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The Latest Breaking News from Volkswagen

Interest in EVs surges in Europe as fuel prices jump after Iran war

Demand at online marketplaces could settle at a new, higher normal, with the crisis leaving consumers ‘scarred’

The Guardian - UK

Volkswagen Is Killing The ID.4 In the U.S. Its Plant Will Make More Gas SUVs Instead

Volkswagen just killed its only EV on sale here. But there's more to come, as the brand says a replacement will arrive at an unspecified date.

InsideEVs

The Volkswagen ID.4 Is Dead—For Now

Update: This story has been updated with a statement from the United Auto Workers.

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Woman buys brand new Volkswagen Tiguan. Then it starts making an omnious sound, but the dealership couldn’t care less

That doesn’t sound right.

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New Cupra Raval arrives as a £23k electric supermini with big-car attitude

I’ve had a proper look around Cupra’s new baby, and while this sharply styled EV majors on drama, there’s real substance underneath too.

The Independent UK

Audi Is Bringing Back The A2. Here's Everything We Know

The Audi A2 wasn’t a car people expected from a luxury German automaker when it debuted a quarter-century ago. The vehicle looked like a half-baked minivan with its massive windshield, sloping roof, and short overhangs. But the A2 was quirky as hell, and Audi believes there’s still a market for…

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The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Robotaxi Is Hitting LA Streets

On-road testing of VW’s fully autonomous ID. Buzz minivans is now underway in Los Angeles.

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Volkswagen Denies It's Abandoning Three-Cylinder Engines

The Volkswagen Group is preparing to pull the plug on Audi’s inline-five engine in Europe due to stricter emissions regulations. Still, rumors of another engine’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. While some reports claim the smallest powertrain offered by the automotive conglomerate is living on borrowed time, the three-cylinder engine…

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Woman's Volkswagen Sounds Like It's Going To Explode. Then The Company Says There's Nothing Wrong With It: 'Please HELP'

Most people buying a new car assume that if something goes seriously wrong, the company will make it right. But that assumption doesn't always hold up.

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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.

Fortune

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.

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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.

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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.

RideApart

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.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

GOBankingRates

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.

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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