Volkswagen News

The announcement came out of the blue: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a media call at 12 noon EST today, Friday, September 18, to make an announcement regarding a major automaker." When it was all over, German carmakers Volkswagen and Audi had been ordered to recall half a...

Volkswagen is reportedly considering a new version of its classic Type 2 "Bus."

The 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan range debuted at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, including a plug-in hybrid concept.

In Portland, Oregon, where we’re putting our long-term Volkswagen e-Golf to the test, it’s been one of the hottest summers on record. So far in the summer of 2015, Portland has had more than 25 days reaching 90 degrees or more, as well as multiple 100-degree days—in all, some...

This is a tough time for hybrids. Gas prices are down, the fuel economy of other vehicles is rising steadily, and the aged Toyota Prius is now six years old and on the verge of replacement. So perhaps it's not surprising that one maker quietly withdraws a hybrid from its lineup--and a low-volume...

A Boston-area executive converts a classic Volkswagen to solar power.

Volkswagen may build a plug-in hybrid Phaeton and all-electric Polo.

A large red electrical shutdown switch inside a car says it all: You're driving a prototype. New York City passers-by who looked approvingly at our shiny bronze Volkswagen Beetle Dune concept car didn't know it, but the butcher-looking Beetle was running on a hybrid system not currently offered in...

The idea is as cool as it is durable: An all-electric reincarnation of the classic Volkswagen Bus, beloved people carrier of the Sixties and Seventies. It was first mentioned fully five years ago, when Volkswagen showed an all-electric taxi concept based on an updated minivan with all the design...

A Volkswagen Beetle Hybrid prototype appeared outside the 2015 New York Auto Show.

A Volkswagen hybrid prototype resurfaces after more than 30 years in obscurity.

Green Car Reports' guide to every diesel car and truck on sale.

Volkswagen will decide whether to get more involved with battery startup QuantumScape.

When pricing for the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf electric car was announced last August, only one trim level was available, a lavishly equipped top-of-the-range package. Now VW has supplemented that SEL Premium version of the e-Golf with a new, less expensive model called the Limited Edition, at a price...

One man's experience driving a Volkswagen e-Golf in a Michigan winter.

As electric-car drivers know, Nissan and Tesla remain far ahead of other carmakers in availability of DC fast-charging locations for their cars. Now, growing sales of U.S. and German plug-in models that use a different standard have led their owners to complain about the lack of sites to...

The Volskwagen Cross Coupe GTE offers yet another preview of the brand's upcoming SUV.

The 2015 Volkswagen Golf and 2015 Ford F-150 take home North American Car and Truck of the Year honors, respectively.

VW CEO Martin Winterkorn showed interest in solid-state batteries during a recent speech.

Volkswagen will launch a 2.0-liter diesel engine with an electric turbocharger.