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[59] [61] In 2015 the news magazine Der Spiegel reported that at least 30 people at management level in Volkswagen knew about the deceit for years, which Volkswagen denied in 2015. [ 62 ] Starting in the 2009 model year , Volkswagen Group began migrating its light-duty passenger vehicle's turbocharged direct injection (TDI) diesel engines to a ...
Volkswagen Touareg R50. Volkswagen Touareg R50. The Touareg R50 is the third Volkswagen after the Golf and Passat to be given the 'R' treatment by Volkswagen Individual GmbH. The R50 global launch was at the 2007 Australian International Motor Show. The "R50" naming comes from the engine displacement: 5.0 L.
vw-m.de. Volkswagen AG. January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011 "TDI 225-6 - technical data". vw-m.de. Volkswagen AG. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 "TDI 265-6 - technical data". vw-m.de. Volkswagen AG. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011
Volkswagen recalled more than 30,000 vehicles for a pair of concerns: a potential rear camera issue and electric vehicle batteries possibly overheating. The automaker is recalling 29,569 of its ...
List of discontinued Volkswagen Group diesel engines.The compression-ignition diesel engines listed below were formerly used by various marques of automobiles and commercial vehicles of the German automotive concern, Volkswagen Group, [1] and also in Volkswagen Marine [2] and Volkswagen Industrial Motor [3] applications, but are now discontinued.
Exclusively manufactured by SAIC-Volkswagen. Lavida: 2008 2018 China MQB A1: Sister model to the Bora. Has been Volkswagen's best selling model in China and typically the best selling sedan of all brands in China. [2] Exclusively manufactured by SAIC-Volkswagen. Magotan (B8) 2005 2014 China MQB A2: The Chinese version of the Passat B8 with a ...
In October 2013, Top Gear magazine placed the X-90 at number 10 on its list of "The 13 worst cars of the last 20 years", saying "Evil progenitor of the pre-TOWIE Essexmobile, the Vitara SUV, the X-90 compounded Suzuki's reputation for marketing-led myopia and wobbly handling."
In January 2017, VW pleaded guilty to the emissions scandal and agreed to pay US$4.3 billion in penalties. As of January 2019, 13 VW employees have been indicted, including former CEO Martin Winterkorn. In addition, two former executives (Oliver Schmidt and James Robert Liang) have pleaded guilty in US court and sentenced to prison terms. [11] [12]