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Volkswagen Axes A Minivan It's Been Selling For 11 Years

Almost no one noticed it, but as of April 29, 2026, it’s official: the Volkswagen Touran is dead. On that day, the model's last example rolled off the line in Wolfsburg. It’s not a huge surprise—at a little over 11 years old, the second-generation compact minivan was by far the…

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Volkswagen Previews 'The Most Spectacular Golf R To Date'

While some enthusiasts are still waiting for a five-cylinder Golf R, Volkswagen has a different idea for a hardcore hot hatch. Wolfsburg’s pocket rocket will race at the Nürburgring next year to mark a quarter century of R models. It’s a tradition that began in 2002 with the Golf R32…

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Leverkusen hark back to Alonso era as adrenaline rush pushes Bayern to brink

Rivalry has been Bundesliga’s best in recent years and intense 1-1 draw had ‘everything football has to offer’

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Here's A Super Early Look At The Volkswagen Golf 9

It's long been announced, but the first official image of the next Golf is still bound to draw plenty of attention. After all, we’re still talking about Germany’s best-selling car. At a company meeting this week in Wolfsburg, Volkswagen showed the Golf 9 in silhouette form.

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Bugatti's Forgotten Sedan Resurfaces With A Supercharged W16 Engine

The Autostadt museum next to Volkswagen’s factory in Wolfsburg is the gift that keeps on giving. With so many wild experiments secretly developed during the Ferdinand Piëch era, this VW Group–owned destination is well worth a visit. We recently talked about a Lamborghini Diablo SV with a W16, but there’s…

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Chelsea fight back to seal WCL quarter-final spot, Manchester United sink Juve

Chelsea sealed qualification for the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win in Wolfsburg, while Manchester United are seeded for the playoffs after defeating Juventus 1-0

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Volkswagen Is Testing This Robotaxi With No Steering Wheel Or Pedals

The manufacturer says it’s using this driverless taxi prototype to gauge passenger reactions, but it likely has bigger plans for it.

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UWCL: Will Chelsea, Arsenal and Man United qualify for the quarter-finals?

With just two games to go, what do Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United need to qualify for the next round of the Women’s Champions League?

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Insufficient Funds: Volkswagen Is Reportedly Delaying The Electric Golf

The e-Golf had to die so the ID.3 could live, but Volkswagen is preparing the ol' switcheroo. The change, however, might take longer than planned. While VW has announced plans to launch an electric Golf by the end of the decade, a new report suggests the project isn’t progressing as…

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This Is the Most Powerful Volkswagen GTI Ever

Already the fastest Volkswagen around the Nürburgring, the Golf GTI Edition 50 is now also the most potent car from Wolfsburg to wear the Grand Touring Injection badge. It remains front-wheel drive, but now packs nearly as much power as the all-wheel-drive Golf R. This special version takes the GTI…

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The Once-Dominant Volkswagen Golf Is Quietly Fading

Since the first Golf rolled off the assembly line in late March 1974, Volkswagen has built more than 37 million units. It’s by far the company’s most popular car ever, comfortably surpassing the Beetle (21.5 million) and the Polo (20 million). But the once-dominant Golf may be past its prime.…

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Dortmund’s season is spiralling after own goals on and off pitch

Niko Kovac faces a tough task after BVB’s Waldemar Anton and Serhou Guirassy aided their former club Stuttgart

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Volkswagen Admits It Has Fallen Behind Competitors

Since the messy Dieselgate, Volkswagen hasn't been the dominant force we used to take for granted in Europe. The rise of electric cars and Chinese competition caught the folks from Wolfsburg off guard, and the ID lineup of EVs has generated a lukewarm response. VW concedes it needs to "catch…

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Volkswagen CEO booed after saying he didn't live in a 'fantasy world': report

Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume was reportedly booed as he spoke about growing up in Wolfsburg, home to VW’s biggest factory.

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Volkswagen workers stage mass protest across Germany

Volkswagen employee representatives say workers should not bear the brunt of management’s failure to produce appealing products

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An ‘earthquake’ at Volkswagen – and a crisis for Germany?

The company is seen as crucial not just to local but national wellbeing – and never before have its workers been threatened in their own homeland like this

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VW Bosses Defend Possible Plant Closures At Stormy Meeting

Volkswagen executives defended plans to consider the unprecedentedclosure of factories in Germany during a heated meeting Wednesday with thousands of staff, saying falling sales had hit it hard.

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Fire and salt fuel the new Beef Club eatery at Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg campus

Beef Club, revamped by Ester Bruzkus Architekten, turns to fire and salt in its cooking as well as its interior inspiration

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Volkswagen R Will Become a Standalone Performance EV Brand

R is even getting a dedicated section at VW's theme park in Wolfsburg.

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Wolfsburg Appoints Ralph Hasenhuettl As New Head Coach

Wolfsburg appoints Ralph Hasenhuettl as new coach to revive team's fortunes after a string of poor results. Hasenhuettl aims to bring fresh impetus and sta...

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Volkswagen ID.3 Production Won't Expand Due To 'Low Demand': Report

Volkswagen canceled its plan to produce the Volkswagen ID.3 model at its main factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.

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‘It’s the same daily misery’: Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency

Deutsche Bahn’s once-admired service has descended into chaos. Whether decades of poor investment or the company’s unusual structure is to blame, it’s a huge headache for a coalition trying to meet climate goals

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VW Golf Electric To Be Made In Wolfsburg, Trinity At Zwickau Plant

A new electric A-segment SUV – in other words, a city car – will also be built at the Wolfsburg factory beginning in 2026.

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VW Said To End ID.3 Production At Dresden's Transparent Factory

The Volkswagen ID.3 will continue to be built at the Zwickau plant and will also start production at the Wolfsburg factory this fall.

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Ballon d’Or 2023: Bukayo Saka earns first nomination as shortlists announced

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has been nominated for the Ballon d'Or for the first time.

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