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1.4 Million Toyotas, Hondas And BMWs Recalled After Airbags Explode, Shooting Shrapnel Everywhere

1.4 Million Toyotas, Hondas And BMWs Recalled After Airbags Explode, Shooting Shrapnel Everywhere

Around 1.4 million vehicles have been recalled after problems with airbags were found in various car brands, reported People magazine. The car brands being recalled include BMW, Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi Motors and Volkswagen‘s Audi division. Produced by Takata Corporation, the vehicles were recalled on Wednesday because of defective airbags, according to the U.S. Department of […]

4y ago

Volkswagen Buys ‘Trump Insurance Policy’ By Teaming Up With Ford

Volkswagen Buys ‘Trump Insurance Policy’ By Teaming Up With Ford

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with some of the country’s biggest importers and exporters is wreaking havoc in a number of industries. One of those is the car industry, with the president repeatedly saying “we’re going to tax all those wonderful BMWs.” With the increased tax being placed on imported cars coming into the […]

5y ago

Apple Car Makes Its Debut, But Don’t Expect To See Too Many On The Road

Apple Car Makes Its Debut, But Don’t Expect To See Too Many On The Road

Apple didn’t want to be left in the dust when it came to self-driving cars. They’ve been working on their own version of a self-driving car under the name Project Titan. The initial concept for the car was a 100 percent electric vehicle with superior infotainment and amenities. And the basic premise was that it […]

6y ago

Fails And Facepalms With Amazon’s Alexa: Don’t Let The Kids Near That Thing

Fails And Facepalms With Amazon’s Alexa: Don’t Let The Kids Near That Thing

So you thought AI is cool? So you thought you could have Alexa watch over your kid? Wait till that AI starts spewing dirty words and purchasing expensive toys for your kid. CES 2017 was a flurry of crazy tech and this year, Amazon’s AI called Alexa has clearly taken the show. Amazon Alexa is […]

7y ago

Volkswagen Emission Scandal Deepens: Audi Designed A Clever ‘Cheat Device’ That Activated Only During Pollution Testing Of Vehicles

Volkswagen Emission Scandal Deepens: Audi Designed A Clever ‘Cheat Device’ That Activated Only During Pollution Testing Of Vehicles

While Volkswagen’s emission scandal is still causing damage to the once-trusted car brand, another cleverly designed cheat device to trick pollution control testing systems has been discovered in vehicles made by Audi. The discovery of yet another cleverly designed “cheat device” in certain variants of cars made by luxury car brand Audi, has further tarnished […]

8y ago

Harley-Davidson Fined By The EPA For Violating Emissions Standards

Harley-Davidson Fined By The EPA For Violating Emissions Standards

Harley-Davidson has been fined a staggering $12 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violating emission standards. The legendary motorcycle company settled with the agency on Thursday, whereby it will not only pay the $12 million civil penalty but also an additional $3 million on an unrelated environmental project. Harley was accused of […]

8y ago

South Korea VW Ban: Government Bans Sale Of Volkswagen Jetta, Golf And 80 Other Models In The Country Over Emissions

South Korea VW Ban: Government Bans Sale Of Volkswagen Jetta, Golf And 80 Other Models In The Country Over Emissions

The South Korean government has banned the sale of 80 Volkswagen models in the country, including the manufacturer’s popular Jetta and Golf models. The crackdown on the sale of high-emission cars has impacted a number of manufacturers selling in the country, but most prominently, Volkswagen. The news follows last year’s Volkswagen emissions scandal, which found […]

8y ago

Volkswagen To Pay Out $10.2 Billion To Settle Emissions Scandal

Volkswagen To Pay Out $10.2 Billion To Settle Emissions Scandal

Volkswagen is reportedly going to pay out a record $10.2 billion to settle the emissions scandal that rocked the company in 2015. The majority of the money will be paid out to the approximately 482,000 owners of cars with 2-litre diesel engines. Consumers will reportedly have the option of selling their car back to Volkswagen […]

8y ago

Scandal-Hit Volkswagen Gives 120,000 Workers A 5 Percent Pay Raise

Scandal-Hit Volkswagen Gives 120,000 Workers A 5 Percent Pay Raise

Volkswagen may be plagued by an emissions cheating scandal, but that hasn’t stopped the German automobile manufacturer from giving its workers a raise. The company said on Friday that 120,000 of its German workers will get a 5 percent raise in wages over the next year and a half. The pay increase was negotiated by […]

8y ago

Volkswagen To Buy Back 500,000 Cars, Will Pay $1 Billion To Car Owners

Volkswagen To Buy Back 500,000 Cars, Will Pay $1 Billion To Car Owners

After contentious negotiations, Volkswagen has agreed today to buy back some of the 500,000 U.S. cars outfitted with cheat software designed to trick emissions tests – a fraction of the 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide that have been equipped with the illicit emissions cheating software. The move comes as Volkswagen continues to negotiate with the […]

