

Volkswagen

Scandal-rocked VW brands sustain sales
New car market on track for record year with two months to go

Dieselgate: VW adds 800,000 more cars to cheats list
Petrol in the spotlight after diesel engines described as the ‘majority’ of engines affected

Dieselgate: Porsche, Audi V6 engines added to cheats list
US environmental watchdog adds ‘unknown’ number of Volkswagen Group cars to widening scandal

Tokyo Motor Show: Dieselgate, an increasingly sorry affair
There was a frisson of ‘enjoying the suffering of others’ at the Tokyo motor show, as the director of Volkswagen in Japan stepped on to the stage and begged for forgiveness

Volkswagen Australia’s statement in full
Volkswagen Group Australia announces next steps in its action plan to address the worldwide diesel emissions issue.

Dieselgate: 90,000 Australian cars affected
Volkswagen has confirmed that tens of thousands of diesel cars sold in Australia contained software to help them cheat emissions tests

Dieselgate: Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda suspend Australian sales of diesels
Volkswagen and Audi have announced an immediate suspension of Australian sales of 10 popular diesel models as a result of the emissions scandal that has engulfed the company globally.

VW warned of $1.1m fine in Australia
ACCC adds to pressure on Volkswagen as German director says crimes were committed

VW confirms huge Dieselgate recall
Volkswagen Group has announced it will recall and refit up to 11 million vehicles worldwide whose diesel engines are at the heart of its emissions scandal

VW Dieselgate spreads to Europe
Audis, Skodas and Seats join VWs as affected vehicles, as ACCC begins probe in Australia

Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn resigns over diesel scandal
CEO says he is shocked at scale of misconduct, wants to give VW a fresh start

VW diesel scandal affects 11 million cars could attract $25 billion penalty
Australian owners in the dark as Volkswagen Group faces huge fines and a multi-billion dollar recall program over diesel cars that cheat emissions tests

Sébastien Ogier wins Rally Australia and WRC title
Motorsport wrap: Ogier takes world rally title with Australian win; Mark Winterbottom leads Ford 1-2 in Sandown 500; Later start for Bathurst 1000

WRC Rally Australia: Day 3 review
VW’s Sebastien Ogier wins the rally and a third title

WRC Rally Australia: Day 1 review
A tight battle at the front between Citroen and Volkswagen

VW to build Golf GTI Clubsport
Stove-hot Golf GTI makes leap from concept to reality

Hyundai N division to launch at Frankfurt
New fast-car division to display futuristic supercar, plots i30 hot hatch

2015 Frankfurt Motor Show preview
The 66th Frankfurt motor show, which opens on September 15, is shaping up as the biggest ever with everything from an all-new Renault Megane to an awesome Lamborghini Huracan Spyder. Here’s what we know so far…

Golf R Wagon kicks off in Australia
VW opens order books for load-lugger Golf R

V8 Supercars courts new manufacturers
Monday motorsport wrap: Tech regs fail to address V8 Supercars financial woes; Frosty runs hot in Townsville; Aussies collide in the US; World Rally Cars set to go wild in 2017.

Italian designer splits with Audi
Giorgetto Giugiaro, the man behind countless beauties, has sold his remaining shares of the company bearing his name to majority shareholder Audi.

VW unveils mental Golf racer
VW set to unleash its Golf R on affordable racing category

VW updates Polo GTI with adaptive dampers
VW loads GTI and R models with new standard equipment

Porsche wins Le Mans; Surprise IndyCar winner; Lorenzo wins MotoGP
Porsche makes it 17 wins; rain sees Will Power fail to convert pole to victory; Rossi and Lorenzo now a single point apart; Kiwi upstart makes Sebastien Ogier work for it in Italy