Volkswagen News

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  VW to Reportedly Buy Back 500,000 Cars and Pay $5,000

  Today (April 21, 2016) is the court-appointed cutoff date for Volkswagen to come up with a fix for its diesel engines that cheated emissions tests. As of the writing of this piece, we have yet to learn...

  • Posted April 21, 2016
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  Volkswagen Car Values Keep Getting Worse

  If you own a Volkswagen, I have some news you might really hate. Every time it seems like values have finally bottomed out after the Dieselgate scandal broke in the fall, they dip even further. This fiery...

  • Posted April 19, 2016
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  Volkswagen Teases High-Tech SUV Concept

  Volkswagen wants to move past the whole Dieselgate scandal, but that’s a tall order. It’s bringing out the big guns for Beijing, teasing a concept SUV that will debut at the show. Admittedly, we don’t know a...

  • Posted April 18, 2016
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  The Beetle May be on Borrowed Time

  The rumormill is churning, and a new report from Autoline takes aim at the lovable Volkswagen Beetle as it claims that VW will kick the love bug to the curb at the end of 2018. If this...

  • Posted April 15, 2016
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  Dieselgate Scandal Makes its Way to Executive Wallets

  In the corporate world, if you screw up, you shouldn’t get a bonus—I guess that doesn’t apply in Germany. Believe it or not, there is actually an ongoing debate within Volkswagen as to how much (if any)...

  • Posted April 15, 2016
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  Report: VW Is The Only Cheater

  Remember how VW was anxiously waiting for other automakers to get caught cheating on diesel emissions? Some were waiting for BMW, Mercedes and others to get busted. You know, because the standards set by the EPA and...

  • Posted April 8, 2016
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  VW Dealers Revolt Is Building

  VW is in some seriously deep crap. It’s getting sued by the United States and a few other governments, sales are way down, vehicle values are dropping like overpriced German rocks, and now dealers are seeing blood....

  • Posted March 31, 2016
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  The FTC Piles on VW with a Lawsuit of its Own

  Volkswagen can’t seem to get a break, and it deserves every bit of it for cheating buyers who trusted that its “clean” diesel engines were indeed an environmentally friendly alternative. Today, the dogpile laying atop the automaker...

  • Posted March 31, 2016
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  Volkswagen Sales Slump Boosts American Brands

  Dieselgate has taken a big toll on Volkswagen in the US market, with the situation getting worse all the time. American automakers seem to be the ones that are benefitting most as buyers turn from VW, not...

  • Posted March 16, 2016
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  VW America Boss Is Gone

  According to Automotive News, Michael Horn, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, is gone. Supposedly his departure is “by mutual agreement” and an interim CEO has been named. This is bad news for dealers, because Horn was...

  • Posted March 10, 2016