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...has in the Volkswagen group”, he says....
...“You don’t want thousands of workers to lose their jobs but I’m not convinced the results-driven corporate culture at any cost at Volkswagen has changed.”...
...Yichang dentist Li Mingkang’s first car, a Volkswagen Jetta, cost Rmb80,000. He bought it in 2009, just six months after buying his first apartment....
...Ewing describes how the testing was outsourced to West Virginia University graduate students, who were mystified by what they recorded — in real-world conditions a VW Jetta spewed more poisonous NOx than...
...Volkswagen said its Tiguan compact SUV sales and Golf GTI cars had their best years ever, offsetting declining sales for its top-selling Jetta line....
...tweeted @Btjenn, the US owner of a Volkswagen Jetta....
...The US regulator that exposed Volkswagen for cheating on emissions tests has been taken aback by revelations that the German carmaker’s deception extended to millions of vehicles far beyond American shores...
...Volkswagen on Monday used the first day of the Detroit auto show to launch a bold attempt to “reignite Americans’ love for Volkswagen” following the emissions scandal, as other carmakers unveiled new models...
...“The Volkswagen brand is repositioning itself for the future,” said Herbert Diess, head of the VW brand....
...In particular, the Jetta, Golf and Beetle all used VW’s distinctive emissions-control technology — known as a Lean Nox Trap....
...The model variants are: • Jetta (Model year 2009-2015) • Jetta SportWagen (MY 2009-2014) • Beetle (MY 2012-2015) • Beetle Convertible (MY 2012-2015) • Audi A3 (MY 2010-2015) • Golf (MY 2010-2015)...
...The affected vehicles include the VW Jetta and Beetle and the Audi A3....
...Volkswagen used such unusual emissions-cleaning technology for some of its diesel vehicles that rivals puzzled for years how it could meet tough US standards, competitors have told the Financial Times....
...Seoul’s environment ministry said it would conduct emissions tests on 4,000-5,000 of VW’s Jetta and Golf models and the Audi A3 sedan that were imported into South Korea since 2014....
...Those old diesel realities no longer apply,” Volkswagen claims in its US marketing for vehicles running on fuel that used to be “stinky, smoky and sluggish”....
...“Americans love Volkswagen, and now even more,” Mr LaHood enthused....
...German prosecutors on Monday launched a preliminary investigation into whether Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen’s former chief executive, defrauded customers in relation to the global diesel-emissions scandal...
...The Volkswagen scandal in the US could scarcely have come at a worse time for diesel carmakers as they confront a mounting air pollution backlash in Europe, their biggest market....
...He added that he owns two VW diesel cars, a Jetta and a Passat: “I keep getting violated!” In one way, this reader was lucky....
...The company’s two biggest-selling vehicles in the US – the smaller Jetta sedan and mid-sized Passat – were both still reporting year-on-year growth, Mr Browning added....
...Volkswagen of America sells in the Nafta region,” said Jonathan Browning, president of Volkswagen of America....
...Volkswagen’s car plant in Puebla, Mexico, is North America’s largest, busier than any in the US Midwest or deep south....
...But both Audi and its owner Volkswagen, which opened a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, last year, have been making up for lost time in the region and seeking to close the sales gap with their rivals....
...The commerce in cars is not one-way: Volkswagen’s Brazilian-made Gol is a common sight in Mexico, as in Brazil are Mexican-built Jettas and Beetles....
...Volkswagen will unveil an electric concept car and a hybrid version of its Jetta saloon....
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