Volkswagen Built the World’s Most Efficient EV Out of Hatchback Parts, Then Explained Why You’ll Never Own One
Volkswagen set a 0.158 drag record with ID. Polo hardware and found 40 percent more efficiency without a bigger battery.…
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Today in Automotive History: September 18, 2015 — The EPA Catches Volkswagen Cheating on Emissions
On September 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency sent Volkswagen a five-page letter that would...
Beijing Never Banned the Gas Car. It Just Stopped Issuing the License Plates.
VW and Toyota are slashing prices on combustion cars in China. In Beijing, only 20,000 combustion plates will be issued…
Ford’s 17-Truck Recall, Diesel Past $6, and What Else Moved
Our automotive news roundup for the last 24 hours: three more Ford recalls, a Daimler repair being done a third…
Start You Week In Automotive News Here
Here is everything The Auto Wire published on Sunday, September 13, 2026 — McLaren’s careers...
Volkswagen Didn’t Build Too Few EVs. It Built Too Many Factories.
Volkswagen’s Supervisory Board didn’t just approve a restructuring plan on September 3. It signed off...
GM Sold Fewer Cars in China This Year. Its China Profits Nearly Tripled.
Somewhere in the noise about foreign automakers cutting prices on gasoline-powered cars in China, a...
Wake Up: Saturday’s Automotive News Morning Round-Up
Good morning, and welcome back to the garage. Pour yourself a cup, because The Auto...
Volkswagen’s Cars Can Now Pull Over and Call for Help by Themselves. You’re Still Legally the One Driving.
Picture the moment: cruising at 70 mph, hands on the wheel one second, unresponsive the...
A Sneeze Caused a Fatal Crash With an Amish Buggy in Wisconsin. The Real Question Is Whether Modern Safety Tech Would Have Even Seen It Coming
On a hill outside Tomah, Wisconsin, last Friday afternoon, an ordinary human reflex collided with...
Volkswagen’s Old Beetle Factory Is About to Build Iron Dome Parts. The Real Story Is Why It Had To.
Volkswagen just agreed to sell a car factory to an Israeli investment firm so it...
Audi’s 7,500 Job Cuts: What Brussels Sale And VW’s 2030 Plan Reveal
A Belgian real estate group bought the corpse of Audi Brussels on Tuesday, September 1....
Volkswagen Is Killing Seat To Save Its Own Spinoff — and Just Admitted To 2,600 Different Car Seat Designs
Volkswagen's plan to halve its lineup by 2030 also kills the Seat brand — and reveals a stranger number buried…
Why Volkswagen Is Investigating Its Chinese Headlight Supplier Over 107 Fired Graduates
Volkswagen Group China confirmed on September 1 that it has opened a special investigation into...
VW Supervisory Board Showdown: Four Plants, One Veto, and a Telling Word Change
Volkswagen’s supervisory board is expected to sit down this Friday, September 4, to vote on...