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Volkswagen brand has no plans to develop new combustion engines, CEO Ralf Brandstaetter said, as the automaker shifts its focus to battery-powered cars. VW will further develop the engines currently ...

Volkswagen products can be found in nearly any country around the world. Its simple and stylish VW logo is ubiquitous and iconic, often adopted as a fashion accessory in a way that goes even beyond ...

Volkswagen officially broke ground Thursday on what it’s nicknaming SalzGiga—VW’s battery factory at Salzgitter, Germany, that will serve as a hub for global battery activities and vertical ...

One of the world’s biggest carmakers is calling time on producing internal combustion vehicles at one of its biggest factories in Germany. From now on, that factory will only produce electric cars — ...

One of the Volkswagen Group’s most widely used engines is at the center of a new class action lawsuit in the United States. VW and Audi have been sued because the 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo mill, ...

Volkswagen’s EA888 2.0T is the engine everybody is currently going mad for on the VW tuning scene. Here’s our tuning guide to help you get the most out of this peach of an engine… The EA888 was first ...