J.D. Power overhauls its Initial Quality Study for 2020, resulting in a shake-up that sees domestic brands having their best showing in years.

The world economy is feeling the crunch of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the automotive market isn’t free from it.

The global impact of COVID-19 is apparent in the world. As the economies of the world came to a grinding halt, it was only natural the car industry would affected by the pandemic as well.

Volkswagen has given its Atlas crossover an extra dash of off-road ruggedness with a new selection of Basecamp accessories.

Rejoice! Volkswagen has ditched the silly ID. CROZZ name for its upcoming electric SUV, as it officially confirms ID.4.

There’s no getting around it: the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport is a calculated business move. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

Ahead of next week’s big Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen has debuted the latest version of its GTI hot hatch icon in near-production form.

The Volkswagen Passat is one of those cars that make a critic feel spoiled. There is nothing loudly, annoyingly, nor dangerously wrong with it. And yet, it doesn’t really do enough to earn a really glowingly positive review. And I think I’ve identified exactly what I want from it: I want it to be a Skoda.

Volkswagen has been showing that electrified doesn’t need to mean boring or dull, thanks to a series of ID. brand concepts. The latest one is the seventh in the line, and it’s part station wagon, part crossover, and 100 percent cool. This is the ID. Space Vizzion.

Volkswagen has released the pricing details of its redesigned Passat, undercutting the 2019 model—at a cost.

One of the automobile world’s juggernauts is reborn with this, the brand new MK8 Volkswagen Golf.

Kleiner GTI, du siehst prima aus…

Volkswagen is cashing in on the SUV craze with the new Atlas Cross Sport.

One might say that the aptly-named Alltrack had quite the hill to climb when it debuted for the 2017 model year.

These 2019’s are destined to become future classics.

Is there one vehicle that does it all?

As of July 10, 2019, Volkswagen no longer makes anything known as the Beetle. This marks the first time in the company’s history that no vehicle known as the Beetle will be produced.

Volkswagen has just given out more details about the ID.3’s electric batteries including how quickly they can charge and how long they’re expected to last.

Are you a young driver in need of a new car or the parent of one that will be making the monthly payments? 

There aren’t many all-wheel-drive hatchback vehicles on sale in North America these days.

The Volkswagen Tarok is making its North American debut at the New York Auto Show this week. And that’s a little unusual because the  Brazilian pickup wasn’t really designed with us in mind.

Crossovers are getting bigger and bigger to accommodate the needs of the average family. We brought out a trio of new spacious, feature filled and impressive three-row crossovers to see how they compare to one another.

Volkswagen just filed to reserve a bunch of interesting hybrid and electric vehicle-related badges with the European Intellectual Property Office.

I like it. I like the new Volkswagen Jetta GLI a lot and that’s not just because it’s cheap or I got to drive it down the Tail of the Dragon and into Knoxville, Tennessee — though those two points certainly don’t hurt. I like because it performs enormously well and offers everything it has to give generously. I like it because it sounds good and it looks about right and it drives about right. But there’s still a little something missing.

Another Geneva Motor Show is in the rear-view mirror, which means it’s time for us to start making fun of all the stuff we didn’t like.

VW has filed a trademark application with the European Intellectual Property Office to reserve the name ‘FighteR’ for use on automobiles.

Volkswagen has taken the wraps off its latest retro electric concept and this one takes its cues from the Meyers Manx. Named the I.D. BUGGY for obvious reasons, the concept comes sans roof with waterproof upholstery, and with 200 hp going to the back wheels.

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Volkswagen unveiled the new Jetta GLI today at the Chicago Auto Show. With new looks, new limited-slip diff, the GTI’s engine, and brakes from the Golf R, the new GLI looks like a stunner.

Volkswagen will debut a one-off electric dune buggy at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

Updated January 2019

In the quest to find a new car, there are a lot of questions that need to be asked. Questions about cargo room, technology, options, luxuries and other various elements will come up more than a few times while shopping for a new car. However, from the car driver’s perspective, there are just three main questions: 

How comfortable is the driving experience? 
How fun is it to drive? 
How good is the car on fuel?

