The Local Germany editor Tom Barfield argues that Volkswagen's irresponsible dodging of emissions limits endangers Germany's economic well-being and its most important diplomatic objectives.
Updated: Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn apologized for the pollution cheating scandal that has rocked the company this week, but said he would not resign despite mounting pressure.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed auto giant Volkswagen Tuesday to assure "full transparency" in a spiralling scandal over pollution test cheating.
Volkswagen stocks fell by 20 percent in trading early on Monday morning after US authorities revealed the automobile giant has been manipulating figures on air pollution from its cars for years.
Car enthusiasts and professionals are headed to the IAA auto show in Frankfurt this week as the industry emerges out of long crisis in Europe, but warily eyes slowing demand in China.
Security researchers have found that many vehicles produced by the Volkswagen group – including some of the world's biggest luxury brands like Audi and Porsche – have a security flaw that could let hackers access them without a key.
Toyota sold 10.23 million vehicles last year, it said on Wednesday, outpacing General Motors and Volkswagen to remain the world's biggest automaker, but a shaky outlook for 2015 could see it lose the title to its German rival.
Volkswagen hopes to put more robots to work as it says goodbye to its retiring baby boomer employees, the company's chief of human resources wrote in the Süddeutsche Zeitung on Monday.
Europe's biggest automaker, Volkswagen, said on Tuesday it would invest €185 million in India over the next six years to capture a larger slice of local sales.
Since the first Golf rolled off the production line in March 1974, the original hot hatchback has spawned seven generations and over 30 million cars. A German classic that helped Volkswagen conquer the globe, the Golf is our German of the Week.
Two German car giants unveiled soaring sales and profits on Thursday. BMW said it achieved record earnings while Volkswagen hopes to sell a record 10 million vehicles this year.
The proposed sale of Swedish truck giant Scania to Volkswagen is hanging in the balance after two of the company's owners said they were unwilling to sell their shares to the German manufacturer.
Europe's biggest carmaker, Germany's Volkswagen, said Friday it was making a 6.7-billion-euro ($9.19 billion) offer to grab the nearly 40 percent of Swedish truck manufacturer Scania it does not already own.
UPDATE: German automakers predict further growth in the US market after achieving record sales in 2013 by capitalizing on expanding demand for luxury vehicles, the head of the VDA automakers association said Monday.
Ten years after Volkswagen's legendary Beetle drove off into the sunset, the German carmaker's camper van takes its leave from the world automobile stage on Friday.
German carmaker Volkswagen plans to build a factory in Poland that could churn out 100,000 vehicles a year, Poland's leading automotive market analysts said on Thursday.
Volkswagen is having to check around 17,000 new cars at its German headquarters after a severe hailstorm hit, potentially causing millions of euros worth of damage.
German car giant Volkswagen is to open five new factories in China before the end of this year, it emerged on Friday. The move is part of the company's attempt to replace rivals Toyota and General Motors as the world's leading car maker.
German truck maker MAN, a unit of European car giant Volkswagen, warned Tuesday of a "significant" decline in financial performance this year due to increased provisions and the difficult situation in its engine business.
Germany plans to have one million electric vehicles on its roads by 2020, but so far that goal seems remote as the nation's motorists have shown little love for the quietly humming vehicles.
German auto giant Volkswagen will build a plant in central China, a spokesman said Tuesday, as it battles US rival General Motors to be the top foreign automaker in the world's biggest car market.
