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The Volkswagen Golf, launched as the Rabbit in the United States, has been in the VW lineup since 1974, introduced as the front-wheel-drive replacement for the air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle (Käfer).   The name Golf is derived from the German word for the Gulf Stream, in keeping with the company’s convention of …

DETROIT—The North American International Auto Show remains one of the most important auto shows of the automotive industry. Year by year, it kicks off the international car show calendar and is followed by major events in Europe and Asia. The show is held at the Cobo Center in Detroit and …

Volkswagen’s U.S. subsidiary received the go-ahead to sell thousands of model-year 2015 diesels that have been off limits to buyers until since the Dieselgate scandal became public.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday said Volkswagen dealers can sell the never-titled vehicles after updating their emissions software. Dealers will also have to …

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Volkswagen, claiming the beleaguered automaker falsely touted its diesel-powered vehicles as “clean” and environmentally friendly.
The move follows the October announcement of a probe into VW’s advertising practices, which came about after Volkswagen admitted it had installed software that lowers the emission levels …

It was 1981 in America, and diesel was in its heyday. Sales of diesel-powered automobiles that year reached 520,788 (out of roughly 6.5 million), and 60% of those came from General Motors. These included the General’s biggest sedans, the Cadillac Fleetwood and Sedan de Ville, the Buick Electra and LeSabre, …

Within days of the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement on September 18 that Volkswagen had circumvented existing U.S. emissions regulations, more than two dozen lawsuits were filed in the United States.
VW is said to have deceived regulators by installing technology that switches its diesel-powered vehicles to a cleaner mode in order …

The Environmental Protection Agency ordered German automaker Volkswagen to recall almost half a million four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars saying they had software that circumvented EPA emissions standards for certain air pollutants.
The models affected were sold from 2008 through 2015, and total 482,000 vehicles. The device was programmed to …

With the start of the 2016 model year, Volkswagen will offer purchasers of almost all of its vehicles the driver-assistance features that were previously only available in its top models.
Saying it wants to democratize the availability of driver-assistance technology, Volkswagen will offer such items as adaptive cruise control, lane departure …

Voting for the 2015 Diesel Car of the Year and the 2015 Diesel Car Manufacturer of the Year has begun. Seven automakers, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Jeep, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volkswagen, currently offer diesel passenger cars and SUVs in the U.S. The field this year has increased by almost 25%, with …

Volkswagen released financial results for December 2014 and for calendar year 2014. For December, the company’s total U.S. sales were up 0.1% from November 2014, selling 34,058 vehicles as compared to 34,015. For the entire year, unit sales were 366,970, compared to 407,704 from the previous year, a decrease of …

Volkswagen released financial results for November 2014. The company’s total U.S. sales were up 3.2% from November 2013, selling 31,725 vehicles as compared to 30,727 from the previous year.
As in October, total sales of the brand new Golf (including the GTI and e-Golf) saw the biggest increase in sales from …

Volkswagen released financial results for October 2014. The company’s total sales were up 7.8% from October 2013, selling 30,313 units as compared to 28.219 from the previous year.
Just like in September, sales for the all-new Golf saw the biggest increase in sales from the previous October, rising 101.1%. The company …