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Confusion, slow response, lack of physical buttons—there’s no shortage of criticism about Volkswagen’s new infotainment system and interface, which can be found in the latest Golf GTI and Golf R as well as the fully electric ID.4 crossover. After taking over as CEO this summer, Thomas Schäfer stopped by the …

Earlier this year, Volkswagen announced a plan to launch over 25 new EV models in North America by 2030 , covering all of the brands in its portfolio and addressing many different needs. Fans of rugged trucks and off-road driving will likely turn to the SUV and pickup to be …

The good news keep coming for those wanting a piece of Volkswagen’s new electric crossover. Not only did the ID.4 recently enter production in the U.S. to help speed up deliveries across North America, but a new entry-level variant is joining the Canadian lineup for 2023. Sometime in the fourth …

Volkswagen today marked the start of production of its ID.4 electric crossover at the Chattanooga, Tennessee assembly plant. This is what many customers have been waiting to hear for a long time given the strong demand. More than 190,000 units have been delivered to customers globally since the model’s launch …

Volkswagen ’s next-generation EVs have arrived, although we North Americans only have access to the ID.4 crossover so far. Deliveries are ridiculously long, too, which is why the company stopped taking orders in Canada, but the good news is that the Chattanooga, Tennessee plant will start building units for our …

Following compact SUVs last fall, midsize SUVs were recently submitted to the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side crash test, which aims to address higher-speed collisions that continue to cause fatalities on North American roads. While the former failed miserably, how did their bigger counterparts perform? A lot …

For the second year in a row, Volkswagen Canada is raising awareness about the carbon footprint of the internet, which is responsible for about 4 percent of all global CO2 emissions. This time, instead of reducing the pages of its VW.ca website to their simplest form with little more than …

With only one assembly plant for all global units and the same kind of supply chain issues that are slowing deliveries for a number of vehicles across the industry, the Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover is nowhere near able to meet demand. Many customers are waiting for more than a year …

Volkswagen Group has said it will launch more than 25 new electric vehicles in North America across its various brands ( Volkswagen , Audi , Porsche , Bentley , Lamborghini ) by 2030. At that point, EVs should account for 55 percent of total sales. The automaker will begin to …

Announced by Volkswagen at the beginning of the year, the all-new ID.5 electric crossover made its official debut today. It’s a coupe-like variant of the ID.4 we already know, similar to how the Atlas Cross Sport is a sleeker alternative to the regular Atlas SUV. Don’t get your hopes up, …