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The Carmaker With the Most 'American' Cars on the Road

Tesla's Model 3 is Cars.com's top pick, and that's not the only Tesla in its top 10

(Newser) - For patriotic ride-seekers and tariff dodgers alike, Cars.com takes a a peek at the factors that determine "just how American your prospective car or truck might be" in its 20th annual American-Made Index . Examined factors for some 400 vehicles with a 2025 model year include the percentage of...

Europeans Are Buying More EVs, but They're Not Teslas

Sales have dropped sharply in France, Germany, and UK, but Norway is an outlier

(Newser) - Tesla's slipping sales in Europe continued in May, with data showing a sharp decline in Germany—Europe's largest car market—for the fifth straight month. Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority reported that registrations of new Tesla vehicles were down more than a third compared to May...

4 Ex-VW Execs Involved in 'Dieselgate' Hear Their Fates

Convicted of fraud in emissions cheating scandal, 2 men get prison, 2 get suspended sentences

(Newser) - Four former Volkswagen executives were found guilty of fraud in a court in Braunschweig, Germany, on Monday, a decade after the company's emissions-cheating scandal was exposed. Jens Hadler, once head of diesel engine development at VW, received the longest sentence—four and a half years in prison, per...

Volkswagen Announces Its Response to Trump's Tariffs

It's adding 'import fees'

(Newser) - In the wake of President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, Volkswagen is adding a new fee to its vehicles. The German automaker told its dealers that later this month, an import fee will be added to the price of cars sold in the United States. The New York Times...

This Is North America's Car of the Year

Honda Civic hybrid wins top honors at Detroit Auto Show

(Newser) - The Honda Civic hybrid won the 2025 North American Car of the Year award, while the Ford Ranger took the crown for trucks, and the Volkswagen ID. Buzz won the utility vehicle award. The honors, announced Friday morning during an Automotive Press Association event kicking off the North American International...

German VW Workers Go on 'Warning' Strike

Struggling automaker wants to close 3 plants in Germany, cut worker pay by 10%

(Newser) - Volkswagen workers launched rolling two-hour strikes Monday at nine plants across Germany to underscore their resistance to pay cuts and factory closures the company says are necessary to cope with a slack European auto market. The work stoppages included the company's base plant at Wolfsburg, where workers rallied against...

Rivian Gets a Helping Hand From Volkswagen

VW plans to invest $5B in the Tesla rival

(Newser) - Volkswagen will invest $5 billion in California-based electric car maker Rivian over the next two years, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal is expected to increase funds for the Tesla rival—which reported a net loss of $5.4 billion in 2023—and lower the cost of its vehicles. It...

One Automaker Rules the Most 'Made-in-America' Vehicles

Tesla takes up top 4 spots in Cars.com ranking, starting with its Model Y

(Newser) - Looking for a new set of wheels that will make you feel extra patriotic? Buy a Tesla—at least, one of the models that dominate the top four slots in Cars.com's most "American-made" vehicles index. Auto production in the US adds a big boost to the national...

VW: Nobody Should Ride Shotgun in Some Vehicles

Volkswagen recalls 143K Atlas SUVs

(Newser) - Volkswagen is recalling 143,035 Atlas SUVs for a pretty terrifying reason: The passenger airbags can fail to deploy during a crash. The impacted SUVs were manufactured between 2018 and 2021; 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles are also included in the recall. The issue is a wiring flaw in the...

This Office Chair May Be a Stunt, Still Looks Pretty Cool

Volkswagen Norway's 'Star Trek'-like prototype cruises at 12mph

(Newser) - Move over, Aeron—you may have competition as the most enviable office chair around. Volkswagen Norway has developed a prototype that CNN Business notes "would make even a Star Trek captain jealous." The as-yet unnamed five-wheel seat is said to be able to cruise around the office at...

