Volkswagen is preparing to cull a number of high-level employees as it recovers from the dieselgate scandal, according to reports. German press Handelsblatt and Bild am Sonntag are reporting the Volkswagen Group is planning on firing a handful of engineers and managers that have been implicated in the costly dieselgate […]
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VW may recall 124,000 cars due to harmful materials
Volkswagen may be looking at another raft of recalls of its electric vehicles after cadmium – a carcinogenic metal – has been found in over 120,000 of its electric and hybrid vehicles, according to reports. The problem for Volkswagen are the levels of the heavy metal ‘cadmium’ that have been […]
Volkswagen Golf Mk2 sets DSG AWD world record 1/4 mile (video)
What’s the quickest Volkswagen DSG-equipped AWD car in the world? You might not have expected it to be a Mk2 Golf, but this is it, apparently. It has just run the quarter mile in an astonishing 8.769 seconds. Obviously this isn’t a standard Mk2 Golf. For starters, it uses a […]
Ford & Volkswagen announce strategic alliance
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG have announced they have signed into a Memorandum of Understanding agreement that will see the two pair up to strengthen each other. The two companies are “exploring potential projects across a number of areas”, a press release says. Specifically, it says it is looking […]
Audi boss Rupert Stadler arrested in Germany; dieselgate
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has been arrested by the Munich prosecutor’s office in Germany, to prevent a potential suppressing of evidence relating to the massive Volkswagen Group dieselgate scandal. Professor Stadler was arrested at his home in Ingolstadt early this morning, Munich prosectors said, following a search of his apartment […]
2018 VW Polo recalled in Australia, potentially dodgy seat belt
Volkswagen Australia has announced a safety-related recall for the 2018 Polo, involving the rear seat belt for the centre seat which could unintentionally release without warning. What could be seen as a sign of poor build quality, affected vehicles could feature a dodgy rear centre seat belt lock which could […]
Top 10 best SUVs coming to Australia in 2018-2019
It’s no secret SUVs are the car style of the decade, with sales of the adventure-inspiring vehicles climbing relentlessly to the point where they are overtaking regular passenger cars. For those in the market, we’ve gathered up a list of what we think are the top 10 best SUVs coming to […]
2019 Volkswagen Touareg unveiled, gets 310kW V8 diesel
This is it. The all-new 2019 Volkswagen Touareg large SUV. It makes its debut in Beijing following a long teaser campaign. Volkswagen selected China for the debut as it is its largest market. The new model is based on the latest MLB Evo platform, with external dimensions growing in width […]