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  Volkswagen engineers made sure diesel cars passed emission tests through “tweaks” – report

  28 September 2015 / 21 comments

  In a new report, German automaker Volkswagen was said to be overseeing the emissions test results from its headquarters in Wolfsburg. Automotive News reports that the chain of command leads back to its German base, […]

   

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  Red Bull future shaky as VW deal “goes up in smoke”

  28 September 2015 / 6 comments

  It was only a week ago that we got wind of a potential buy-out deal between Volkswagen and the Red Bull Formula One team, but now it seems all of that conjecture has “gone up […]

   

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  Volkswagen Group gets new CEO – Matthias Müller

  26 September 2015 / 30 comments

  The Volkswagen Group officially has a new CEO – Matthias Müller who is currently the chairman of Porsche AG. Muller will continue to serve as Porsche chairman until a successor can be found. This follows […]

   

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  Volkswagen to sack three high ranking execs, Porsche boss to be named new CEO amid diesel crisis – report

  25 September 2015 / 23 comments

  This is hot off the press. Reuters reports that the Volkswagen Group will be turning to Porsche’s boss, Matthias Mueller (above) to take over from ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn, who resigned on Wednesday amid the on-going […]

   

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  VW CEO Martin Winterkorn resigns over diesel scandal

  24 September 2015 / 85 comments

  Martin Winterkorn, left, next to now-ousted chairman Ferdinand Piech Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has officially announced his resignation from the post, as the scandal involving VW and Audi diesel models in the United States […]

   

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  Volkswagen diesel fiasco: much chemistry, but no love

  23 September 2015 / 53 comments

  The drama surrounding Volkswagen’s diesel-related fiasco continues to escalate, and this one looks set to run and run. The fall-out from the screw-up is likely to be significant – news has just broken that CEO […]

   

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  Volkswagen Malaysia offers rebates, free instalments

  23 September 2015 / 58 comments

  Volkswagen Malaysia has announced that it’s offering cash rebates and free instalments for six or 12 months – with each 10% downpayment made – on selected models. The offer applies to the Polo Sedan, Passat […]

   

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  VIDEO: Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn issues public apology – vows to get to “get to the bottom of this”

  23 September 2015 / 39 comments

  In a follow-up to the growing US-based scandal involving the discovery of “defeat devices” in Volkswagen diesel cars, now-embattled CEO of the German brand, Martin Winterkorn, has come out with a public apology, issued through […]

   

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  “We’ve totally screwed up” – Volkswagen USA’s CEO

  22 September 2015 / 47 comments

  At the launch of the 2016 Volkswagen Passat (US model facelift, as pictured above) in Brooklyn, New York, Volkswagen’s USA president and CEO, Michael Horn chose to be transparent about the group’s recent diesel emissions […]

   

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  Volkswagen to buy Red Bull Formula One team – BBC

  22 September 2015 / 10 comments

  Now, hold on to your hats folks. This is really huge news. According to BBC’s F1 chief analyst, Eddie Jordan, Volkswagen is close to agreeing a deal to take over the Red Bull Formula One […]

   

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  VW faces US criminal probe over diesel emissions cheating – EPA to test BMW, Merc, FCA, GM, JLR cars

  22 September 2015 / 56 comments

  Things are not really looking up for Volkswagen in the US right now, as according to Bloomberg, the US Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation of VW’s admission to cheating on federal air pollution […]

   

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  2016 Volkswagen Passat – US model receives facelift

  22 September 2015 / 24 comments

  For those of you not familiar with the various versions of the Volkswagen Passat, no, the fairly new B8 model hasn’t received a facelift just a year on from its unveiling. This is, in fact, […]

   

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  Volkswagen to drop its 10-speed DSG transmission?

  21 September 2015 / 47 comments

  German brand Volkswagen announced earlier last year that it was developing a 10-speed dual-clutch transmission to add to its current line of six- and seven- speeds DSG gearboxes. Now, sources have told motoring.com.au that the […]

   

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  Volkswagen, Audi used “defeat devices” in diesel emissions tests, could be fined up to US$18 billion

  21 September 2015 / 57 comments

  The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lobbied for a recall of roughly 482,000 Volkswagen and Audi cars in the country after it was discovered that the carmaker had installed illegal “defeat devices” in […]

   

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  GALLERY: Volkswagen Tiguan GTE and R-Line at IAA

  18 September 2015 / 7 comments

  Here’s a closer look at the second-gen Volkswagen Tiguan, which made its debut at the 66th IAA in Frankfurt. The Tiguan sits on the automaker’s MQB platform and is a larger offering than the first-gen, […]

   

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