Volkswagen – UK sales dropped 20% in November
It appears the whole Volkswagen "dieselgate" scandal in the United States might be affecting sales across the Pond, too. Autocar UK reported that the Das Auto brand has seen a near-20% sales …
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Volkswagen Malaysia confirms no price increase soon
Volkswagen Group Malaysia’s managing director, Armin Keller, has confirmed that his company will not be increasing the prices of its Malaysian range any time soon. Speaking to MSN at the recent opening …
Volkswagen MQB platform mastermind steps down
Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi AG's technical boss and father of the MQB platform, has stepped down from his role in the company. Audi announced that Hackenberg and its supervisory board had come …
Volkswagen Selayang 4S Centre launched – second Volkswagen Technical Service Centre in Malaysia
Volkswagen Selayang 4S Centre has just been launched by Volkswagen Malaysia and Goh Brothers. The centre is also the country’s second Volkswagen Technical Service Centre. Cost to set up the centre amounts …
Volkswagen Nov sales in the US plunge by 25%
Following the dieselgate scandal, Volkswagen’s sales have plunged by almost 25% for the month of November, the Wall Street Journal reports. In September, the company stopped sales of its 2.0 litre diesel …
Volkswagen to limit model variants to save money
Tough times at Volkswagen mean that the company has not only had to stretch its existing resources, but seek new ways to settle its financial woes in the wake of its global …
VW’s EA189 diesel fix approved, recalls start in Jan ’16
Volkswagen's fix for its "Dieselgate" affected engines has won approval from Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority. The next step is to start a recall campaign for EA189 four-cylinder TDI engines in 1.6 …
Volkswagen CEO says financial woes are manageable
Despite the immense financial and technical resources required by Volkswagen to sort out its ongoing emissions discrepancies, the German car maker claims that the costs are manageable, and won’t bankrupt the company …
VW won’t compensate European owners of diesel cars with “defeat devices,” will recall them instead – report
Own a Volkswagen diesel engine fitted with so-called "defeat devices" and want to be compensated in a similar fashion to North American buyers, but live on the other side of the Atlantic? …
VW dieselgate scandal – 3.0 TDI V6 contains defeat device, 2009 through 2016 model years affected
The dieselgate scandal just got bigger after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received confirmation from Volkswagen and Audi officials that its 3.0 litre TDI V6 engine contains a defeat device designed …
Volatile times for VW Group, as it reduces 2016 capex
It's troubling times for the Volkswagen Group, brought about by the emissions cheating case that's widening. Fixing the affected cars and its reputation costs money, and the group has announced that it …
Volkswagen submits “defeat device” fix for evaluation
Volkswagen has submitted a plan to the German authorities to rectify its 1.6 litre EA 189-powered vehicles currently in the market. The four-cylinder diesel plant has been known to feature the brand's …
Volkswagen Beetle Dune revealed – Bug gets rugged
First introduced as a concept at the 2014 NAIAS in Detroit, the Volkswagen Beetle Dune now makes its official global debut ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Designed to be reminiscent …
Volkswagen lists MY2016 vehicles with false CO2 emissions data – 430k Audi, SEAT, Skoda, VW models
The Volkswagen Group has released information regarding all the vehicles on sale currently affected by the carbon dioxide emissions scandal – separate from the larger "dieselgate" involving so-called "defeat devices" used to …
Volkswagen to buy back cars with CO2 irregularities
To help ease some of its customers’ woes, it has been reported that Volkswagen may offer to buy back some of its European-market vehicles known to be affected by CO2 emissions irregularities. …
EPA expands on-road emissions testing for diesel cars
The dieselgate scandal has certainly called into question the credibility of reported vehicle emissions, which is why the the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will significantly expand its on-the-road emissions tests …
Volkswagen engineers overinflated tyres, added diesel to engine oil to cheat CO2 emissions testing – report
Another one to add to the "dieselgate" saga – after Volkswagen admitted that up to 800,000 vehicles in Europe have been provided with falsified carbon dioxide emissions data, German newspaper Bild am …
Volkswagen to pay up for CO2 tax difference in Europe
According to a Reuters report, Volkswagen has offered to pay for the additional vehicle taxes faced by its European customers, following the company’s dieselgate scandal which illegally falsified CO2 emissions claims globally. …
Volkswagen Group design chief Walter de Silva retires
Volkswagen has announced that its Head of Group Design, Walter Maria de Silva, will retire from his position come the end of November (2015). The 64-year-old Italian will, however, maintain some ties …
Germany to retest all Volkswagen diesel, petrol cars
Short of the recent Takata scandal, there's very little going on in the automotive world that can rival the scale of the ongoing 'Dieselgate' scandal that has plagued German carmaker, Volkswagen. In …