If the U.S. government's trade dispute with the European Union persuades Brussels to reduce its tariffs to match the more open U.S. market, the big winners would be German automakers, a top VW executive said.

Nearly all of Volkswagen Group's wave of 70 electric models will use a pair of common platforms, one for mass-market cars and another for premium vehicles.

VW Group increased the global production and product scope of its upcoming full-electric cars, while warning the EV push will lead to jobs cuts.

Volkswagen rolled out a battery-electric dune buggy concept that harks back to the Meyers Manx Beetle-based sand runners of the 1960s and 1970s.

German engineering company IAV, which is co-owned by Volkswagen, pleaded guilty to a felony count of conspiracy in a U.S. court for its role in helping VW to develop the defeat device software needed to temporarily alter the performance of its so-called clean diesel engines.

Four former top Audi engineers were indicted for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to skirt U.S. emissions tests. They include Audi's former head of technical development, Stefan Knirsch.

VW is adding a second plant in the U.S. to build EVs for Volkswagen and potentially other brands. It will begin production in 2022.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley clearly learned many lessons from his predecessor, even some the late Sergio Marchionne never intended to teach him.