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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin16h ago ( March 17, 2019 at 6:19 PM )  Tags: Transportation, Lyft, Uber, Washington, Softbank, Israel, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tech, Tesla, Bloomberg, E-commerce, AV, Artificial Intelligence, Austin, Automotive 86 people like this. Like More Legal Trouble for Volkswagen, Former CEOMarch 15, 2019 at 2:30 PM While three and a half years have passed since the Volkswagen diesel scandal broke, its reverberations are still being felt. For the automaker turned green soothsayer, this usually comes with financial hardship attached, plus the requisite regurgitation of a past VW would like to see forgotten. The latest salvo launched at VW over its emissions-rigged […]
The post More Legal Trouble for Volkswagen, Former CEO appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Vw, Lawsuits, Autos, SEC, Volkswagen, Law And Order, News Blog, Diesel Emissions Scandal 44 people like this. Like People’s Car, Redux? Volkswagen’s EV Plan Doesn’t Forget the ProlesMarch 14, 2019 at 11:54 AM You can’t tell the masses that, if they can’t afford the latest and greatest green vehicle, they should get used to riding a bike or a bus. Volkswagen seems to realize that. As it prepares an even larger complement of electric vehicles than originally thought, the automaker isn’t forgetting the little guy. VW plans to […]
The post People’s Car, Redux? Volkswagen’s EV Plan Doesn’t Forget the Proles appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Vw, Electric Vehicles, Autos, Volkswagen, EVs, News Blog, Future Vehicles, Product Planning, City Cars, Volkswagen I.D, Low-priced Cars 32 people like this. Like Greener, but Leaner: It’s Volkswagen’s Turn to Cut JobsMarch 13, 2019 at 2:33 PM Volkswagen Group just announced a restructuring plan aimed at raising the company’s operating margin to 6 percent. Unfortunately, the strategy involves a staffing reduction of up to 7,000 individuals by 2023 — with the automaker saving an estimated 5.9 billion euros in the process. While legitimate layoffs aren’t expected to take place for at least a few […]
The post Greener, but Leaner: It’s Volkswagen’s Turn to Cut Jobs appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Layoffs, Jobs, Industry, Vw, Autos, Volkswagen, Profits, Industry News, Volkswagen Group, VW Group, Volkswagen AG, News Blog, Restructuring, Auto Jobs 7 people like this. Like Ace of Base: 2019 Volkswagen Beetle SMarch 13, 2019 at 9:15 AM When you start life advertising yer brand as “The People’s Car,” you’d better have a hella good value proposition. Fortunately for Volkswagen, that’s exactly what it had when the brand burst onto these shores all those years ago. Before long, driveways and parking lots were filled with affordable Bugs as customers bought into the Size […]
The post Ace of Base: 2019 Volkswagen Beetle S appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Vw, Autos, Volkswagen, Beetle, S, News Blog, Volkswagen Beetle, Ace of Base 34 people like this. Like Volkswagen Doubles Down on Its Lofty EV PromisesMarch 12, 2019 at 2:36 PM If the industry’s Magic 8 Ball worked with 100 percent accuracy, no vehicle would ever land with a disappointing thud. Sales projections would always be on target, and smooth sailing would be assured. Alas, predicting consumer appetite and market forces is never that easy, but Volkswagen feels confident it can beat its already ambitious electric […]
The post Volkswagen Doubles Down on Its Lofty EV Promises appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Vw, Electric Vehicles, Autos, Volkswagen, EVs, Platforms, VW Group, Meb, News Blog, Product Planning 28 people like this. Like Volkswagen: American-market Pickup Still on the TableMarch 8, 2019 at 11:03 AM European and other overseas buyers will one day be able to purchase a Volkswagen version of the Ford Ranger, all thanks to the automakers’ recently forged alliance, but what about North American customers? The dream of a German pickup in the U.S. is still alive, VW confirms. However, what that truck might look like — […]
