Volkswagen has been left red-faced after plans to change its brand name in the USA to ‘Voltswagen of America’ were reportedly leaked ahead of the official announcement. According to a report from CNBC, a press release dated April 29 was published on VW’s American website that detailed a “public declaration […]
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Top 10 Underpowered Brazilian Hatchbacks
People love Brazilians and getting a Brazilian, but this breathless bunch couldn’t pull a Rio Carnival float over black ice. Around the world, the necessity of capacity taxes as a means of reducing emissions has created some very interesting vehicles. The Latin American nation penalised car makers for having capacities […]
Volkswagen fined $125 million, breaching Australian Consumer Law
You probably thought the VW dieselgate scandal was just about over, right? Wrong. It’s been announced today the Federal Court in Australia has just ordered Volkswagen AG to pay a record AU$125 million fine. The fine was originally negotiated at AU$75 million following outcomes of investigations by the Australia Competition […]
Volkswagen faces another lawsuit, sued by SEC: Dieselgate scandal
Volkswagen is in trouble again over its scandalous emissions-cheating ploy which was revealed in 2015. Now the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are suing VW and former CEO Martin Winterkorn. The SEC is accusing the carmaker of “violating the antifraud provisions” of the federal laws. A civil complaint was submitted […]
2019 World Car of the Year finalists announced
The 2019 World Car of the Year finalists have been announced, as judges narrow down on the best cars of the year before the final crowns are handed out during the New York auto show in April. This year the jury consists of 86 international automative journalists. They were tasked […]
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi best-selling carmaker in 2018
The three-brand alliance managed to sell 10.76 million vehicles in 2018, which is more than any other car manufacturer or auto group in the passenger vehicle sector. This is the second year running the group has come out on top. Recently-acquired Mitsubishi contributed 1.2 million vehicle sales to the group, […]
Volkswagen sells thousands of illegal vehicles, issues recall – report
Volkswagen is in strife again for taking part in illegal activity. This time it seems the company may have sold up to around 17,000 pre-production vehicles to customers which were not approved by authorities for customer use. A company spokesperson confirmed to German business newspaper Handelsblatt that for years the […]
2019 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 rally car available to order
Interested in getting the sport of rallying? Volkswagen has commenced taking orders of its new Polo GTI R5 rally car, which builds on from the motorsport pedigree of the Polo R WRC car. The Polo GTI R5 is being certified for the R5 category of WRC and will be ready […]