Volkswagen

The Passat has been around in its current form since the 2012 model year, and received little changes since its debut. It’s built in the United States, and is actually a different car—a bigger car—than the Passat sold in Europe, seeking to please a market that prefers larger vehicles. When …

If you find my headline a little desperate, that’s because the car you see here, the 2018 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack, is under serious threat. People aren’t buying cars anymore. The phenomenon has become so major that some carmakers, such as Ford, have given up on selling automobiles altogether. Within the …

RALEIGH, North Carolina – The Jetta is an important car for Volkswagen, especially in Canada where it was their bread-and-butter model for a long time. Since it first launched in 1978, more than 600,000 units have been sold in our market. Of course, the brand’s SUVs are now the hot …

Over the years, a lot has been said and written about the current Jetta. Introduced for the 2011 model year, the sixth-generation Jetta let loose on the North-American market was equipped with a torsion beam rear suspension, drum rear brakes, a low-tech 115-horsepower engine and a hard plastic dashboard, among …

SACACOMIE, Quebec – It took me a while to understand why Volkswagen Canada had invited journalists and members of the media to Sacacomie Hotel, in Quebec. We were proposed a drive on a frozen lake, followed by a casual country road trip. At first glance, the whole program seemed like …

Could there be a more cutthroat segment in the industry than the midsize sedan one? The midsize crossover segment could also be one, but I find the sedan market to be particularly intense and we’ve seen several automakers just pull out entirely. If the product isn’t stellar, it stands no …

MARICOPA, Arizona – All you need to do is look at the numbers to understand how important the Jetta sedan is to the Volkswagen brand. More than 16 million have been sold worldwide since its inception in 1980. This year, more than 108,000 units have been sold in the United …

Were you sad to hear that production of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle will end next year as the current generation bows out? Well, don’t shed a tear just yet. According to a report by Autocar , the company is already working on a plan that would see the lovable Bug …

Volkswagen and Canadian class counsel announced today that the Québec and Ontario Courts have now both granted approval of the nationwide class settlement to resolve consumer claims in Canada regarding approximately 20,000 affected 3.0L diesel vehicles. The approved settlement provides for cash payments and other benefits to eligible owners and …

NEW YORK CITY – The German brand unveiled not one, but two concept vehicles based on the recently introduced Volkswagen Atlas SUV at the New York Auto Show. The Atlas Cross Sport Concept foreshadows a production five-passenger, midsize utility vehicle that will launch next year. The …

NEW YORK CITY – Volkswagen will add a new model to its expanding SUV lineup in North America next year, and it will look pretty much like the concept shown today at the New York Auto Show. The Atlas Cross Sport Concept is obviously based on the six- or seven-passenger …

With the Atlas hanging around, a now-updated Tiguan, and the eventual arrival of something sub-compact based on the T-Roc—not forgetting the Golf SportWagen Alltrack—you’d think Volkswagen has all the SUVs it needs to tackle the current sport utility tsunami that’s flooding the industry. Turns out Volkswagen thinks otherwise, because at …

A few weeks ago, we presented a preview of the Volkswagen I.D. VIZZION concept, a fully electric and autonomous car which will be entirely deprived of a steering wheel. As a concept, the idea was original, but it was hard to take this thing seriously, especially as a viable solution.

Anyone remember the I.D. family of electric vehicles Volkswagen presented at the Frankfurt and Los Angeles auto shows? Well, a new member will join that family in Geneva: the I.D. VIZZION concept. Sedan Proportions Volkswagen says the VIZZION represents the next step in autonomous and electric technology and gets closer …

Unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show last year, the Arteon midsize sedan, or four-door coupe, is already on sale in Europe, but the U.S. and Canadian markets had yet to decide if they wanted to add it to their product lineups. Well, the Arteon made its North-American debut at this …