VW considers German plant closures; group CEO says brand 'must act decisively' 06 September 2024 by Jake Groves Chief finance officer delivers stark report of Volkswagen’s fortunes Read more ...
Volkswagen Group to make up to $5bn investment in Rivian for software help 26 June 2024 by Jake Groves Rivian needs money and Volkswagen desperately needs to get out of its CARIAD-shaped software hole – win, win Read more ...
Volkswagen R to launch its first electric car by 2029 29 May 2024 by Luke Wilkinson Volkswagen's R division is preparing to make the switch to electric power. Here's everything we know so far Read more ...
Petrol Volkswagen Golf GTI will persist from '2028 onwards' 28 May 2024 by Luke Wilkinson Volkswagen confirms it won't give up the petrol GTI without a fight Read more ...
VW boss Thomas Schäfer on an electric Golf, the Polo's survival and more 08 May 2024 by Phil McNamara Is the EV slowdown extending the life of VW’s Golf and Polo? Yes, as it turns out... Read more ...
VW ID GTX sub-brand’s future in doubt as GTI and R electrify 04 September 2023 by Jake Groves Volkswagen brand boss Thomas Schafer says GTX was ‘a transition’ Read more ...
European car sales doldrums will last longer than in China – VW boss 19 May 2020 by Ben Miller Volkswagen's boss on the Coronavirus effect on the car industry Read more ...
VW 'Dieselgate' emissions scandal UK class action 03 December 2019 by CAR's road test team Around 100,000 claimants club together to sue VW in the High Court Read more ...
Meet VW's new boss Herbert Diess: we look at Volkswagen's restructure 13 April 2018 by Tim Pollard What you need to know about the changes at Volkswagen Read more ...
VW bounces back from Dieselgate to set new sales record in 2017 29 December 2017 by Tim Pollard New production record as VW builds more than 6 million cars in 2017 Read more ...
How many?! VW’s 150 millionth car rolls off production line 25 August 2017 by Jake Groves VW Golf GTE is 150,000,000th car ever made by brand Read more ...
VW agrees to pay $4.3bn fine in US over Dieselgate 11 January 2017 by Tim Pollard Volkswagen hit with huge $4 billion fine in the States Read more ...
Vote for your favourite hot Volkswagen Golf 04 November 2016 by Phil McNamara Take part in our poll to decide which is the best hot Golf around Read more ...
Win VW Golf GTI goodies! 13 October 2016 by Phil McNamara We’re celebrating 40 years of the Golf GTI with a host of special features and a prize draw Read more ...
Still the people’s car: VW Group remains world bestseller, despite Dieselgate 01 August 2016 by Matthew Kew Volkswagen stays ahead of Toyota in first half of 2016, despite fall-out from emissions scandal Read more ...
VW’s refusal to compensate UK dieselgate owners branded ‘deeply unfair’ 15 July 2016 by Tim Pollard MPs criticise Volkswagen for not paying out to emissions-affected cars in Britain Read more ...
One in three VWs to be full battery-electric EVs by 2025 22 June 2016 by Tim Pollard A third of all Volkswagen's will be fully electric within a decade Read more ...
VW Group ‘to cull more than 40 car ranges’ in radical reinvention 21 June 2016 by Tim Pollard Volkswagen looks to cut 40 from group's 340 models on sale today Read more ...
Volkswagen profits fall by 20% in first quarter of 2016 31 May 2016 by Tim Pollard The fall-out from emissions crisis continues: pre-tax profits tumble to €3.2bn Read more ...
Volkswagen clings on to top sales spot in Europe 16 May 2016 by Steve Moody Wolfsburg still the biggest automotive manufacturer in the big five European markets in 2016, despite scandal fallout Read more ...
‘Bonuses to be cut’ for VW bosses after Dieselgate 11 April 2016 by Tim Pollard 30% bonus reductions likely for VW top brass Read more ...
VW Beetle Dune prices confirmed: from £21,300 in the UK 01 April 2016 by James Taylor UK orders open for Volkswagen’s genre-splicing Beetle variant in April 2016 Read more ...
The 2015 car sales premier league, CAR+ March 2016 17 February 2016 by CAR's road test team Behold the world’s biggest automotive groups, by 2015 car and van sales Read more ...
VW’s electric BUDD-e poised for production 28 January 2016 by CAR's road test team ‘You will see a car that looks a lot like this, on the MEB platform, reach production,’ says development boss Read more ...
VW sued by US justice department over emissions cheating 04 January 2016 by Tim Pollard And the lawsuits begin: America's EPA agency starts legal action in Detroit over #Dieselgate Read more ...
Volkswagen appoints new design overlord and tech chief 18 December 2015 by Richard Geary VW continues a staff shake-up: Ulrich Eichhorn and Porsche lead designer step up Read more ...
VW sales slump as UK car market heads towards new record 05 December 2015 by Tim Pollard Volkswagen sales falls 20% in #Dieselgate fall-out Read more ...
VW’s EA189 engine – how it’s actually going to be fixed 26 November 2015 by James Taylor Technical changes announced for the engine at the centre of the emissions scandal Read more ...
VW cans €100m design centre as part of €1bn cost-cutting drive 21 November 2015 by Tim Pollard More details emerge of cuts in Wolfsburg Read more ...
Decoded: Volkswagen’s corporate shake-up, CAR+ December 2015 07 November 2015 by Phil McNamara After #dieselgate VW took action, setting heads rolling and ripping up its structure and plans. Here’s what the group looks like now Read more ...
Dieselgate deepens: now Porsche is implicated too, plus a CO2 scare 03 November 2015 by James Taylor US authorities announce 3.0 diesel engines on new Audis and Porsches also fitted with ‘defeat device’ Read more ...
Volkswagen announces the fix-it squad: Matthias Mueller to lead VW out of #dieselgate crisis 25 September 2015 by Tim Pollard A shake-up of the Wolfsburg boardroom, a new leader and a restructure Read more ...
VW yet to find replacement for Ferdinand Piech 14 July 2015 by Matt Bell Interim VW chairman Berthold Huber reported to remain in position until 2016 Read more ...
The end of an era: VW chairman Ferdinand Piech resigns 27 April 2015 by Tim Pollard Piech's 22-year reign at Volkswagen comes to an ignoble end Read more ...
Trouble brewing at Volkswagen: VW chairman Piech attacks CEO Winterkorn 13 April 2015 by Tim Pollard Interview in German newspaper reveals rift between VW leaders Read more ...
Is the great proliferation over? VW axes Eos, streamlines bodystyles 02 April 2015 by Tim Pollard VW engineering chief tells CAR why he's slimming down the range Read more ...