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Midlife crisis? Oh, please. The Volkswagen Golf GTI is 50 years young and in the best shape of its life. The automaker today announced a new Edition 50 model that proves to be the most powerful and fastest in five decades. The only problem: it's aimed at the European market …

A German court on Monday convicted and handed prison sentences, some suspended, to four former Volkswagen managers over their part in the "Dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal, Bloomberg reported. The scandal has caused waves in the global car industry since September 2015, when Volkswagen admitted tampering with millions of diesel vehicles to …

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz might be the 2025 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year, but it will have to do a bit more to adapt to the North American market, as evidenced by the first two safety recalls that have been announced by the automaker. The first one affects …

Volkswagen currently has two electric vehicles in its North American portfolio—the ID.4 crossover that’s been the target of numerous recalls and the ID. Buzz minivan that sells for a high price—but no hybrid model, which doesn't help. However, things are about to change, maybe not now but definitely later this …

U.S. President Donald Trump's 25-percent tariff on all foreign-made automobiles and parts has now come into effect. Vehicles from Canada and Mexico that meet CUSMA's trade rules will be hit by the tariff only on the non-American content. But make no mistake: this will result in significant price hikes all …

The media blitz continues as deliveries of the all-new 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz begin at dealerships across Canada. But while the buzz is real, a lot of potential customers are turned off by the colourful, all-electric German minivan’s steep prices. You see, the company chose to launch the ID. Buzz …

Unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show last fall, the new third-generation 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan is set to arrive in Canadian dealerships this spring. Prices have gone up, unsurprisingly, but considering the transformation the German compact SUV underwent, we think the hikes are reasonable. Before going any further, you must …

More troubles are affecting the Volkswagen ID.4 and its upscale cousin, the Audi Q4 e-tron . The two German electric SUVs have just been hit with another pair of recalls. In the case of the former, whose sales were suspended over three months last fall to fix a problem with …

Following an update for 2024, the Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport increased their sales by more than 22 percent in Canada last year. Those who’ve bought one now have to deal with yet another safety recall announced by the automaker. More specifically, on 20,925 units from the 2024-2025 model …

Earlier this month, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) hosted a special EV drive event with a number of staff members and auto journalists—including The Car Guide ’s Julien Amado—testing over a dozen different electric vehicles until their batteries ran out of power in order to find out which ones perform …