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Europe's Three Best-Selling Cars in 2024 Were Not SUVs

The death of the car has been greatly exaggerated. Sure, SUVs and trucks have taken over in America and some other regions, but Europeans still love their little hatchbacks and whatnot. In 2024, the three most popular nameplates sold on the Old Continent were small cars: Dacia Sandero (cue the…

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People Online List The 29 Biggest Scams In History That They Have Witnessed, Spark Discussion Online

Person asks the internet what the biggest scams in human history are and netizens don’t disappoint. The post People Online List The 29 Biggest Scams In History That They Have Witnessed, Spark Discussion Online first appeared on Bored Panda.

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General Motors Sounds The Alarm On Trump's Tariffs

To our American readers: Welcome to a new week. You officially have a new president, and he's promised a lot of change over the next four years. Many of his policies target the U.S. auto industry, which is now sweating over the sheer uncertainty that President Donald Trump's plan for tariffs…

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The Czech Republic's car giant Skoda is defying parent Volkswagen's downturn

Volkswagen-owned Skoda is defying a broader downturn for the German carmaker.

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Volkswagen Had A Tough Year. Here's Why 2025 Could Be Tougher

Layoffs. Factory closures. Declining sales. Turning to upstart new partners in America and China to figure out how to make the cars of the future. Any way you want to look at it, the once-mighty Volkswagen Group had a hard 2024 pretty much everywhere it sells cars—electric or otherwise. And…

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Cupra Will Have Its Own Showrooms in the US

Scout isn't the only Volkswagen Group brand coming to the United States. SEAT's spin-off Cupra marque will arrive here by the end of this decade. CEO Wayne Griffiths says the Spanish brand, which was born just seven years ago, will have its own headquarters and will do business outside the…

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All carmakers in UK to escape fines for missing electric car sales targets in 2024

Analysts say use of ‘flexibilities’ to avoid penalties shows that zero-emissions mandate does not need to be relaxed

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A Volkswagen ID.7 Drove 585 Miles On One Charge. But There’s A Catch

The Volkswagen ID.7 is one of the longest-range EVs to come out of Europe. Its efficient powertrain and slippery fastback body give it a claimed WLTP range of up to 440 miles (709 kilometers), but the manufacturer wanted to prove that you can get a lot more than that out…

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At VW Home Base, Germany's Scholz Vows To Revive Economy

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to secure the future of Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of the crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen.

International Business Times

Mercedes Boss Wants The EU To Drop Emissions Fines

Electric cars had a rough time last year in Europe. Despite more affordable models being launched, the latest provisional data shows a 6% decline in EV registrations in Europe compared to 2023–in contrast to the uptick in sales in the United States and China.

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Wells Fargo CEO says Trump administration ‘gives us optimism’ for 2025: ‘We succeed when the country succeeds’

The Wells Fargo CEO said the incoming administration signaled a "more business-friendly approach to policies and regulations."

Fortune

Volkswagen Is Closing Factories. China's EV Makers Want Them

German automakers are looking to the sky right now. But it's not drones over New Jersey that the Deutsch are worried about, it's Chinese electric vehicle makers circling over their European plants like vultures, ready to sink their teeth into idled plants while the machinery is still warm.

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Volkswagen CFO delivers warning to unproductive staff

Volkswagen CFO Arno Antlitz said the carmaker wouldn't invest in unproductive factories, paving way for new battle with workers.

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Scout's Range Extenders Will Be Silent: 'You Don't Hear It, You Don't Feel It'

When Scout begins producing the Terra truck and Traveler SUV in a few years, it’ll likely have a critical component from Volkswagen Group. The revived brand will offer range-extended versions of its models, with an engine that charges the battery. Scott Keogh, Scout’s CEO, told Edmunds that it’ll probably source it…

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The Honda Civic Was the Best-Selling Manual Car of 2024

We spent the first couple weeks of 2025 getting sales data on manual-transmission cars in America. That led us to some interesting findings, which you've seen published on this fine website. We don't have take-rate figures for every single manual car sold here last year, but we have enough to…

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Here’s Why a Trump Presidency Is Not the End of the Road for Rivian Stock

While President-elect Donald Trump’s economic policies are not expected to help electric cars, Rivian is still worth betting on.

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Porsche crisis renews calls for part-time CEO Oliver Blume to relinquish dual role at VW

Soaring costs, declining vehicle sales and problems in China are raising pressure on Oliver Blume to cede one of his two CEO jobs.

International Business Times

German Economy Shrinks Again Amid Political Crisis

Germany's economy shrank for a second straight year in 2024, official figures showed Wednesday, with little hope of a speedy recovery as Europe's traditional powerhouse is also mired in political crisis.

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Lamborghini Outsold Bentley in 2024

The Volkswagen Group's full sales results for 2024 are out, showing deliveries dropped by 2.3 percent to 9.03 million vehicles. However, what caught our attention was an interesting shift in positions for what the German automotive giant calls its "Brand Group Progressive." This group consists of Audi, Lamborghini, and Bentley.…

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Here’s How Much Range These Popular EVs Lose In The Cold

No matter what type of car you drive, cold weather means the fuel efficiency will go down. In the case of combustion cars, the fuel consumption will go up because cold air is denser than warm air, and because the fluids are colder, which leads to increased friction.

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Miraculous Survival Of Blue Volkswagen Van In California Wildfire

A college student's beloved retro blue Volkswagen van, Azul, survives Palisades fire in Malibu, becoming a symbol of hope and resilience amidst destruction.

The Independent UK

A retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly Los Angeles fire

A surprising AP photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers

International Business Times

Volkswagen Deliveries Fall In 2024 As Electric Push Slows

Volkswagen's deliveries fell last year, the German carmaker said Tuesday, underlining fierce Chinese competition and faltering demand for electric vehicles.

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Tesla Sold More Cars Than Audi in 2024

Although the question of whether Tesla is a luxury automaker is debatable, the numbers don't lie. For the first time, the electric brand headquartered in Texas sold more cars than one of Germany's three legacy premium car companies. In 2024, the firm led by Elon Musk shipped 1,789,226 vehicles, or…

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This High-Power Skoda Wagon Is Our New Favorite Sleeper

Skoda may not be a familiar brand to most Americans, but it's a popular automaker across the pond, sitting just below Volkswagen in terms of price. Its flagship model, the Skoda Superb, has been around for two decades now. The company has seen fit to celebrate the occasion not with…

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