The post Volkswagen: American-market Pickup Still on the Table appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Vw, Ford, Autos, Volkswagen, Trucks, Ford Ranger, Alliances, News Blog, Product Planning, Badge Engineering, Future Models, Volkswagen Tanoak 20 people like this. Like Volkswagen Brings Back the Buggy in GenevaMarch 7, 2019 at 4:48 PM The Meyers Manx has returned, only it isn’t technically a Manx. Volkswagen built it, it’s an EV, and it isn’t actually going on sale anywhere because it’s a concept car. Our apologies to any aged beach bums we just pulled the rug from beneath. A lot of dune buggies (including the Manx) were adapted from […]
The post Volkswagen Brings Back the Buggy in Geneva appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Vw, Autos, Geneva, Volkswagen, Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Geneva Auto Show, Manx, News Blog, Dune Buggies, Meyers Manx, Buggies, Volkswagen I.D. Buggy, VW Buggy Up, Manx Volkswagen 40 people like this. Like Audi’s new Q4 e-tron concept is a compact electric crossover with 280 miles of rangeMarch 5, 2019 at 12:51 PM  Tags: Transportation, Europe, Cars, Tech, Automotive, Vw, Transport, Audi, Sports Cars, Geneva Motor Show, VW Group, Sportback, Sedans, Audi Sport GmbH 53 people like this. Like VW’s futuristic all-electric dune buggy embraces its 1960s’ rootsMarch 4, 2019 at 7:16 PM Volkswagen has added another member to its ever-expanding I.D. line of concept electric vehicles that’s meant to showcase the automaker’s electric future. This time it’s the I.D. Buggy, an all-electric dune buggy with some 1960s California subculture flair.
The I.D. Buggy, which made its global debut Monday at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show, is meant to show the versatility of the automaker’s modular electric drive toolkit chassis, or MEB. The MEB, which was introduced in 2016, is a fl...Tags: Transportation, California, China, Germany, Cars, Tech, Automotive, United States, Vw, Tennessee, Transport, Volkswagen, EVs, Chattanooga, Hanover, North American International Auto Show 43 people like this. Like The VW ID Buggy Proves Our Electric Future Will Have A Fun SideMarch 4, 2019 at 2:30 PM  Tags: Vw, Autos 64 people like this. Like Report: VW to Invest $1.7 Billion Into Ford’s Autonomous ArmFebruary 26, 2019 at 4:30 PM It appears that a presumed rough patch in Ford and Volkswagen’s relationship is over, now that The Wall Street Journal is reporting on VW preparing a nearly $2-billion investment into the Blue Oval’s autonomous development unit, Argo AI. Earlier this month, claims arose that negotiations had reached an uncomfortable crossroad, with Volkswagen balking at Ford’s proposed […]
The post Report: VW to Invest $1.7 Billion Into Ford’s Autonomous Arm appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Deals, Vw, Ford, Autos, Automotive Industry, Autonomous Vehicles, Volkswagen, Wall Street Journal, Ford Motor Co, VW Group, Avs, Volkswagen AG, Blue Oval, News Blog, Argo AI, Automotive Alliances 24 people like this. Like From Model to Make: Volkswagen Launches JETTA BrandFebruary 26, 2019 at 10:54 AM There’s a reason for the use of upper-case letters — the Volkswagen Jetta is still a car model sold in China, and a quite popular one at that, while JETTA is a new brand aimed at entry-level consumers in that mega market. VW is an incredibly big deal in the world’s most car-hungry country, eating up […]
The post From Model to Make: Volkswagen Launches JETTA Brand appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: China, Vw, Autos, Volkswagen, Overseas, Branding, Volkswagen Jetta, Jetta, News Blog, Product Planning, Foreign Markets 4 people like this. Like The New 664lb ft Diesel V8 VW Touareg Will Do 0-62 In 4.9 SecondsFebruary 26, 2019 at 8:14 AM  Tags: Vw, Autos 128 people like this. Like Peace, Love & The VW Light BusFebruary 25, 2019 at 8:01 PM  Tags: New York, America, Vw, Long Beach, Autos, Associated Press, Volkswagen, Woodstock, Hattiesburg, Chisholm, Volkswagen of America Inc, Car Talk, Mike Lang, Tony Borroz, Kesey, Bob Hieronimus 147 people like this. Like Junkyard Find: 1987 Volkswagen FoxFebruary 25, 2019 at 8:02 AM If you’re a European car manufacturer in the middle 1980s, what do you do when Tercels and Excels and Justys make your value-priced econobox seem too expensive in North America? If you’re Volkswagen, you call up your Brazilian operation and start building Americanized versions of the VW Gol, successor to the Type 1 Beetle in […]
