Volkswagen (VW)

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

Sales of electric vehicles are not keeping pace with the overall market growth, latest industry figures show

Sustainable barbecues, parallel parking tech and hydrogen-powered Hyundais also feature at the Las Vegas tech toy show

A new solid-state test battery has just passed a remarkable reliability test

Dubliner Darren Gorman thinks being immersed in different cultures and languages at an age when learning is easier is great for his daughter

Iseq index down 0.35% on lower, end-of-year volumes

We list our choice of the top 50 new cars buyers should consider for 241 registrations - and why

UK reports suggest EVs tear up their tyres quicker than combustion cars, but what’s the story in Ireland?

From insurance and fuel to up-front purchase costs and depreciation, motorists need to carefully weigh the financial pros and cons of EV ownership

Wild Geese: Steven Stein, Barcelona

Sharp deceleration in sales growth as mainstream buyers’ appetite proves weaker than expected

According to five economic institutes, Europe’s largest economy will shrink by 0.6 per cent this year

Yes, it’s true – you can now buy a Jogger in which you can sleep. How does it compare to arguably the greatest camper van of them all?

Future of small car in doubt due to rising cost of petrol engines and falling price of EVs