Tom Schoenberg and Christoph Rauwald Not long after US authorities filed sealed charges against Volkswagen’s old chief executive, they granted the new CEO a rare ‘safe-passage’ deal.

Ford has 24% of the market with Volkswagen claiming 20%. But automakers offer something to suit everybody’s needs, writes Brian Byrne.

Volkswagen Ireland has confirmed that it is to offer the 4WD Passat Alltrack in early 2016.