8y ago

2017 Bugatti Chiron Unveiled At Geneva Motor Show, It’s A Gorgeous Speed Demon

2017 Bugatti Chiron Unveiled At Geneva Motor Show, It’s A Gorgeous Speed Demon

This new 2017 Bugatti Chiron from Volkswagen has diamonds in its speakers, according to the Verge. The speaker tweeters on this $2+ million supercar are made out of diamonds, so it is not too difficult to understand why this vehicle is catching everyone’s attention. The 2017 Bugatti Chiron, revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, packs […]

8y ago

Levitating Cars In China: Video Shows Cars Suddenly Leaping Into The Air At Intersection

Levitating Cars In China: Video Shows Cars Suddenly Leaping Into The Air At Intersection

Are levitating cars really flying down the roads in China? CCTV footage of an intersection in Xingtai, China, shows an eerie scene that looks like something out of a Harry Potter movie — cars suddenly leap into the air like they’ve just been hit by a jolt of magic from a wizard’s wand. The video […]

9y ago

Toyota Becomes Top Automaker – Struggling With Emissions Scandal, Volkswagen Recedes Title Within Three Months

Toyota Becomes Top Automaker – Struggling With Emissions Scandal, Volkswagen Recedes Title Within Three Months

Toyota has snatched the title of the top automaker in the world from Volkswagen. Japanese car maker Toyota maintained its top automaker spot in global vehicle sales. After evaluating the sales for the nine months of this year, Toyota appears to have sold the most vehicles in the world. However, the race isn’t quite over […]

9y ago

Winfried Vahland: New VW Chief Resigns After Three Weeks

Winfried Vahland: New VW Chief Resigns After Three Weeks

Winfried Vahland, who was recently appointed to head Volkswagen’s North American division, has resigned. In recent weeks, the German automaker has faced stark criticism for installing software to bypass diesel air-quality tests. However, company officials claim Vahland’s resignation is unrelated to the VW emissions scandal. On September 18, Volkswagen AG was served with a Notice […]

9y ago

German Economy In Peril As Volkswagen Sets Aside Six And A Half Billion Euros, Audi And Others Also Responsible

German Economy In Peril As Volkswagen Sets Aside Six And A Half Billion Euros, Audi And Others Also Responsible

According to the head of the European Parliament, Germany as a whole could be severely affected by the crises affecting Volkswagen and the discovery of its software, which purposely lied to emissions testers, about the polluting emissions for the cars on which the software was installed. Many people believe the €6.5 billion is not enough […]

9y ago

Electric Cars Gain Users As Carmaker Tesla Tackles Range Anxiety

Electric Cars Gain Users As Carmaker Tesla Tackles Range Anxiety

Electric cars have been made more attractive to potential owners by Tesla’s Model S, which can be driven up to 500 miles on a charge at slow speeds. Tesla projections reveal that improving battery technology could extend the range to 600 miles in 2016, and 746 miles in 2020. According to Engadget, Tesla Chief Executive […]

9y ago

Did Volkswagen Know About Emissions Cheating Before Building The Cars?

Did Volkswagen Know About Emissions Cheating Before Building The Cars?

In the wake of the Volkswagen scandal involving various cheats to make sure diesel vehicles passed emissions tests, one question remains. Did Volkswagen know that there was cheating involved even before the car manufacture began? Last week, the automotive world was rocked by the admission that Volkswagen used special software to make sure their diesel […]

9y ago

Volkswagen (VW) Stock Plummets More Than 29 Percent As Talk Of Emissions Scandal Rises

Volkswagen (VW) Stock Plummets More Than 29 Percent As Talk Of Emissions Scandal Rises

Volkswagen’s stock (VLKAY) price dropped almost 30 percent between Monday and Tuesday after reports came out that they had cheated on U.S. emissions tests. As reported by Pensions & Investments, Volkswagen (VW) admitted to manipulating the results of some of the tests for their diesel cars. When the discovery — made by the Evironmental Protection […]

9y ago

Martin Winterkorn: CEO Refuses To Resign Amid VW Emissions Scandal

Martin Winterkorn: CEO Refuses To Resign Amid VW Emissions Scandal

Martin Winterkorn is facing intense scrutiny amid the VW emissions scandal. In an official statement, the Volkswagen CEO apologized for the company’s “misconduct.” However, he dispelled rumors that he plans to step down. On Friday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced the results of an investigation into vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, […]

9y ago

Volkswagen Emissions Scandal: ‘Defeat Devices’ That Allowed Diesel Vehicles To Cheat On Emissions Tests [Update]

Volkswagen Emissions Scandal: ‘Defeat Devices’ That Allowed Diesel Vehicles To Cheat On Emissions Tests [Update]

Volkswagen’s emissions scandal is one of the biggest to hit the automotive world. Evidently, the company rigged its diesel cars to fool machines that tested the cars for emissions compliance. Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn admitted on Sunday that the company has, for years, been fitting its diesel cars with software that activated […]

9y ago

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