessary Amid "Structural Problems"

The CEO of Volkswagen revealed to a publication that the cost cutting measures in the company is necessary.

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The Volkswagen Passat is a sober, straight edged estate car that feels increasingly out of time

Why would anyone pass on a Passat? Volkswagen’s big load lugger proves that the old ideas are still the best

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VW Boss: 'Decades of Structural Problems' Led to Crisis

To say Volkswagen is going through a rough patch would be an understatement. The Group’s latest numbers look terrible: Earnings after tax collapsed by 63.7% in the third quarter when sales dropped by 8.3%. Through this year's first nine months, profits are down 30.7% and sales are 4.4% lower. CEO…

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Europe is holding its breath to see what a Trump or Harris win might mean for the region

Experts predict that a Trump or Harris presidency could have different outcomes for Europe's economy, competitiveness, and geopolitics.

The Guardian - UK

Volkswagen cuts plan sends shock through the ‘Detroit of east Germany’

In the city of Zwickau, which has a proud history in the country’s mighty automobile industry, there are fears about the economic and political fallout

InsideEVs

Just So Everyone's Clear: Scout And Rivian Are Not The Same

What an age of miracles we find ourselves in. The internet is the greatest tool for disseminating information that humanity has ever created, but it also allows anybody to just instantly broadcast whatever is on their mind at any given moment, regardless of how true it is or not. That does…

The Guardian - US

Headlights are too bright! But US experts say they’re not bright enough

Driver complaints about high beams are commonplace, though specialists say US roads need to be better lit

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If BMW Owned the 2000s, Audi Owned the 2010s

Dynasties are really only defined after they’re over. We still talk about the British Empire, the original Star Wars trilogy, and BMW sport sedans of the 1990s and early 2000s. Not because their reigns lasted forever, but because they ended, giving way to forgettable mediocrity.

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VW Has a Genius Plan To Keep Plants Open: Pay Employees Less

Things have been pretty grim at Volkswagen Group for the last few months. Declining demand, rising costs, and increased competition are hurting the automaker's bottom line, and it's taking drastic action to cut costs. There have been rumors that VW could close plants in Germany for the first time since…

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