Volkswagen News

Volkswagen wants to consolidate customer lawsuits into a class action, and face it in Detroit.

Volkswagen says a previously-reported issue with fuel-economy figures is less significant than originally thought.

Volkswagen prices continue to slip as the diesel scandal continues.

A Volkswagen official e-mailed European regulators to argue for less-strict emissions rules.

Volkswagen offered amnesty to employees wiling to testify in an internal investigation.

Angela Merkel complained about California emissions standards to the head of the state's Air Resources Board in 2010.

If you drive a Tesla Model S or a Nissan Leaf, then a certain image follows: Plain and simple, you’re an electric-vehicle early adopter. Just as the Toyota Prius has always shouted out that you’re in a environmentally sound, very fuel-efficient hybrid, these models push your decision to...

Being a Volkswagen executive these days may be one of the more thankless jobs in the auto industry. Among groups including car buyers, business travelers, and environmental advocates, the first association with the brand now is often now "diesel emission scandal.” But differing customer...

It was only three weeks ago that Volkswagen headquarters in Germany came out swinging against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA had issued a complaint in which it accused VW of incorporating emission-cheating software into its 3.0-liter V-6 TDI diesels, used by Audi and Porsche as...

A U.S. senator recently called on the NHTSA to rescind fuel-economy credits VW previously received for its diesel cars.

Advertising professionals suggest ways Volkswagen could market its way out of the current diesel scandal.

The Volkswagen diesel scandal is taking a toll on resale values.

Investigations by VW and numerous government agencies into the company's TDI diesel-emission cheating scandal are still underway, so there's not a lot Volkswagen can say right now. But to try to stem damage among its TDI owners, VW's U.S. arm yesterday announced a "goodwill" program for the 482,000...

Bob Lutz claims a culture of fear led to Volkswagen's emissions cheating.

Although VW headquarters in Germany came out swinging against the U.S. EPA's contention that its 3.0-liter TDI diesel engines contained illegal emission software, Porsche's U.S. arm suspended sales of its Cayenne Diesel on Tuesday. Now, Volkswagen Group of America has issued a stop-sale order to...

The Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal is due to have some lasting consequences, not just for the German automaker itself but for the entire global auto industry. It may lead to a serious contraction of the diesel market worldwide—including in the very near future, the phase-out of a number...

Last month, Volkswagen apparently admitted that it had used "defeat device" software to evade emission controls in 482,000 cars sold in the U.S. with three versions of its 2.0-liter TDI diesel engine. Then, yesterday, the EPA issued a complaint in which it accused VW of incorporating similar...

Sometimes there's no substitute for having a reporter right at a press event--with a smartphone. David Shepardson, D.C. bureau chief for The Detroit News, attended a press conference held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today. At that event, the EPA revealed that some 3.0-liter V-6 TDI...

One of the many complications of the VW diesel emission scandal is that the 482,000 affected cars in the U.S. encompass three different types of engine and emission-control system. In Germany, Volkswagen has investigated its newest generation of 2.0-liter diesel engines to find out if they too...

As owners wait for a fix, Volkswagen TDI models lose value.