The post Junkyard Find: 1987 Volkswagen Fox appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Colorado, Fox, Vw, Brazil, Autos, Volkswagen, North America, Denver, 1980s, 1987, Volkswagen Fox, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find, Miserable Econoboxes, 1987 Volkswagen Fox 24 people like this. Like The VW T-Roc R Is A Hot, Golf-Like Crossover With 296bhpFebruary 25, 2019 at 4:23 AM  Tags: Vw, Autos 52 people like this. Like Volkswagen’s New Transporter ‘Bus’ Has Gone ElectricFebruary 22, 2019 at 9:47 AM  Tags: Vw, Autos, Volkswagen 76 people like this. Like 2019 VW Jetta GLI: A Brief Walk Around This Sporty JettaFebruary 20, 2019 at 6:58 AM  Tags: Sport, Chicago, Vw, Autos, Volkswagen, Audi, Custom, TSI, Volkswagen of America Inc, Car News, Alfa Giulia, Tony Borroz, VW Jetta GLI, Digital Cockpit, VW Jetta Interior Treatments The interior 92 people like this. Like The 1963 Volkswagen ‘Light Bus’ Is How You Do Automotive ArtFebruary 19, 2019 at 2:20 PM With the 50th anniversary of Woodstock nearly upon us, it was only a matter of time before Volkswagen released a commemorative vehicle acknowledging the Microbus. The Type 2, a staple of the hippie movement, was frequently found painted in psychedelic patterns and hues. Case in point is the “Light Bus,” which appeared in numerous photos […]
The post The 1963 Volkswagen ‘Light Bus’ Is How You Do Automotive Art appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Art, Vw, Autos, Volkswagen, Woodstock, Microbus, Van Life, Art Cars, News Blog, Volkswagen Bus, VW Type 2, 1963 Volkswagen Type 2, Bus Culture, Light Bus 2 people like this. Like Review: 2019 VW JettaFebruary 16, 2019 at 3:23 PM  Tags: New York, America, Pandora, Vw, Connecticut, Autos, Atlantic City, Sirius Xm, Bmw, Volkswagen, Audi, Jetta, In The Garage, Digital Cockpit 110 people like this. Like Psychedelic Volkswagen Microbus from Woodstock returns for an encoreFebruary 15, 2019 at 10:55 AM With its trippy paint scheme, the Volkswagen "Light" bus became a symbol of the 1969 Woodstock music festival. VW teamed up with the artist who created this rolling mural to stage a comeback in time for Woodstock's 50th anniversary.
The post Psychedelic Volkswagen Microbus from Woodstock returns for an encore appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Vw, Classic Cars, Volkswagen, Woodstock, Volkswagen Microbus, Volkswagen Light 24 people like this. Like Volkswagen, Ford Spar Over Alliance InvestmentsFebruary 13, 2019 at 4:45 PM Hoping to minimize development costs, Volkswagen Group and Ford Motor Co. recently forged an automotive alliance. Collaborative projects officially include commercial vans and pickup trucks, though the duo are also said to be working together on electric and autonomous vehicle development. Unfortunately, trouble in pinning down the details has slightly soured the relationship. Through the alliance, Ford […]
The post Volkswagen, Ford Spar Over Alliance Investments appeared first on The Truth Abou...Tags: Vw, Ford, Autos, Automotive Industry, Volkswagen, Partnerships, Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen AG, News Blog, Auto Alliances, Volkswagen Ford Spar Over Alliance Investments 23 people like this. Like VW Dune Buggy Concept: Where EVs & The 1960s MeetFebruary 7, 2019 at 6:08 PM VW’s concept is inspired by the American buggies from the 1960s and ‘70s.
This modern Dune Buggy showcases the flexibility of VW’s latest EV platform.
It doesn’t look like a production version is comming but we won’t give up hope.
