Volkswagen of America is unveiling the Passat GT concept, designed by the company’s North American engineering hub in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at at Automobility LA. Combining fresh styling updates with the powerful 280-hp VR6® ...
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A US judge has approved Volkswagen's $14.7bn deal that arose from the automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal. Judge Charles Breyer of the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval to the ...
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A senior US District Court judge for the Northern District of California has granted preliminary approval to a $15bn settlement over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal. Judge Charles Breyer granted preliminary approval of the ...
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Volkswagen has secured approval from Germany’s federal motor transport authority, Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), to fix emissions software on several models. The company has already sent a letter to all of the affected owners, ...
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The world's first front end carrier without metal reinforcement has now leapt across the platforms: The Volkswagen Group is using the front end carrier made from the BASF plastic Ultramid in the new Passat and Sharan models – after ...
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German automobile major Volkswagen has armed its midsize sedan Passat with a head-up display capable of providing relevant trip data and alerts to the driver’s primary vision field. The display screen has a slide-out pane which ...
Brake pads are among 74 parts released by Bosch. Robert Bosch LLC has released 74 parts for brake pads and rotors, wiper blade sets, starters, alternators, oxygen sensors and electric water pumps. Brake pads Twenty brake pad ...
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INRIX, a leading global provider of traffic information, analytics and driver services for the connected car and smart cities worldwide, today announced that it is expanding its partnership with Volkswagen to launch INRIX Park and INRIX ...
CRP Automotive announced that it is the first to market with ContiTech replacement belts for applications that use start/stop technology. The new belts, ContiTech Silent Grip and ContiTech Tough Grip, were originally developed by ContiTech ...
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German automaker Volkswagen Group has announced its plans to unveil the new Passat Saloon and Estate vehicles in July 2014. The new 4MOTION all-wheel drive Passat will be powered by 2L four-cylinder bi-turbo diesel engine paired to a new ...
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German automaker Volkswagen Group is planning to expand business in India with an investment of about €100m. Under the expansion plan, the company is expected to launch its sedan and SUV in the compact segment along with a hatchback. ...
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German automaker Volkswagen Group is planning to voluntarily recall 26,452 units of 2014 vehicles over a defective O-ring issue in powertrain. The recall includes all the vehicles powered by 1.8L turbocharged engines including the Jetta, ...
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Douglas Skorupski, Manager of Technical Strategy, Volkswagen of America, today presented the launch details of the company’s newest, most fuel-efficient, TDI Clean Diesel engine, designated EA288. During a presentation delivered at ...
German automaker Volkswagen has unveiled a new version of the Taigun SUV concept at Auto Expo 2014 in New Delhi. The new four-seat Taigun is equipped with a new 1.0L TSI engine. It offers combined fuel consumption of 4.7L/100 km (110 g/km ...
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Volkswagen of America is set to introduce a production version of the Passat Performance Concept - 'Passat Sport', in early 2014. The new Passat Sport sedan will join the Passat line-up between the SE and the SEL Premium trims. ...
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