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Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion in capital and assets in Ford's self-driving unit Argo AI

Ford, Volkswagen expand alliance to self-driving cars

Business / 12 Jul

The limited, 65-unit run of the 'Beetle Final Edition' will be sold on the internet for a base price of $21,000 per car

Last VW Beetle rolls off Mexican production line

Business / 11 Jul

Volkswagen is seeking to capitalise on the premium that truck stocks command over cars

VW aims to raise €1.9 billion from truck unit IPO

Business / 14 Jun

VW managed to lift revenues despite a 6.7% drop in unit sales, to 2.6 million vehicles over the first quarter

Volkswagen dodges weak car market to accelerate in Q1

Business / 02 May

The European Commission said it had sent statements of objections setting out the charges to the companies

Volkswagen and BMW charged over emissions technology

Business / 05 Apr

Both Volkswagen and its former CEO Martin Winterkorn have been sued by the SEC over the diesel emissions scandal

SEC sues Volkswagen and former CEO Winterkorn

Business / 15 Mar

Volkswagen has announced plans to cut up to 7,000 positions in a cost cutting move

VW brand to cut up to 7,000 jobs in new savings drive

Business / 13 Mar

Volkswagen's chief executive Herbert Diess

Volkswagen accelerates electric car push

Business / 12 Mar

Ford is implementing a massive restructuring in the US and Europe

Ford forecasts Q4 $112m loss amid restructuring costs

Business / 16 Jan

BMW builds 60% of its Mini vehicles at a plant in Oxford

German carmakers warn hard Brexit would be 'fatal'

Business / 16 Jan

Ford and Volkswagen announced their partnership against the backdrop of the Detroit auto show

Volkswagen and Ford team up on trucks

Business / 15 Jan

Volkswagen was the most popular make of new private cars licensed in October

New car sales see another slowdown in October - CSO

Business / 09 Nov 18

Audi's monthly sales were down by 69.4% in Germany, new figures shpw

Audi warns of sales fluctuation as Europe sales slump

Business / 05 Oct 18

Volkswagen will produce a final edition of the iconic car before ending production

Volkswagen to end iconic 'Beetle' cars in 2019

World / 13 Sep 18

Shareholders are seeking compensation for a slide in Volkswagen's share price triggered by the diesel emissions scandal

VW investors seek €9.2bn damages over diesel scandal

Business / 10 Sep 18

VW shares lost up to 37% of their value in the days after authorities exposed illegal levels of pollution emitted from VW diesel cars

VW faces €9.2 billion investor suit over dieselgate sca

Business / 07 Sep 18

Volkswagen was the most popular make of new private cars licensed in the first half of 2018, new CSO figures show

New car sales up 3.7% in June - CSO

Business / 09 Jul 18

Volkswagen said in January that it initially plans to build up to 5,000 cars per year at its new Rwanda plant (Pic credit Volkswagen)

Volkswagen opens Rwanda's first car plant

Business / 27 Jun 18

VW and Ford said they were considering a strategic alliance and 'investigating several joint projects'

VW, Ford confirm talks on commercial vehicle tie-up

Business / 20 Jun 18

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was being detained due to fears he might hinder an ongoing investigation into the diesel emissions scandal

Audi CEO arrested in Germany over diesel scandal

Business / 18 Jun 18

Volkswagen's new chief executive Herbert Diess

VW fined €1 billion by German prosecutors on emissions

Business / 14 Jun 18

Several big companies will be hit by Donald Trump's sanctions against Iran

Businesses among biggest losers from US Iran shift

Iran / 09 May 18

Audi's announcement came a day before its annual share holder meeting, where it was hoping to focus on its electric car plans

Audi discovers more emission problems with 60,000 cars

Business / 08 May 18

Martin Winterkorn resigned days after the scandal over polluting vehicles in the US became public in September 2015.

Ex-Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn charged in US over scandal

Business / 04 May 18

Volkswagen names Herbert Diess as its new chief executive in an overhaul of the company's structure

Volkswagen names new boss to steer sweeping overhaul

Business / 13 Apr 18

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