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Volkswagen Profits Hit As High Costs, China Woes Weigh

German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday its annual profits nosedived during a torrid year that saw Europe's top carmaker increasingly struggle with high production costs and fierce Chinese competition.

International Business Times

Voices: Is it time for EV owners to pay road tax, or will it hinder green progress? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: With EVs set to lose their road tax exemption, some fear it could slow the shift to greener transport

The Independent UK

Cheap EVs Are Popping Off. Just Not In America.

Last week, Volkswagen previewed its upcoming $21,500 electric car by unveiling the ID.Every1 concept. The little hatchback looks awesome, has a space-age cabin with a big ol’ touchscreen and should go at least 150 miles on a charge. As TechCrunch reports, it will be the first VW Group car to…

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Recall: Nearly 14,000 VW And Audi EVs Might Lose Power While Driving

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling nearly 14,000 electric vehicles in the United States because 12-volt battery chargers may fail and lead to a loss of power while driving.

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Volkswagen Tayron review: The popular family SUV goes hybrid, but loses two seats

Sitting between the popular Tiguan and the giant Touareg, the plug-in hybrid Tayron offers bags of space and 75 miles of electric range, but misses out on seven seats

The Independent UK

VW Design Boss Confirms Buttons Coming Back: 'It's A Car, Not A Phone'

Manufacturers are slowly starting to listen to what car journalists and owners have been complaining about for almost a decade: Cramming all the car’s functions into a touchscreen is an inferior solution to having dedicated physical controls for key tasks.

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Volkswagen's Fix for 177,000 Fire-Prone Cars Is Ridiculously Simple

Volkswagen has recalled 177,493 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs, all from the 2024 and 2025 model years. There's a problem with the plastic engine cover that could possibly cause it to contact hot areas on the engine. This can lead to melting in certain locations and, in some cases,…

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Volkswagen ID. Buzz Pro S: We've Got One For The Week, What Do You Want To Know?

Back in 2023, Volkswagen showed off the U.S. version of the electric van meant to pay homage to the classic Type-2 Volkswagen Bus of the 1960s. With it came marketing materials that conjured up ideas of surfing on the beach and living a free-spirit lifestyle. In reality, man of these…

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Volkswagen Is Suing a Dealership Over Poor Sales

A Volkswagen dealer in New York might not be part of the franchise much longer. Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has sued Prestige Imports for its poor sales performance, and the automaker is looking to end its dealer agreement with the retailer. According to the complaint, Prestige has cost the automaker…

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Volkswagen’s ID EVs faltered in the U.S.—now it’s banking on a revived American brand

As EV sales cool, VW looks to defunct brand Scout for U.S. growth.

Fortune

Nissan Could Nab Foxconn Exec For Its New CEO

Nissan's falling out with Honda was just as unexpected as talks of its potential merger. Yet, somehow, it felt inevitable—neither brand seemed interested in a true 50/50 partnership. Soon, rumors arose that the deal was to avoid a hostile takeover from Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn. Ironically, Nissan may now tap a…

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Volkswagen Played 'Under Pressure' At a Car's Debut

The reveal event of a new car is organized down to the smallest detail, especially when you've been in the car-making game as long as Volkswagen has. There's no room for hiccups when rolling out what could be a vital model for the company's future. Although the ID. Every1 concept's…

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Volkswagen reveals the ID.1 concept car, which will spawn its cheapest all-electric model to date

VW has lifted the lid on what will become its most affordable EV yet... and it looks good!

TechRadar

The new Volkswagen ID.Every1 is a £17,000 baby EV with the spirit of the VW Beetle

Concept previews new budget electric car that could get a familiar name and promises ‘mobility for everyone’

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The ID.Every1 Is The Cheap EV Volkswagen Desperately Needs

Automakers need to sell cheaper electric vehicles if they want to put more people behind the wheel of EVs. Volkswagen intends to address the lack of models at the lower end with two new entries: ID.2 and ID.1. The ID.2all concept has previewed the former and will cost less than €25,000 ($26,700)…

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The Volkswagen ID. Every1 Previews An Affordable EV For The Masses

Electric cars have felt out of reach for mainstream car buyers for years, thanks to the stubbornly high price tags. But in Europe, that’s changing fast.

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Volkswagen Was Already In Trouble. Tariffs Could Make Things Much Worse

Volkswagen had a tough go of things last year. The company's sales fell by 10 percent in China, arguably its most important. Its other stronghold, Europe, was flat, with a shrinking overall car market that led to VW Group sales falling by 0.1%. This strained the company's finances, eventually forcing…

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The Volkswagen ID.4 Just Dethroned The Tesla Model Y In This Key Market

Unless you‘ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen that things aren’t going so good for Tesla right now. Especially in Europe, sales were already on the way down, but recent Musk antics that run afoul of some European countries’ anti-hate speech laws have helped crater the brand’s sales.…

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Tariffs Have Arrived. Here's How Automakers Are Reacting

Update: President Trump has already issued an exemption for automakers on the 25-percent tariffs for Canada and Mexico. Speaking to the press on March 5, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Trump issued a month exemption for automakers, provided they comply with terms of the US- Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)…

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Volkswagen Built Another SUV

Toyota has been holding on to the global car sales crown since it overtook Volkswagen in 2020. How are the Germans fighting back? By betting on SUVs to save the day once again. While we thought there wasn't room left for yet another high-riding model, VW is proving us all wrong.…

Fortune

Self-driving taxis are speeding ahead in America—so why is Europe still waiting?

Despite years of testing, Europe has no commercial robotaxis. Funding, regulations, and infrastructure are holding them back—can the bloc ever catch up?

International Business Times

Volkswagen Recalls 60,000 Vehicles Due To Significant Defects

The company has urged impacted drivers to ensure that their parking brakes are fully engaged.

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Volkswagen CEO: We Will Never Build a Scirocco SUV

Remember when you heard that Mitsubishi was bringing back the Eclipse? Remember feeling absolutely gutted when it was revealed as a terrifically average, uninspiring SUV instead of a fun sports car? Volkswagen doesn't want people to feel that way about its cars. Or at least, the cars with exciting legacies,…

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The Kia PV5 Electric Van Has Something for Everyone

The 2025 Kia EV Day event in Spain isn’t just about the EV2 concept and EV4. The business-focused Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) is also celebrating its premiere, and the car-derived PV5 leads the way. Customers can choose from three distinct flavors: Passenger, Cargo, and Chassis Cab. The latter is based on the Cargo…

The Independent UK

Kia EV2 concept previews new budget all-electric SUV

Sub-£30,000 EV set to arrive in the UK in 2026 to battle Volkswagen ID. 2

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