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AutoGuide.com gathered six of the most significant new cars for the 2017 model year for our annual Car of the Year evaluations. This year, our contenders are the Hyundai Elantra, BMW M2, 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack, Kia Optima, Ford Focus RS and Chevrolet Cruze. There was no hard price cap on this year’s entrants, but we tried to make sure none of them were extravagantly priced. We will release a new video on each contender every day leading up to Dec. 13, when we announce our winner. Stay tuned for our Crossover/SUV of the Year and Truck of the Year series, which is also coming soon!

It doesn’t appear that Volkswagen’s Skoda brand is heading to North America.

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Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen are joining Daimler, the BMW Group, and Ford to create the highest-powered charging network in Europe.

Some poor German is having a very bad day.

Volkswagen is taking a break from its focus on SUVs to debut a new “top model,” a big four-door that will be called the Volkswagen Arteon.

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It’s no secret that Americans love crossovers. Like a husky preteen addicted to Butterfingers, our relationship with these car-based utility vehicles is completely unhealthy.

It’s that time again. Time to give our thanks to all the automotive manufacturers for yet another wild and crazy year.

It sounds like  Volkswagen plans to pull all of its diesel models out of the U.S. market. 

Volkswagen has given its e-Golf an update in time for the 2016 L.A. Auto Show.

The Volkswagen brand plans to get rid of roughly 30,000 jobs by 2021 in a bid to save about $3.9 billion annually. 

Volkswagen’s newest crossover made its auto show debut at the 2016 L.A. Auto Show.

The updated Golf, announced last week, will premiere in America with the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf.

President and CEO of Volkswagen of America, Hinrich Woebcken, firmly believes that the road to success in America involves getting more Volkswagens into showrooms.

Volkswagen has revealed what it will show off at the 2016 LA Auto Show, the new Passat GT Concept. 

The Volkswagen Group has reportedly admitted that certain Audi vehicles have automatic transmissions that are capable of skewing emissions tests.

The 2016 J.D. Power Sales Satisfaction Index Study has been released and there’s a surprising automaker at the top of the list.

The production Volkswagen I.D. is aiming to reinvent how drivers get their information.

At the launch of the updated Golf this week the Volkswagen Group  announced that a similarly updated e-Golf will be revealed at the LA Auto Show next week.

Volkswagen has revealed its updated Golf, set to go on sale in Europe in 2017 and in the U.S. in 2018.

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Hans Dieter Poetsch, former VW finance chief and current supervisory board chairman is now the target of a German investigation.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has reportedly discovered another device in certain Audi vehicles that artificially reduces vehicle emissions during tests.  

Volkswagen has been counting its way down to a “major” update for the Golf and now we know when the update will be revealed: Thursday, November 10.

Volkswagen is arguing that the device that precipitated the TDI scandal did not, in fact, violate European law. The move follows increasing pressure to provide European TDI owners with American-style compensation.

After Audi confirmed it is bowing out of Le Mans, Volkswagen will reportedly pull out of the World Rally Championship (WRC).

A US federal judge has finally approved a record high settlement for the Volkswagen emissions scandal, with the German automaker to spend $14.7 billion remedying the situation. More than 400,000 affected U.S. owners are being given two options: take a buyback from VW or wait for the EPA to approve a fix. Although early data showed that most people would take the buyback, many owners are still unsure.

Hyundai is offering a special promotion to those affected by Volkswagen’s massive diesel scandal.

If you’re a fan of classic  Volkswagen s, this LEGO creation is perfect for you.

Volkswagen just unveiled its 2018 Atlas SUV in Santa Monica, California.

American automakers are proving to be the least reliable on the market.

Volkswagen AG has announced that Judge Charles R Breyer has granted final approval to the settlement between VW and owners of 2.0-liter TDI cars that were found to be cheating on emissions tests.

Volkswagen is preparing to reveal its new midsize SUV on Thursday and the manufacturer is whetting appetites with a set eight videos.

Only two brands have been given the green light to sell diesel vehicles in the U.S. for the 2017 model year. 

Audi is reportedly in discussions on buying back 25,000 diesel vehicles from their owners.

Every car company has its own logo and, like the vehicles they build, some are better than others.

The new Tiguan is a handsome looking crossover, and with it come renewed rumors of a hotter “R” version.

We’ve all heard the phrase: “there’s no replacement for displacement,” but what if there is? Smaller and more efficient engines are replacing bigger motors, but that doesn’t mean they’re duds.

A number of  Volkswagen AG designs registered to the World Intellectual Property Organization became public this weekend, giving big hints to what VW’s future intentions and designs are.

Most concept cars never make it to production, but many preview what an automaker has planned for its future cars in terms of design and technology.

Volkswagen has announced that an “extensive Golf update” will make its world premiere early next month.

Volkswagen has announced three separate recalls affecting a total of 281,505 vehicles in the U.S.

Volkswagen has no plans of selling off its brands to cover the costs of its massive diesel scandal.

Volkswagen’s new seven-seat SUV will be introduced later this month.

The name for Volkswagen’s new seven-seat SUV has been set: Atlas. 

Spy photographers have once again caught the Volkswagen Golf R’s facelift on camera.

Volkswagen AG is making nice with its once-ornery U.S. dealer network to the tune of $1.85 million per dealer.

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Volkswagen is another automaker getting into the ride sharing business.

Customers throughout the U.S. will soon be able to purchase the Volkswagen e-Golf.

Volkswagen has set a goal of selling 25 million electric cars by 2025 and the new I.D. Concept is the very first signpost revealing what the brand’s new range of EVs will be like. 

It’s a good time to be a gear head.

The cost of  Volkswagen’s diesel scandal has claimed another victim.

The 2016 Paris Motor Show kicks off this week and there’s plenty to be excited about.

There’s a new Volkswagen EV debuting later this month, and these sketches give us a better idea of what to expect.

Volkswagen has filed a patent application in Germany for a new autonomous driving technology that allows for driver input without disengaging the self-driving mode.

Subaru has long had the market cornered when it comes to vehicles competent enough to head off the beaten path and live to tell the tale, but aren’t hardcore enough to scare off Jeep owners.

The Volkswagen Golf is getting a facelift and spy photographers have captured the Golf R wagon variant testing the updated front end.