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Volkswagen's Diesel Era Is Ending in Europe — a Troubled Engine Is Partly Why

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800

There’s something quietly symbolic about Volkswagen’s plan to kill off diesel in Europe. The engine family that powered millions of Golfs, Passats, and Skodas across the continent is being put out to pasture, and the car tasked with carrying that torch won’t even offer a diesel option.

Volkswagen may sell Ducati and take Lamborghini public in sweeping restructuring

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800

Volkswagen Group is not done shedding prized assets. Months after Porsche exited the Bugatti Rimac joint venture — marking the first time since 1998 that Bugatti operated outside Volkswagen’s orbit — multiple reports suggest the German conglomerate could soon part ways with Ducati and push Lamborghini toward a public listing.

Volkswagen's largest shareholder wants to build Chinese-market cars in Germany

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800

Volkswagen’s largest shareholder has a blunt proposal for keeping German factories open: build cars designed for the Chinese market on home soil.

Lower Saxony governor Olaf Lies, whose state holds 20 percent of Volkswagen’s voting rights, told Reuters last week that moving production of Chinese-market models to Germany would stabilize factory utilization and protect jobs. “Instead of watching other companies build new factories outside Germany, I care more about stabilizing employment and capacity utilization rates at German plants,” Lies said.

Volkswagen May Walk Away From Bosch on Self-Driving Tech

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800

There comes a point in every technology partnership where one side has to ask: is this actually going anywhere?

Volkswagen appears to be asking that very question about its autonomous-driving collaboration with Bosch. According to a report from Bild citing people familiar with the matter, the automaker intends to wind down the joint development program and find a new partner instead.