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

Volkswagen to end iconic 'Beetle' cars in 2019

Volkswagen has announced that it will end production of its iconic "Beetle" cars in 2019 following a pair of final editions of the vehicle.

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

Investors took Volkswagen to court to seek compensation for the hit to the car maker's share price from its diesel emissions scandal, with plaintiffs holding out hopes for billions of dollars in damages.

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

Volkswagen faces a trial next week as investors seek €9.2 billion in compensation arguing that the carmaker should have informed shareholders about a diesel pollution scandal before regulators did in September 2015.

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

The number of new cars licensed for the first time rose by 3.7% in June, while the number of imports jumped by almost 14% as buyers continued to take advantage of a weaker sterling.

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

Rwanda's first domestically built car rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen's new factory in Kigali today as Europe's biggest carmaker taps into demand for ride-sharing to expand in the region.

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

Volkswagen and Ford are talking about jointly developing and building a range of commercial vehicles including vans, the companies have confirmed.

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

The head of Volkswagen's luxury arm Audi was arrested today, the most senior company official so far to be taken into custody over the German carmaker's emissions test cheating scandal.

Business • 18 Jun 18

Volkswagen's new chief executive Herbert Diess

VW fined €1 billion by German prosecutors on emissions

Volkswagen was fined €1 billion over diesel emissions cheating in what amounts to one of the highest ever fines imposed by German authorities against a company, public prosecutors have said.

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

US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear pact threatens new business for several big companies, including Boeing, Airbus and General Electric.

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

Audi has discovered problems with emissions with another 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

The US Justice Department has disclosed the filing of criminal charges against former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to cover up the German car maker's diesel emissions cheating.

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

Volkswagen has chosen Herbert Diess as its new chief executive in an overhaul that includes streamlining the company's multiple car brands into just three groups while preparing its truck business for a potential listing.

Business • 13 Apr 18

Matthias Mueller, a Volkswagen veteran, was installed at short notice as CEO in 2015

Volkswagen to replace CEO with VW brand chief - sources

Volkswagen is poised to replace chief executive Matthias Mueller with the head of its core VW brand, Herbert Diess, two people familiar with the matter said.

Business • 11 Apr 18

German authorities searched 13 offices in the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg at the start of March

VW says headquarters searched again by prosecutors

Volkswagen said today that its global headquarters were searched again by German prosecutors in early March as part of an investigation into its diesel emissions scandal, confirming a magazine report.

Business • 20 Mar 18

Volkswagen in German deal on wages, leave, pensions

Volkswagen has agreed to raise the wages of around 120,000 workers in Germany by 4.3% from May, resolving a dispute that had prompted its first strikes since 2004.

Business • 21 Feb 18

MEPs accused car makers of undermining the work of legislators

No monkey business as MEPs debate car emissions

Conor McMorrow reports that MEPs engaged in a passionate debate about car makers and their emissions tests on monkeys.

Analysis and Comment • 11 Feb 18

EU commissioner for industry told MEPs the car industry has to behave more responsibly

EC urges car makers to 'behave more ethically'

The European Commission has urged car makers to "behave more ethically" and responsibly, following a scandal over diesel emissions, and revelations of diesel exhaust tests on monkeys and humans.

Transport • 06 Feb 18

VW suspends chief lobbyist over fume tests on monkeys

Volkswagen has suspended its chief lobbyist in response to reports the carmaker had sponsored tests that exposed monkeys and humans to toxic diesel fumes, methods condemned by its chief executive as repulsive.

Business • 30 Jan 18

The world's largest carmaker by sales now expects group revenue to exceed last year's record of €217 billion by more than a quarter by 2020

VW raises 2020 sales outlook on emerging-market growth

Volkswagen has raised its mid-term revenue outlook on demand for new sport-utility vehicles in emerging markets and upgraded a pre-tax profit goal even as it pushes investments in electric cars and new technologies.

Business • 20 Nov 17

Volkswagen lifts its profit guidance for this year

Volkswagen lifts its full year profit outlook

Volkswagen has lifted its profit target for the year after cost cuts at its core autos division helped it outstrip third quarter earnings forecasts.

Business • 27 Oct 17

VW CEO Matthias Mueller said the company's board had set out a new focus for its mass-market VW, Skoda and Seat brands

Volkswagen says to make brands more distinct

Volkswagen will make its three mass-market brands more distinct to reduce overlaps and defuse tensions within the carmaking group, its chief executive has said.

Business • 13 Oct 17

Volkswagen's plant in Wolfsburg, Germany

VW seeks to curb competition from Skoda - sources

Volkswagen managers and unions are seeking to curb competition from lower-cost stablemate Skoda, according to company sources.

Business • 05 Oct 17

Volkswagen has recalled 11 million cars worldwide since admitting two years ago to manipulating US emissions tests

VW takes new €2.5 billion hit over emissions scandal

Volkswagen said it added provisions of around €2.5 billion today to the mounting total from its diesel emissions scandal, which has already cost the company around €20 billion.

Business • 29 Sep 17

Volkswagen expects SUVs to account for 40% of its global sales by 2020

Volkswagen Ireland unveils new scrappage deal

Volkswagen Ireland is introducing a scrappage scheme of up to €6,500 for people trading in an older diesel car for one of its new models across its brands.

Business • 01 Sep 17

A VW spokesman confirmed an extraordinary supervisory board meeting would be held on Wednesday but declined to give details

VW calls crisis meeting to discuss EU cartel probe

Volkswagen will hold a special supervisory board meeting on Wednesday to discuss allegations that German carmakers operated a wide-ranging cartel, a source familiar with the matter has said.

Business • 24 Jul 17