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Troubled European Carmakers To Talk Fines And EVs With EU

Europe's biggest carmakers will converge on Brussels for talks this week as the EU seeks to chart a way forward for an embattled industry struggling to cope with Chinese competition and climate rules.

International Business Times

Here's What Happens When You Money-Shift a Volkswagen TDI Engine

The latest teardown video from the I Do Cars YouTube channel opens with a window to the soul of this Dieselgate-era Volkswagen engine. That's never a good thing, but it's just the beginning of the absolute carnage inside this 2.0-liter TDI diesel. And with everything torn apart, it's clear what…

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2025 Ford Capri: Everyone's Mad At This EV. But Is It Any Good?

There’s a new electric Ford SUV on the block, and it’s called the Capri. It’s caused quite a stir in the UK, but not because it’s a slightly less practical version of the (apparently rather good) Explorer, but because of its name.

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What Trump’s Tariffs Mean For EVs, Jobs And Your Wallet

It took a century to build a global automotive supply chain that spread technology, manufacturing, and jobs across borders, delivering mobility to millions. Now, with a single stroke of the pen, President Trump's executive order threatening 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada could upend that supply chain,…

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Volkswagen targets higher EV sales to avoid hefty €1.5 billion EU emission fines

EU countries such as France and Italy have urged Brussels to ditch the penalties for embattled European carmakers, who have been plunged into crisis by a switch to EVs and increasing competition.

Fortune

Volkswagen Fears Colossal Emissions Fine is Coming

The VW Group has put its immensely costly Dieselgate scandal behind it, but it's still facing an uphill battle to meet emissions regulations. For 2025, the European Union is lowering CO2 targets by approximately 15% compared to 2021 levels. For each gram above the threshold, automakers must pay €95 ($98).…

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Here's How This Chinese EV Took Down The BMW X3

There’s a narrative that’s common now: the Chinese market is pushing out all foreign competitors. Whether it’s BMW, General Motors or Volkswagen, the media, analysts, some automotive company CEOs and political pundits have agreed that the writing is on the wall. The war for China’s EV buyers, they say, has…

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The Jetta Is Average—But It's Still Better Than Most Crossovers: Review

In 2024, I drove some 30-odd vehicles, enough for most of them to blend together into a hazy mush. There are exceptions, of course, but the infinite sea of gray SUVs is almost indistinguishable in my memory. But as a city dweller, they almost all suffer from the same problems:…

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Cupra Needs To Bring Cars, Not SUVs, To America

Seemingly out of nowhere, Volkswagen decided to bring one of its European brands to America. But instead of granting a US visa to the better-known Skoda or SEAT marques, the higher-ups chose the newcomer, Cupra. Cupra has been in the VW Group since 2018, but the name has been used…

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Rivian: Weathering the Storm, Poised for Growth?

Rivian's initial Q4 results, DOE loan, strategic partnerships, and innovative technology position the company for substantial growth in the dynamic EV market.

MarketBeat

Europe's Three Best-Selling Cars in 2024 Were Not SUVs

The death of the car has been greatly exaggerated. Sure, SUVs and trucks have taken over in America and some other regions, but Europeans still love their little hatchbacks and whatnot. In 2024, the three most popular nameplates sold on the Old Continent were small cars: Dacia Sandero (cue the…

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People Online List The 29 Biggest Scams In History That They Have Witnessed, Spark Discussion Online

Person asks the internet what the biggest scams in human history are and netizens don’t disappoint. The post People Online List The 29 Biggest Scams In History That They Have Witnessed, Spark Discussion Online first appeared on Bored Panda.

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General Motors Sounds The Alarm On Trump's Tariffs

To our American readers: Welcome to a new week. You officially have a new president, and he's promised a lot of change over the next four years. Many of his policies target the U.S. auto industry, which is now sweating over the sheer uncertainty that President Donald Trump's plan for tariffs…

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The Czech Republic's car giant Skoda is defying parent Volkswagen's downturn

Volkswagen-owned Skoda is defying a broader downturn for the German carmaker.

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Volkswagen Had A Tough Year. Here's Why 2025 Could Be Tougher

Layoffs. Factory closures. Declining sales. Turning to upstart new partners in America and China to figure out how to make the cars of the future. Any way you want to look at it, the once-mighty Volkswagen Group had a hard 2024 pretty much everywhere it sells cars—electric or otherwise. And…

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Cupra Will Have Its Own Showrooms in the US

Scout isn't the only Volkswagen Group brand coming to the United States. SEAT's spin-off Cupra marque will arrive here by the end of this decade. CEO Wayne Griffiths says the Spanish brand, which was born just seven years ago, will have its own headquarters and will do business outside the…

The Guardian - UK

All carmakers in UK to escape fines for missing electric car sales targets in 2024

Analysts say use of ‘flexibilities’ to avoid penalties shows that zero-emissions mandate does not need to be relaxed

InsideEVs

A Volkswagen ID.7 Drove 585 Miles On One Charge. But There’s A Catch

The Volkswagen ID.7 is one of the longest-range EVs to come out of Europe. Its efficient powertrain and slippery fastback body give it a claimed WLTP range of up to 440 miles (709 kilometers), but the manufacturer wanted to prove that you can get a lot more than that out…

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International Business Times

At VW Home Base, Germany's Scholz Vows To Revive Economy

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to secure the future of Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of the crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen.

InsideEVs

Mercedes Boss Wants The EU To Drop Emissions Fines

Electric cars had a rough time last year in Europe. Despite more affordable models being launched, the latest provisional data shows a 6% decline in EV registrations in Europe compared to 2023–in contrast to the uptick in sales in the United States and China.

Fortune

Wells Fargo CEO says Trump administration ‘gives us optimism’ for 2025: ‘We succeed when the country succeeds’

The Wells Fargo CEO said the incoming administration signaled a "more business-friendly approach to policies and regulations."

InsideEVs

Volkswagen Is Closing Factories. China's EV Makers Want Them

German automakers are looking to the sky right now. But it's not drones over New Jersey that the Deutsch are worried about, it's Chinese electric vehicle makers circling over their European plants like vultures, ready to sink their teeth into idled plants while the machinery is still warm.

Fortune

Volkswagen CFO delivers warning to unproductive staff

Volkswagen CFO Arno Antlitz said the carmaker wouldn't invest in unproductive factories, paving way for new battle with workers.

Motor1

Scout's Range Extenders Will Be Silent: 'You Don't Hear It, You Don't Feel It'

When Scout begins producing the Terra truck and Traveler SUV in a few years, it’ll likely have a critical component from Volkswagen Group. The revived brand will offer range-extended versions of its models, with an engine that charges the battery. Scott Keogh, Scout’s CEO, told Edmunds that it’ll probably source it…

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The Honda Civic Was the Best-Selling Manual Car of 2024

We spent the first couple weeks of 2025 getting sales data on manual-transmission cars in America. That led us to some interesting findings, which you've seen published on this fine website. We don't have take-rate figures for every single manual car sold here last year, but we have enough to…

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