Audi to close Brussels plant in early 2025, discontinuing Q8 E-Tron
Audi’s plant in Brussels, Belgium, will cease production next year after the automaker’s attempts to find a buyer failed. The plant, which employs slightly more than 3,000 workers, was acquired…
Read More »VW considering manual transmission, sound for EVs
VW has tested a manual transmission for EVs EVs that make sound are on the table at VW An electric GTI and Golf R won’t arrive until the end of…
Read More »2025 VW Tiguan debuts at 2024 Los Angeles auto show
Volkswagen has a redesigned Tiguan headed to U.S. showrooms next year The new compact crossover skips the third row of the outgoing model The sole powertrain at launch will be…
Read More »Review: 2025 VW ID.Buzz cues nostalgia in a leading-edge EV
The VW ID.Buzz borrows just the right amount of retro-Bus cues With the ID.Buzz marks the first fully electric minivan The ID.Buzz costs a flagship $61,545 and has up to…
Read More »Scout Traveler vs. Rivian R1S: How the off-road electric SUVs stack up
The first real challenger to the Rivian R1S’s electric SUV halo is coming, and it hails from South Carolina via Germany. The Scout brand has been resurrected by Volkswagen. On…
Read More »VW’s new US-spec Tiguan set for 2024 Los Angeles auto show
Volkswagen unveiled a new generation of the Tiguan compact crossover last fall, but that isn’t the version bound for the U.S. Instead, the U.S. will once again get a larger…
Read More »Playing video games will soon be possible in a VW
Volkswagen on Monday announced plans to make AirConsole’s video gaming platform available in its cars starting from September. The automaker said the first recipients will be the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5,…
Read More »Next Discovery may become more van-like
JLR wants more differentiation between Discovery and Defender Volkswagen’s ID.Buzz may be an inspiration for a new Discovery EV and gas powertrains are likely for a new Discovery JLR is…
Read More »2025 VW ID.Buzz gets $61,545 price, 234-mile range estimate
The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz will cost between $61,545 and $71,545 EPA-rated range for the 2025 ID.Buzz ranges from 234 to 231 miles per charge The 2025 ID.Buzz will arrive in…
Read More »2025 Volkswagen ID.2’s MEB Entry platform starts testing
Volkswagen is in the early stages of development of an electric hatchback to slot in below the compact ID.3 sold overseas, and a test mule has been spotted. A test…
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