Volkswagen News
Luxury brands have grabbed a larger share of the U.S. new-vehicle market in recent years as affluent households maintained spending, though tariffs will push prices further out of reach of consumers.
Strong sales of the Nissan Ariya, Toyota bZ4X and VW ID4 made Norway one of Europe’s fastest growing markets in February.
The VW Group subsidiary expects to get its entry EV on the road in 2026 instead of 2027 with help from a software collaboration with Rivian.
VW’s Microbus of the 1960s, the predecessor to the ID Buzz, played a key role in the creation of the popular dog toy in 1976.
The decision follows a €20 billion ($21.6 billion) after-tax loss at Porsche SE because of impairments on its holding of VW stock.
When Dan Matthews bought the Volkswagen-Audi dealership from his father, Bill, in 2016, he agreed to build a larger rooftop, located nearby, for the Volkswagen brand while renovating the original 18,000-square-foot (1,700-square-metre) building for Audi.
The cooperation on future cars on the MQB platform will stop at advanced Level 2, meaning that drivers will still have to pay attention to the road. Features include hands-free highway driving and traffic-jam piloting.
Production of the premium midsize SUV is expected to peak this year at 105,120.
Andrew Savvas joined Volkswagen of America in 2022. The executive was popular among VW’s U.S. dealers.
Skoda Auto Volkswagen India faces allegations that it misclassified component imports of some Audi, VW and Skoda cars to evade higher tariffs.
