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VW's EV push starts with ID3

Volkswagen has unveiled its Golf-sized ID3 EV, the first in a family of affordable electric vehicles.
Audi to sell high-powered RS 6 Avant wagon in U.S.

The redesigned wagon, on sale in North America next year, boasts a 591-hp twin-turbo powered V-8 engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive.
VW picks FCA veteran Saad Chehab to run U.S. marketing

In the new role, he will be responsible for repositioning the VW brand away from its 2015 diesel-emissions cheating scandal and toward a future with at least four battery-electric vehicles in the U.S. beginning in 2020.
Why manufacturing could become a commodity

By automating factories with processes, machinery and even products that can communicate with each other, plants of the future will be transformed into highly profitable ventures capable of producing multiple products for different customers, a leading expert said.
Enhanced safety needed quickly, Toyota exec says

Current onboard safety systems such as automated emergency braking are already cutting down on collisions, but enhancements that further improve automotive safety should be rolled out as quickly as possible to save lives, Toyota's Wayne Powell said.
VW exec says 'tipping point is near' for electric vehicles

VW's Reinhard Fischer said the automaker's $50 billion global electric push will bring new scale to EV production, pushing down costs to a point where they reach parity with fuel-powered vehicles.
Suppliers' standing at risk, study warns

The global industry transition to electrified propulsion will render many companies secondary suppliers in the next few years as automakers increase reliance on complex electric systems with fewer outsourced parts.
VW drops last 2 wagon models sold in U.S.

The Volkswagen Golf SportWagen and Golf Alltrack wagons are victims of growing crossover sales, which now account for more than half of VW volume in the U.S.
New name and a new mission for VW's Silicon Valley lab

VW promises a global lineup filled with scores of battery-electric vehicles. Its Silicon Valley lab will be responsible for making those coming products technologically advanced and customer-oriented.
VW innovation center adds advanced tech to 1962 Microbus

Volkswagen's Innovation and Engineering Center California has built a full-electric 1962 Microbus complete with facial recognition, a holographic dashboard and digital assistant-like interaction.
VW workers at U.S. plant reject second union organizing bid

For the second time in five years, a majority of hourly workers at Volkswagen's U.S. assembly plant has rejected a bid to unionize under the UAW.
Audi in talks over Europe recall of the e-tron due to fire risk

Audi is in talks with German authorities about a recall of its e-tron EV in Europe after voluntarily recalling the SUV in the U.S. due to a potential risk of a battery fire.
VW's goal: AVs usable by those with disabilities

Fully autonomous vehicles for the masses may be decades away, but Volkswagen has launched an effort to ensure that people with disabilities can benefit.
VW likely to expand lifestyle U.S. offerings with Basecamp line

The Volkswagen Atlas Basecamp Concept is "highly likely" to make it to the U.S. market in some form, the brand's North American CEO says.
VW factory workers in U.S. asked to reject forming union

Volkswagen shut down its U.S. assembly lines Monday in Chattanooga to let Tennessee Governor Bill Lee deliver an address to the plant's workers in which he indirectly urged them to reject forming a union at the plant. Chattanooga is the only VW plant in the world without any form of worker representation.