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Authorities warn public to stay away from car suspended on rock face in apparent prank

In 2009, a Beetle fell from the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge, and police arrested five students in a failed attempt to suspend it from the span

The Independent UK

Europe's EV Market Is Doing Great. I Think These 4 European EVs Would Do Well In America

From the €28,000 Renault 5 to the Fiat Grande Panda, these four European EVs are the affordable, no-frill rides the U.S. market is missing.

InsideEVs

Volkswagen 'Won't Rule Out' A Pickup Truck, Says CEO

The pickup truck segment is a particularly lucrative one in the United States. The Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado are seemingly locked in first and second places in the list of bestselling vehicles.

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Ford's Renault-Based Cars To Keep Brand's Own 'Swagger'

Ford of Europe needs an influx of fresh models, and it needs it fast. Its share of the new passenger car market on the continent continues to shrink, falling to just 2.8 percent in the first two months of the year. Registration numbers published by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association…

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VW CEO Says Sedans and Hatchbacks Have a Future: 'Heartbeat' Of The Brand

It would be easy to write off Volkswagen as just another automaker swept up in the SUV craze. After all, nearly 80 percent of VW’s US sales volume in 2025 came from crossovers, with the full-size Atlas as the top seller by volume. But its US CEO wants you to…

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The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Isn't On Pause—And It Could Get A Camping Version, VW CEO Says

Speaking to InsideEVs at the New York Auto Show, Volkswagen Group's North American CEO confirmed that the 2027 ID.Buzz will begin production this summer.

InsideEVs

VW Boss Says Physical Controls Are A 'Non-Negotiable'

Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schafer says that bringing back sensible, physical controls is a 'non-negotiable' for the brand moving forward.

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Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen to raise $1,300 for Apple’s first computer. He became a millionaire just two years later at 23

Steve Jobs sold his car to raise enough money to build Apple’s first computer. Just one year later, the tech titan reeled in nearly $3 million thanks to that early sacrifice.

Fortune

The New Volkswagen Atlas Gets More Refined

Volkswagen has revealed the second generation of its best-selling Atlas SUV for 2027. As of 2025, SUVs made up 80% of Volkswagen’s US sales, and the full-size Atlas represented a large chunk of that number.

Motor1

Discount loans to rev up Aussie electric vehicle market

A $100 million scheme designed to cut the cost of buying an electric vehicle will launch during a period of record demand.

AAP

Remember When VW Wanted to Compete With Morgan, But Chickened Out

While Morgan, Vanderhall, and Polaris have traded blows in the three-wheeler market for quite some time, the companies nearly had to compete with the might of Volkswagen in the early aughts with the GX3 concept.

RideApart

Kia EV2 review: Small electric SUV brings big-car tech to the masses from £24,245

The compact car offers a long range, fast charging and surprising space in a city-friendly package

The Independent UK

How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries

More use of two-way charging will earn money for owners and could avoid the need to expand North Sea oil drilling

The Guardian - UK

I Asked ChatGPT What German Car Retirees Should Buy on Social Security — Here’s What It Said

Here are the top German vehicles the artificial intelligence (AI) suggested, along with expert validation of its recommendations.

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Euronews

The biggest winners and losers of the tariff war as AI-related trade skyrockets

A report published this month by the McKinsey Global Institute offers one of the most rigorous accountings of last year's trade war. Its verdict confounds almost every prediction made when the tariffs were first introduced.

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Cupra CEO: Market Needs To 'Stabilize' Before Entering US

Last July, Volkswagen Group announced it would delay launching Cupra in the United States. It was supposed to arrive by 2030 with a range of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and pure gas cars, but "ongoing challenges” and “evolving market dynamics” forced the automaker to postpone those plans. It hasn’t outright canceled…

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From cars to air defence: Will Volkswagen soon be producing parts for Israel's Iron Dome?

Volkswagen is reportedly in talks with Israeli defence company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems about potentially converting VW's Osnabrück plant, currently threatened with closure, to producing defence-adjacent parts.

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Even Volkswagen's Boss Dislikes Touch Sliders

Volkswagen used to offer some of the best interior quality in the mainstream segment before the current generation of vehicles. In 2019, the Golf Mk8 ushered in a simplified cabin with fewer physical controls. That same year, the electric ID.3 pushed things further by eliminating dedicated rear window switches. To…

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InsideEVs

The Kia EV2 Is Another Cool, Small, Affordable EV That You Can't Have

It's not hard to find a great $30,000 EV. Unless you live in America, that is, as buyers here have spurned cheap cars for decades now.

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Uber and Volkswagen See Value in Rivian: Should You Too Buy RIVN Stock?

Uber intends to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian and buy its R2 vehicles for its robotaxi fleet. Does that make RIVN stock a buy?

The Independent UK

Could voice control finally fix the biggest frustration in modern cars?

DRIVESMART: With drivers increasingly frustrated by touchscreens, electric vehicles editor Steve Fowler explores whether voice control could be the safer, simpler future of in-car tech

GOBankingRates

I Asked ChatGPT Which Sedans Retirees Should Buy on Social Security — Here’s What It Said

GOBankingRates asked ChatGPT which sedan retirees living on Social Security should consider purchasing.

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Why Choose a VAG Specialist Instead of a General Mechanic?

When it comes to maintaining or repairing your European vehicle, the mechanic you choose plays a crucial role in its performance, reliability, and long-term value. Owners of Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, and SEAT models know these vehicles are engineered with precision, advanced technology, and brand-specific systems that require expert attention. Choosing…

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Volkswagen Reveals More Details About Its New Small SUV

The official debut of the Volkswagen ID. Cross, the German automaker’s new small SUV, is getting closer, with its launch set for fall 2026. So far, we've only seen it as a concept; this week, it appeared in near-production form, but—following a now well-established Volkswagen Group practice—still wearing camouflage.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say

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