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NewsJanuary 22, 2016

VW Taps Former BMW Exec to Head North America

Volkswagen has appointed Hinrich J. Woebcken as head of its North American region assuming responsibility over all activities of the brand.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2016

CARB Rejects VW's Clean Diesel Fix

The California Air Resources Board has rejected Volkswagen's fix-it plan for diesel-powered vehicles that used software to cheat emissions regulations, calling the proposed plan insufficient.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2016

Volkswagen's Tiguan PHEV Concept Reaches 580 Miles

Volkswagen's Tiguan GTE Active Concept features a plug-in hybrid system that uses two electric motors and a gasoline engine, the automaker announced at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

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NewsJanuary 8, 2016

VW Shows EV Microbus Concept, Planning Tiguan PHEV

Volkswagen is moving toward electrification and away from diesel power in an aggressive way with its concept battery-electric microbus appearing at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas and the expected showing of a plug-in hybrid Tiguan at the Detroit auto show.

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NewsJanuary 5, 2016

Feds Sue Volkswagen Over Diesel Fix

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit against Volkswagen on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over 600,000 vehicles that included software designed to cheat emissions testing for engines that couldn't meet federal Clean Air Act standards.

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NewsDecember 22, 2015

CARB Extends Volkswagen's Diesel Recall Plan Deadline

Environmental regulators have given Volkswagen until Jan. 14 to gain approve for a diesel emissions repair plan relating to the automaker's 2.0L engine that used cheat software to evade emissions tests.

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NewsDecember 21, 2015

Siemens Adds VW Transporters to UK Fleet

Siemens is renewing its UK fleet with Volkswagen Transporters. The new contract will see 20 Transporters join Siemens’ growing wind turbine engineering support team as part of the firm’s ongoing growth in the sector.

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NewsDecember 11, 2015

VW Diesel Scandal Result of 'Chain of Mistakes'

Volkswagen engineers installed cheat software in their U.S. diesel vehicles because they "quite simply could not find a way to meet the tougher" standards limiting nitrogen oxide pollutants, the company's chairman told reporters this week.

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NewsDecember 4, 2015

Volkswagen Shakes Up Audi Leadership

Volkswagen AG has made several leadership changes at Audi AG, including naming a new chairman and technical development director, Audi has announced.

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Driving Notesby Paul ClintonDecember 4, 2015

2016 Volkswagen Passat

The Passat, Volkswagen's top fleet seller, enters the 2016-MY with plenty of new safety and connectivity features, sportier styling, and LED lighting that annihilates dark corners around a driveway.

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