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A major factor in answering those three questions has to do with the right transmission. Let’s face it, manual transmissions aren’t for everyone. They require familiarity and a level of perfection to get just right. With a traditional automatic transmission, drivers have been able to experience a fairly comfortable, yet less engaging experience. Still, an automatic transmission can leave any driving enthusiast unsatisfied. Luckily, progress has been made in the world of automatic transmissions that can help alleviate those woes.

In the past few years, sedan sales have taken a serious nosedive, and it’s all thanks to the wider availability of crossovers.

The number of great compact crossovers keeps increasing, especially as newly updated vehicles like the Subaru Forester and Volkswagen Tiguan arrive boasting more features and space.

Volkswagen has a warning for any electric vehicle enthusiasts hoping to get themselves into a small, affordable EV one day: these cars won’t be so affordable.

The 2019 Detroit Auto Show wasn’t the blockbuster show people were hoping for, but there were still a lot of exciting new cars that debuted.

Volkswagen and Ford announced their much-anticipated alliance on Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show. The partnership will not include ownership stakes but will start with commercial vehicles.

Volkswagen is hedging its bets with the 2020 Passat, redesigning the body and the interior but leaving just about everything else as is.

As far as I know, history has only provided us with two beauties so great that they inspire violence: The Volkswagen Beetle and Helen of Troy.

The New Year is quickly approaching, which means its time to count down some of the best and worst new vehicles of the year.

Type 7 does sound like it would be pretty neat, though, don’t you think?

The automotive industry is changing and automakers are responding, restructuring their lineups in a bid to reduce spending and make themselves more flexible in a tumultuous business climate.

Volkswagen has released images of its upcoming, brand-reinventing electric hatchback. These are the first shots of a non-concept I.D.

It’s no secret that Volkswagen is planning an onslaught of fully electric ‘ID’ branded vehicles.

Volkswagen is set to reveal the Jetta GLI at the Chicago Auto Show in February and we now have photos of the car at Germany’s favorite test track, the Nurburgring.

The 2020 Volkswagen Passat is set to make its public debut at the Detroit Auto Show next month, but the carmaker just released some important details about this midsize sedan ahead of its official unveiling.

A mysterious Volkswagen model, believed to be the next-generation Golf MK8, has been filmed driving in South Africa completely uncovered.

If you’re waiting for future generations of internal combustion engines from Volkswagen, then you might be out of luck. A new report from Automotive News says that the next-generation gas and diesel cars might be the last.

For someone new to the suburban desert, it’s a strange place. An endless loop of beige with the occasional flash of grass greener than anything you’ll see anywhere else in the world.

Volkswagen has filed a trademark application for the term ‘ID. Light’ with the EUIPO, adding yet another wordmark to its growing portfolio of ‘ID’ names.

Volkswagen showed off the I.D. Buzz Cargo at the L.A. Auto Show, and it turns out there’s a chance it could be sold in the North American market.

Volkswagen wants to reinvent local deliveries with its I.D. Buzz Cargo, an electric delivery van. First shown at a commercial vehicle expo in Hannover in September, the Buzz Cargo is making its U.S. debut at the L.A. Auto Show.

Fresh off a trademarking spree last week, Volkswagen is again calling dibs on a name relating to electric vehicles. The latest is “Elli” with a stylized lightning bolt next to it (pictured below).

Volkswagen went on a trademarking tear this week, reserving nine names that could apply to motorized vehicles with European Union Intellectual Property Office. The names are  I.D. 1, through  I.D. 9 and will likely apply to the brand’s suite of upcoming electric vehicles.

Despite sharing a love of costumes, sweets, and the end of October, Halloween and the Day of the Dead are remarkably different in their treatment of death.

After weeks and months of rumors, Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has confirmed that a badge-engineered version of the Ranger pickup is one of the possible product tie-ups between his company and Ford.

The partnership announced  between Ford and Volkswagen back in June has the potential to birth a number of outcomes — from jointly developed commercial vehicles (the initial aim), to badge-swapped overseas small cars, autonomous vehicle hardware, and perhaps even borrowed electric vehicle architecture.

American automakers continue to have some of the least reliable cars available.

The three-row VW Atlas was the midsize utility vehicle the automaker needed, but the model’s entry-level 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder is apparently the engine it doesn’t want.