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VW releases Golf R teaser showing rear hatch days before full reveal

Filed under: Volkswagen , Hatchback , Performance Continue reading VW releases Golf R teaser showing rear hatch days before full reveal VW releases Golf R teaser showing rear hatch days before full reveal originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/3mzYXWf

2021 Volkswagen Atlas Review | Think big

Filed under: Reviews , Volkswagen , Buying Guide , Crossover Continue reading 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Review | Think big 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Review | Think big originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/3kMBnoI

Volkswagen posts quarterly profit despite drop in sales

Filed under: Earnings/Financials , Audi , Bentley , Bugatti , Lamborghini , Porsche , Volkswagen "The coronavirus remains a central problem," Volkswagen Chief Financial Officer Frank Witter said in a conference call with reporters. Witter said the takeover of U.S. truck maker Navistar International Corp by Volkswagen's trucking unit Traton SE was an important acquisition, but the "current economic climate will not make this easy." Volkswagen reiterated it expects to post a profit for the full year, saying its business "recovered noticeably" in the third quarter as sales Continue reading Volkswagen posts quarterly profit despite drop in sales Volkswagen posts quarterly profit despite drop in sales originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/34GbdOZ

VW recalls 218,000 Jettas to fix fuel leaks that could cause fires

Filed under: Recalls , Volkswagen , Safety Volkswagen is recalling more than 218,000 Jetta sedans in the U.S. to fix a fuel leak problem that can cause fires. Volkswagen says in documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators that bolts holding some high-pressure tubing can come loose over time, allowing fuel to leak and increasing the risk of a fire. Documents posted by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration don't say if there have been any fires, but they mention an unspecified number of claims. Continue reading VW recalls 218,000 Jettas to fix fuel leaks that could cause fires VW recalls 218,000 Jettas to fix fuel leaks that could cause fires originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/3oFsfVp

VW may make Bentley a subsidiary of Audi

Filed under: Audi , Bentley , Volkswagen Volkswagen plans to make British luxury carmaker Bentley a subsidiary of its Audi division as it seeks economies of scale among its top-end brands, German trade publication Automobilwoche reported. Bentley, for now overseen by the head of VW's Porsche business, Oliver Blume, will from next year be part of Audi, where VW group Chief Executive Herbert Diess believes it has more potential, Automobilwoche cited company sources as saying. Continue reading VW may make Bentley a subsidiary of Audi VW may make Bentley a subsidiary of Audi originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/3mgXQug

Here are 12 electric pickups in the works

Filed under: Green , Chevrolet , Fisker , Ford , GM , GMC , Hummer , Misc. Automakers , RAM , Tesla , Volkswagen , Truck , Electric , Future , Rivian Continue reading Here are 12 electric pickups in the works Here are 12 electric pickups in the works originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/34hKbgw

VW gauges interest in Ducati from potential buyers

Filed under: Earnings/Financials , Volkswagen , Motorcycle Volkswagen Group is hosting preliminary talks with potential bidders for its Ducati brand to gauge potential interest in the motorcycle maker ahead of a November planning round, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. During the five-year planning round, VW will review the future of its Ducati brand as well as of its super sports car brands Lamborghini and Bugatti, they said. Volkswagen is analyzing the future of Lamborghini, Bugatti and Ducati as part of broader quest Continue reading VW gauges interest in Ducati from potential buyers VW gauges interest in Ducati from potential buyers originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/3m3YDPh

2021 Volkswagen Arteon gets a higher base price, cheaper top trim

Filed under: Volkswagen , Hatchback , sedan Continue reading 2021 Volkswagen Arteon gets a higher base price, cheaper top trim 2021 Volkswagen Arteon gets a higher base price, cheaper top trim originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/2Hp74FD

Junkyard Gem: 1969 Volkswagen Beetle Sedan

Filed under: Etc. , Volkswagen , Automotive History , sedan Continue reading Junkyard Gem: 1969 Volkswagen Beetle Sedan Junkyard Gem: 1969 Volkswagen Beetle Sedan originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/34avbAT

VW raises Navistar bid to $44.50 per share to clinch trucks deal

Filed under: Earnings/Financials , Volkswagen , Commercial Vehicles A successful merger would combine the MAN, Scania and Volkswagen trucks brands with Navistar to create a global manufacturer, at a time when the industry is seeking ways to share the costs of developing low emissions technology. At $44.50 per share, Traton would pay about $3.7 billion for the shares in Navistar it doesn't already own, valuing the U.S. business as a whole at around $4.4 billion. "Traton SE and the U.S.-American truck manufacturer Navistar International Corporation, in which Tra Continue reading VW raises Navistar bid to $44.50 per share to clinch trucks deal VW raises Navistar bid to $44.50 per share to clinch trucks deal originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/3lVOTqb

Selling flowers out of her VW Beetle helps Rio woman survive COVID-19

Filed under: Etc. , Weird Car News , Volkswagen , Classics You can't miss the green 1969 Volkswagen Beetle parked at the corner, orchids and ferns crowding its open bonnet, sunflowers sticking out of windows, potted plants on the roof. Turning her car into a flower shop was Valcineia Machado's survival plan after her business collapsed in the COVID-19 pandemic, and she is has become a hit in Rio's Copacabana beach district. At 51, she has reinvented herself, moving from real estate to selling roses and other flower on a busy corner. Continue reading Selling flowers out of her VW Beetle helps Rio woman survive COVID-19 Selling flowers out of her VW Beetle helps Rio woman survive COVID-19 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 11 Oct 2020 12:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/34LoRz9

Goodbye, Shelby GT350; hello, new Honda Ridgeline and Subaru BRZ | Autoblog Podcast #648

Filed under: Podcasts , Acura , Ford , Honda , Jaguar , Subaru , Volkswagen , Truck , Coupe , Crossover , SUV , Future , Performance , sedan Plus Jaguar XE and XF updates, slow Acura NSX sales and driving the VW Atlas Continue reading Goodbye, Shelby GT350; hello, new Honda Ridgeline and Subaru BRZ | Autoblog Podcast #648 Goodbye, Shelby GT350; hello, new Honda Ridgeline and Subaru BRZ | Autoblog Podcast #648 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 9 Oct 2020 16:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen https://ift.tt/2SEfXxJ