A car dealer has lost his appeal over the termination of his Volkswagen dealership seven years ago as part of a nationwide reorganisation of the company's outlets.

Sales of higher-margin sports utility vehicles and cost cuts helped Volkswagen shrug off a €1bn legal charge to meet first-quarter operating profit forecasts, sending its shares 4% higher.

Drivers can now add a host of fashionable ‘black’ features to their humble VW Tiguan.

The Golf is a car everyone is comfortable with, writes Declan Colley.

Forcing former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn to pay for at least some of the €25bn stemming from the diesel-rigging scandal could backfire on the vehicle maker.

Oil rallied yesterday after US president Donald Trump’s decision to walk away from a nuclear deal with Iran.

Volkswagen’s Audi unit has suspended deliveries of some of its most popular cars after informing German authorities of irregularities in emissions systems, embroiling the luxury brand further in the carmaker’s diesel scandal.

Volkswagen’s (VW) new chief executive Herbert Diess said he will consider asset sales and seeks to turn the multi-brand conglomerate into a slimmed down company with strong brands.

Volkswagen may replace its chief executive as part of a management restructure, the car maker has said.

What? Another SUV? Well it is hard to avoid them these days, such is the growing ubiquity of the genre, but yes, this week we review another one of them. And this one is damn good too, writes Declan Colley.

A case involving thousands of disgruntled motorists in the UK is gearing up at the High Court there.

Volkswagen has picked partners to provide battery cells and related technology worth around €20bn for its growing electric car programme, adding further pressure on US pioneer Tesla.

By Elisabeth Behrmann

OVER the past 50 years, three letters have resonated deeply in the motoring world — GTI.

Car giant Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability in response to controversy over experiments in which monkeys were exposed to diesel exhaust.

There are calls for an inquiry into tests at Volkswagen which reportedly involved exposing monkeys to toxic diesel fumes.

Volkswagen reported a 4.3% rise in 2017 sales to 10.7m vehicles, staying ahead of Toyota in the race to keep the title of world’s biggest carmaker although Renault-Nissan has forecast it would go top.

The Volkswagen Passat CC was an interesting take on the saloon-as-coupe format pioneered by the Mercedes CLS, writes Declan Colley.

Looking for something different for an adventurous partner? Well, look no further, ladies and gentlemen, I give you the VW Caddy Beach.

A woman’s action arising from the Volkwagen car emissions scandal should not be further heard by Judge Mary Devins at Castlebar District Court for reasons including lack of fair procedures in dealing with pre-trial issues, the High Court has ruled.

Volkswagen may expand co-operation with China’s Anhui Jianghuai Automobile beyond electric cars to jointly develop and build commercial vehicles in the world’s largest vehicle market.

A High Court judge is due to rule next week on proceedings by Volkswagen aimed at preventing a woman’s action arising from its emissions scandal continuing at Castlebar District Court.

Volkswagen has revealed that its new T-Roc crossover will go on sale in Ireland with a starting price of €24,750.

The Volkswagen GTE promises sports hatch handling with hybrid low emissions. Can it deliver? Jack Evans finds out.

Volkswagen has added provisions of around €2.5bn to the mounting total from its diesel emissions scandal, which has already cost the company around €23bn.

Volkswagen’s latest generation Polo has arrived. Ryan Hirons headed to Hamburg to try it out.

Volkswagen is enticing Irish drivers to trade in their old diesel models with incentives of up to €6,500 to buy a new car.

The sensational Golf R combines shattering pace with to-die-for handling with unexpectedly real practicality, and comes highly recommended for all lovers of cars with five-star performance, writes Declan Colley

A Volkswagen engineer who had a key role in the diesel emissions scandal has been sentenced to more than three years in prison and a 200,000 dollar (£155,000) fine, a steeper punishment than prosecutors had requested.

It is astonishing to think that one of the biggest automotive companies in the world could get enmeshed in a tawdry, shameful game of deceit in the pursuit of market share and profit, and believe it would not be caught.

Jack Evans says the flagship saloon car is a good-looking all-rounder, whose sporting drive and impressive tech make it ideal for those who want to stand out from the crowd.

The Volkswagen Golf R has always been the go-to hot hatch, but the competition has improved. Jack Evans assesses whether the new version is still up there with the best of them.

Volkswagen said profit at its troubled core division soared in the first three months of the year, a sign that long-overdue cost cuts are having an impact as the carmaker seeks to move beyond its diesel emissions crisis.

We all know the Golf GTi to be the daddy of all the hot hatches, but the fact of the matter is that the iconic Volkswagen is now — gasp — 40 years old, so technically it could now be described as the granddaddy of the genre.

Volkswagen will be launching a new range of avant-garde electric vehicles in the near future — and not a minute too soon for the German giant which is still struggling as a result of its diesel emissions scandal.

You do learn something new every day. During my tenure with the latest version of the wonderful VW Up!, I was waffling on about how Volkswagen came up with such a silly name for their micromini.

Volkswagen has given us a glimpse of some of the new technologies involved in their R&D process in the development of new cars.

Interesting times in the motoring business.