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  1. William Maley ·
    For the past few months, we have been reporting that Teramont  was the possible name for Volkswagen's upcoming three-row crossover. But it seems the model will be named something else.  Automobilwoche reports that the new crossover will wear the 'Atlas' nameplate. Volkswagen filed trademark applications for the name with the U.S. Government back in April. According to Automotive News, the Atlas name shows that VW Group of America CEO Hinrich Woebcken made good on a promise back in July that
    • Volkswagen's three-row crossover might have a different than first thought

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  2. William Maley ·
    A lot has been happening in the past couple of days for Volkswagen over the diesel emission scandal. Let's get you up to date.   First, Volkswagen of American has pulled its application for EPA certification on 2016 models equipped with the 2.0L diesel four-cylinder until they comply with emission standards for the U.S. Volkswagen hasn't said when they will resend their application for certification.   Next is the Associated Press reporting that German prosecutors carried out searches at a n
    • Not a Day Volkswagen Would Like To Remember

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  3. William Maley ·
    Has it really been a month since Volkswagen and the U.S. Government announced they had reached an agreement over the 2.0L TDI emission scandal? Yes, it has and since then, the two have been hard at work with finalizing the agreement. This week, the two were in Federal Court in San Francisco to give an update.   U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said at the brief hearing that the two parties have been making significant progress.   The "parties ... have reported that in the month since we la
    • Although underneath the surface, there could be some issues

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  4. William Maley ·
    The settlement between the U.S. Government and Volkswagen still has to be approved by a federal court judge, but we're already getting some indications of what owners are planning to do when it is approved. Car and Driver got their hands on a memorandum filed at U.S. Federal Court in San Francisco by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein - the firm representing owners in the case. The memorandum argued for the deal to get final approval - ahead of an October 18th hearing. But this memorand
    • Even though the settlement hasn't gotten final approval, a majority of owners have signed up for it

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  5. William Maley ·
    Volkswagen is making progress with moving on from the diesel emission scandal as they have announced a proposed agreement for the 3.0L TDI V6. Filed in federal court last night, the agreement totals $1.2 billion and hopes to resolve civil claims for 78,000 vehicles. The settlement includes, Buy back or terminate the lease of approximately 20,000 eligible 2009-2012 Volkswagen Touareg and Audi Q7 TDI models (dubbed the Generation 1 models). There is also the possibility of Volkswagen offerin
    • Volkswagen finally talks about the proposed settlement for the 3.0L TDI V6

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  6. William Maley ·
    Volkswagen is making some big changes for the future. In a statement released today, the company announced that it would cut 1 Billion Euros (about $1.1 billion) in investments. The statement didn't say would be part of the cuts.   Volkswagen also announced that it would be fitting diesel models sold in Europe and U.S. with SCR and AdBlue technology 'as soon as possible'.   Further down in the statement, Volkswagen announced that it would put more of a focus on battery and plug-in powertrain
    • Volkswagen Announces A Cut In Spending, Turns Focus To Plug-Ins and Electric Vehicles

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  7. William Maley ·
    William Maley Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com September 17, 2013 A new report from Edmunds says that Volkswagen still has its eyes set on sending the next-generation Phaeton to the U.S., but when that will be is up in the air. "There will come a time when it is right to bring it back to the U.S. marketplace, but what we haven't defined yet is when that will be," said Volkswagen of America president and CEO Jonathan Browning. Sources tell Edmunds that at the moment, the Phaeton's return is
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  8. William Maley ·
    Volkswagen can take a sigh of relief as it appears the current CEO, Matthias Müller, didn't have any prior knowledge of the diesel emission cheating. German newspaper Bild am Sonntag (via Reuters) got their hands on a report done by Jones Day which said Müller didn't find out the scandal till the EPA made the announcement - September 18, 2015 if you're wondering. Only a week later, Müller would be named CEO of Volkswagen.  Still, Müller's track record on dealing with the diesel emission mes
    • A report says Volkswagen's current CEO didn't know about the scandal till it broke

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  9. William Maley ·
    Last summer, Skoda CEO Bernhard Maier said a decision on whether or not the brand would come to the U.S. would be made sometime next year. But it seems that decision has been put on the back burner. Autocar reports that Skoda is taking the lead on developing a new low-cost vehicle for emerging markets. Earlier this year, Volkswagen had entered a partnership with Indian automaker Tata Motors to do the same. However, this would be dissolved as cost targets were not met. “We will need mor
    • Skoda making a decision on the U.S.? About that...

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  10. William Maley ·
    In light of a scandal, the one item a company needs is stability. Unfortunately for Volkswagen, the diesel emission scandal has seemed to bring growing levels of instability. Case in point is the announcement of Dr. Winfried Vahland stepping down. Vahland was picked to become the head of Volkswagen's North American unit only a few weeks back.   In a statement released by the automaker, the two had "differing views" on the company's new structure and his departure is "expressly not related" to
    • Volkswagen's New North American Chief Says Goodbye and At Least 30 People Are Involved in the Emission Cheating

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