Time’s Up: Volkswagen Must Submit 3-liter TDI Fix for Approval by Today
Volkswagen Group has until the end of the day Tuesday to submit its final plan to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding its illegally polluting 3-liter TDI engines, primarily used in Audi...
View ArticleVolkswagen is Buying Back Dirty Diesels, But Not From Owners
Volkswagen Group of America has begun the process of buying back cars affected by the ongoing diesel emissions scandal, but you shouldn’t expect to receive a letter or phone call with a buyback offer...
View ArticleYou Still Want to Buy a Volkswagen TDI? Sign Here
The fuel cost savings of a diesel vehicle can be huge for those who eat up highway miles. However, with Volkswagen’s voluntary stop sale of those vehicles implicated in the diesel emissions scandal,...
View ArticleFeinberg: Volkswagen Will Offer ‘Generous Solution’ to U.S. Customers
Kenneth Feinberg, the man behind Volkswagen’s claims fund, stated American VW TDI customers should expect an offer that will make them very happy in an interview published this weekend. When asked by...
View ArticleInside Stories From the War Between Automakers And Dealers Over Exports
There’s not a more uncomfortable phone call for a car dealership’s finance manager to make then asking a customer to come back to have their finance or lease contract rewritten. This is typically...
View ArticleRalph Nader: Unsafe at Any Age
The author of the most famous — and controversial — book ever penned about the automotive industry turns 82 today. Automobile safety crusader Ralph Nader probably wouldn’t have made it to this ripe old...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: Clock Ticks at Volkswagen, CEO Switch and Volvo Sees a...
The Environmental Protection Agency is pointing at its watch and glaring at Volkswagen. That, an opening for the Swedes, an electric propulsion prediction, a high-end guy gets a new job, and Tesla gets...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Hasn’t Escaped the Diesel Dragnet
After staying relatively clean in the ongoing diesel emissions scandal that’s keeping European automakers up at night, Mercedes-Benz now finds itself the potential target of an Environmental Protection...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: China Binds Up Holland, BMW Needs New Friends, Young...
Amsterdam’s port facility is more crowded than a Walmart on Black Friday and it’s all China’s fault. That, BMW wonders how it all went wrong, Millennials bare their souls to a salesman, Toyota walks...
View ArticleElio Motors Stock Soars in Over-The-Counter Trading
(Caveat: I know nothing at all about stocks, bonds or other financial instruments.) After automotive startup Elio Motors raised approximately $17 million dollars in a Reg-A+ stock offering the company...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: Volkswagen Sees a Savior, Goodyear Dreams of Spheres, and...
An American man will soon enjoy the task of making people love his controversial company again. That, Goodyear’s been watching I, Robot, Toyota shatters its corporate structure, sentiment grows for...
View ArticleFollow the High-speed Rail Money: $8 Billion and 6 Years Later
The year is 2010. Hope and Change still lingers in the air. The water in Flint, Michigan is passably safe to drink. And Donald Trump doesn’t have a single pledged delegate to his name. This year saw $8...
View ArticleVolkswagen 2-Liter Diesel Fix Plan Won’t Be Ready by Deadline
Volkswagen won’t be meeting a March 24 deadline to outline a diesel fix for U.S. regulators, Automotive News reports. Volkswagen brand chief Herbert Diess made the admission in a German newspaper on...
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