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The increase was led by an 11 percent increase in the U.S., the brand's largest market.

Chris Glover, who has worked for VW for 30 years, most recently as executive vice president for production and logistics with Volkswagen de Mexico, will succeed Tom du Plessis.

Spy photographers caught a larger Audi three-row crossover, powered by an internal combustion engine, on the Nürburgring in Germany.

The automaker has been working on disability issues for several years and is seeing progress in some areas, but still has work to do in others.

The Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport and Tiguan crossovers helped the brand post a $700 million turnaround in 2020 from the previous year.

The Munich auto show was abuzz with electric cars. Some looked promising, others less so.

Executives say the brand will lease used ID-family EVs, including the ID4 compact crossover, after the original leases expire through the brand's captive finance arm. The used vehicle leases would be an extreme rarity in the industry.

Markus Duesmann said growing Volkswagen Group synergies mean "a sustainable return of 11 percent is definitely realistic for us in the long term."

It is the second of three such vehicles that look at how the brand sees its interaction with customers after it transitions to all EVs and introduces autonomous driving capabilities.

Gerd Klauss, who retired as president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, died Aug. 7 in his home in Connecticut.

The brand is testing temporary software upgrades with consumers, and is committed to sharing revenues with dealers.

Lamborghini says it will sell 112 copies of a resurrected Countach supercar, this time with a hybrid V-12 powertrain that makes 825 hp.

Cameron Batten, a former executive with Samsung and other Fortune 500 companies, has been named the new head of communications for VW Group of America.

Audi says its Skysphere concept shows how future roadsters could develop as autonomous driving becomes a reality.

A spokesman for VW confirmed that its U.S. dealers have been issued stop-sale orders for all-wheel-drive versions of its just-launched Taos compact crossover because an unidentified issue may cause engines to stop while the car is in use.