Volkswagen (VW)

Management, unions and owners face off at Wolfsburg plant in VW heartland against background of financial and reputational hangover from ‘dieselgate’

Two-hour stoppages can slow production on hundreds of cars at a time

German car industry languishing amid struggle to master electric vehicles

Some brands have suffered more than others with Volkswagen and Hyundai both seeing EV sales down 37.5% on last year

Manufacturers including Volkswagen and BMW are sounding the alarm as a range of factors combine to threaten their positions

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

Europe’s largest carmaker tells works council it would slash pay by 10%

Brand’s second EV has excellent all-round electric performance and frugality, but it lacks a sense of fun

Your EV questions answered: Helping to separate electric car myths from facts

Bob Montgomery’s comprehensive history of car making in the State is required reading for any Irish car nut

None predicted just how fast China’s own industry would develop in the age of EVs

Sales of electric cars in Ireland have fallen by 26 per cent this year. How can that be turned around?

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Both carmakers struggling with transition to electric vehicles

The carmaker’s struggles reflect the difficult time the country’s once-vaunted manufacturing base is going through

Finance chief says drastic cost-cutting measures necessary amid weak demand in Europe

Nearly 50 years after VW pioneered the mainstream hot hatch has it still got the recipe right?

Martin Winterkorn trial comes as company seeks €5bn of cuts amid slowdown

CSO figures show new EV licensed vehicles totalled 12,765 in the seven-month period from January to July

Your EV questions answered: Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts

Valdis Dombrovskis confident measure will enter into force in November

Changes to the Golf are minimal, but they’re enough to make it a better car, and to show us the error of our ways

The family-sized e-tron is loaded with new tech and heralds a model offensive over the next two years

VW will get access to EV technology and a partner to develop next-gen vehicles and software

Diesel version is the buyers’ favourite within this practical and premium-styled crossover

EV sales have fallen in seven of the last nine months

The Republic is the test site for VW’s new venture, which will leave dealers with handover duties and service and repairs

Change will move sales online and leave dealers with handover and aftersales business

Making the big Touareg into a supposedly sporty R model just ruins the recipe

Ford and Volkswagen may extend the life of combustion-engine models

From 2026, the crash-testing experts will strip safety points from cars that overly rely on touchscreens

Sales of EVs in Ireland have dropped 14.2 per cent in the first three months of the year, even as the new car market increased overall

Move risks ‘retaliation’ against international brands in the country, German carmaker’s brand chief warns

Electric vehicle manufacturer is looking to kickstart stalling demand in market with ever-growing competition

It’s a sign of the price increases across the motoring world that this VW family saloon starts at €57,000

Cubic Telecom chief executive Barry Napier if focused on leveraging Softbank’s investment in the technology company to drive it on to further success

Prices for second-hand electric cars are on the floor, so there are savings to be made for savvy buyers

Claiming to be an Irish first, DCEV's subscription service lets you swap your EV car after 30 days

Tech stocks and chipmakers decline on Wall Street

Once we bought on the basis of engine size and type. Now we need to start thinking about battery chemistry