When I first saw the pictures of the VW Dune Buggy, I thought it was a prop for some upcoming sci-fi movie. Tron II – Electric Tron-a-Loo or something. But no, VW is serious. Or as serious as you can be with a show car. Which is what the Dune Buggy is. You’ll be able...Tags: Chicago, Vw, Electric Vehicles, Iowa, Autos, Geneva, Volkswagen, Concept Cars, Joliet, Hermosa Beach, Rincon, Volkswagen of America Inc, Car News, Car Talk, Tony Borroz, Bruce Meyer 48 people like this. Like 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI: The Sedan With the Heart of a GTIFebruary 7, 2019 at 10:45 AM Big, hulking trucks may have stolen the spotlight in the lead-up to the Chicago Auto Show, but Volkswagen still holds an interest in plain ol’ cars. In the interest of preserving your interest in said cars, VW took its new-for-2019 Jetta sedan into the shop and hauled out the surgical instruments. The first component removed was […]
The post 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI: The Sedan With the Heart of a GTI appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Features, Vw, Autos, Volkswagen, New Cars, Chicago Auto Show, Volkswagen Jetta, GTI, Jetta, News Blog, 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 32 people like this. Like Electric Ambitions: Can Volkswagen Pull Off Its Aggressive EV Strategy?February 6, 2019 at 4:22 PM Following its diesel emissions scandal, Volkswagen leaned hard into electrification. The automaker needed to look environmentally conscious after being caught cheating on emissions tests, and promising a glut of electric vehicles seemed like a good way to accomplish that goal. Of course, building EVs also allows companies to offset fleet-wide emissions — protecting the existence […]
The post Electric Ambitions: Can Volkswagen Pull Off Its Aggressive EV Strategy? appeared first on The Truth About...Tags: Corporate Strategy, Vw, Electric Vehicles, Autos, Volkswagen, EVs, Volkswagen Group, News Blog, Product Planning 23 people like this. Like 2019 VW Passat vs. 2014 VW Passat - Old vs. NewFebruary 6, 2019 at 4:00 AM The eighth generation VW Passat (B8), introduced in mid-2014, has received its...Tags: Vw, Autos 1 people like this. Like Volkswagen’s Electrify America Buying Tesla Hardware for EV Charging StationsFebruary 4, 2019 at 2:56 PM Volkswagen has agreed to spend $2 billion improving the United States’ adolescent charging infrastructure over the next 10 years as part its diesel-related agreement with federal regulators. As part of that arrangement, the automaker established Electrify America as the subsidiary responsible for most of the leg work. While it invests heavily in the nation’s EV […]
The post Volkswagen’s Electrify America Buying Tesla Hardware for EV Charging Stations appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Technology, Tesla, United States, Vw, Electric Vehicles, Autos, Volkswagen, EVs, Electric Cars, Battery Charging, Charging Stations, VW Group, Volkswagen AG, News Blog, EV Charging Network, Electrify America 10 people like this. Like VW’s Electrify America will use Tesla battery packs to lower charging costsFebruary 4, 2019 at 2:21 PM Electrify America, the entity set up by Volkswagen as part of its settlement with U.S. regulators over its diesel emissions cheating scandal, plans to install Tesla Powerpack battery systems at more than 100 of its electric vehicle charging stations this year.
Electrify America aims to use the Tesla Powerpacks to offset the cost of charging for customers. Owners of electric vehicles face high costs if they charge their vehicles during peak demand hours. The Tesla Powerpack battery systems sto...Tags: TC, Transportation, Tech, Tesla, Automotive, Vw, Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen, Energy Storage, GreenTech, Charging Stations, Electrify America, Tesla Powerpack, Tesla Powerpacks, Giovanni Palazzo, Owners of electric vehicles 34 people like this. Like Weirded Out by the Idea of a Golf GTI Mild Hybrid? You May Have Been Worrying for NothingFebruary 4, 2019 at 10:19 AM Volkswagen has big plans for mild hybrid powertrains and fully electric vehicles, but the perpetually popular Golf GTI’s successor won’t be a point of contention for motoring purists. That’s because VW has reportedly pulled a screeching U-turn on that model’s electrification. According to Autocar, the eighth-generation Golf’s hot (but not hottest) hatch variant won’t go the […]
The post Weirded Out by the Idea of a Golf GTI Mild Hybrid? You May Have Been Worrying for Nothing appeared first on Th...Tags: Vw, Golf, Autos, Volkswagen, Hybrid, GTI, Volkswagen Golf GTI, Volkswagen GTI, Hot Hatches, News Blog, Product Planning, Future Models, Mild Hybrid 35 people like this. Like |
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