Electric Vehicle Sales Rise Faster Than Overall Market

Tesla's jump helps push US market share up, though it remains small overall

(Newser) - With Tesla out front, electric car sales have jumped in 2021, to more than twice that of the first half of last year. At the same time, Wards Intelligence data show total vehicle sales in the US up 29%, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Model Y crossover SUV, which...

'Voltswagen' Was a Joke, and Journalists Aren't Happy

Volkswagen comes clean

(Newser) - Er, scratch that: Turns out that "Voltswagen" story actually was an April Fool's joke. Volkswagen of America went all-in on the prank, in which the president and CEO of the carmaker's US business was quoted in a (fake) press release as saying Volkswagen of America would be...

Volkswagen May Be Changing Its Name in the US
Volkswagen May Be Changing
Its Name in the US
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Mar 29, 2021 3:50 PM CDT

Volkswagen May Be Changing Its Name in the US

Two reports say news release about 'Voltswagen' was accidentally posted early

(Newser) - (Update: Volkswagen has confirmed this was an April Fool's prank. See update here . Original story follows.) Americans who buy a VW in the near future might be buying it from Voltswagen—with a t— instead of Volkswagen. Both USA Today and CNBC report that the automaker accidentally published...

VW Just Lost Another Major DieselGate Case
More Bad News for Volkswagen
May 25, 2020 8:24 AM CDT

More Bad News for Volkswagen

Company must buy back around 60K diesel cars from owners in Germany

(Newser) - A German court ruled that Volkswagen must buy back cars from owners of its diesel cars equipped with software that evaded emissions testing—but consumers must accept the current value of the car based on the mileage they drove since buying it, not the purchase price. Volkswagen said the decision...

A 10-Second Volkswagen Ad Spurs Outrage

Viewers found it racist in more ways than one

(Newser) - Germany's Volkswagen has pulled a social media ad for a new car and apologized after an outcry over its racist overtones. The 10-second spot posted on Instagram and Twitter shows a massive white hand pushing a black man away from beside a new yellow Volkswagen Golf parked on the...

It's the End of the Road for the Volkswagen Beetle
Say Goodbye to the 
Volkswagen Beetle
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Jul 14, 2019 10:16 AM CDT

Say Goodbye to the Volkswagen Beetle

VW halting production of the iconic car this week

(Newser) - Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. It's the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning eight decades since 1938, the AP reports. It has been: a...

SEC Is Going After VW's 'Ill-Gotten Gains'

Car maker says it will 'vigorously' defend itself

(Newser) - The SEC is going after Volkswagen. At issue: upwards of $13 billion in bonds and asset-backed securities issued here between April 2014 to May 2015—a period when, the SEC's lawsuit alleges, Volkswagen's upper echelons were well aware that its 500,000 diesel vehicles in the US were...

Volkswagen Boss Sorry About Nazi Gaffe

Herbert Diess used phrase 'EBIT macht frei'

(Newser) - Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is in hot water for what he's now calling "definitely an unfortunate choice of words" he used at a company event Tuesday: "EBIT macht frei." If that sounds familiar, it's because it echoes "Arbeit Macht Frei," or "work...

Looks Like VW Is in Trouble Again
Looks Like VW Is
in Trouble Again
Jan 13, 2019 11:35 AM CST

Looks Like VW Is in Trouble Again

The carmaker may be helping vehicles avoid emissions standards

(Newser) - Volkswagen may be in trouble all over again for allegedly installing software in cars to help them duck emissions standards, Reuters reports. German authorities are investigating whether 1.2-liter engine Volkswagens, including the Polo, received a software update allowing them to trick emissions tests. Germany may also file charges against...

Here Are 14 Cars That Are Getting the Ax

Say goodbye to the Volkswagen Beetle, the Ford Focus, and a dozen others

(Newser) - If you think you're seeing more SUVs and crossovers on the road, you're not imagining things. That's because automakers are making what USA Today calls a "sweeping shift" into those types of vehicles—which also means they're dumping more-traditional passenger cars from their lineups. The...

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