Volkswagen
Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept hybrid revealed… previews new seven seat SUV
The Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept hybrid has been revealed at the Detroit Motor Show, but the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV already exists…
Volkswagen slammed for withholding documents relating to dieselgate
US state attorneys have slammed Volkswagen for withholding documents relating the company’s use of illegal diesel emission-beating software.
Volkswagen planning to drop Das Auto slogan
The rumour mill is grinding away with the news that Volkswagen is preparing to drop its Das Auto slogan in the wake of its Dieselgate disaster…
VW says trying to meet “impossible” US NOx emissions is to blame for #dieselgate
VW chairman, Hans Dieter Poesch, has said that VW boffins installed illegal software on its EA189 diesel engines after it couldn’t meet US NOx emissions regulations legally.
VW outlines fix for diesel engines in Europe… and maybe Australia
VW has issued details of a fix for 1.6L and 2.0L diesel engines that contain so-called ‘defeat devices’ to the Federal Motor Transport Authority in Germany.
VW refuses compensation for European owners of ‘cheating’ diesels… likely to be the same in Australia
VW has announced it will not pay compensation to the owners of diesel cars carrying ‘cheat’ software, despite VW US offering a $1000 goodwill package.
CO2 emissions deception by VW Group gets bigger. Much bigger
The Volkswagen Group has released a long list of vehicles caught up in the CO2 emissions deception as the #dieselgate scandal keeps on getting bigger and bigger.
#dieselgate engulfs more Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche cars
The US EPA has issued a second notice of violation of the clean air act against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche after a defeat device was found on VW Group 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel engines.
VW pays homage to 1960s Kombi with Caravelle Generation Six
Volkswagen has revealed its Caravelle Generation Six, which pays homage to it original 1960s Kombi… no word on whether it’ll be available Down Under.
Volkswagen Amarok TDI420 is an off-road 4×4 of the future
Ready or not, the Volkswagen Amarok points the way forwards for rough-terrain vehicles, meaning low-range is no longer the be-all and end-all for off-roaders.
VW emissions scandal: Do you really have to comply with a car recall? UPDATED
Audi has become the first of the Volkswagen Group to issue a recall notification on vehicles fitted with EA189 family engines fitted with an emissions ‘cheat device’.
My Skoda Octavia 103TDI is a #dieselgate emissions cheat UPDATED
Like Lance Armstrong, my Skoda Octavia 103TDI is a cheat. It’s a dirty, poisonous gas belching cheat and it’s all Volkswagen Group’s fault… #dieselgate.
Carmakers begin to distance themselves from #dieselgate
If Volkswagen used defeat devices to pass emissions tests, maybe others did too? or maybe not, as car makers start to deny using special systems…
Porsche CEO Matthias Müller takes over at VW as #dieselgate toll rises to 5million cars
Porsche CEO Matthias Müller has been announced as the new CEO of the Volkswagen Group in the wake of the #dieselgate scandal.
Volkswagen CEO Dr Martin Winterkorn resigns over #dieselgate
Volkswagen CEO Dr Martin Winterkorn has resigned over Volkswagen Group’s scandalous emissions cheating in what has become known as #dieselgate.