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Volkswagen launches small pickup but makes no promises for North American market

June 1, 2019 at 2:11 a.m.

Volkswagen plans a renewed push into the lucrative pickup segment that's eluded the German manufacturer for years. The compact Tarok, shown Nov. 6 in Sao Paulo, "will soon" be offered...

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, a loading station for Mercedes electric cars at the IAA Car Show in Frankfurt, Germany. Germany's Daimler AG announced Thursday Sept. 21, 2017, says its Mercedes-Benz luxury car division will invest US dlrs 1 billion to set up electric vehicle production at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant, also building a new battery plant, adding 600 new jobs in the region.

Mercedes invests $1 billion in electric SUV production in U.S.

June 1, 2019 at 2:05 a.m.

Daimler AG plans to spend $1 billion to start production of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles at its Alabama factory, setting the world's largest luxury-car maker up to battle with battery-car specialist...

This file photo taken Sept. 22, 2015 shows the engine compartment of a 2010 Audi A3 TDI, one of several diesel models made by Volkswagen and engineered to produce defective emissions results.

VW said to reach U.S. deal to fix most tainted Audi diesels

June 9, 2018 at 1:16 a.m.

Volkswagen has reached an agreement with U.S. environmental regulators to fix or buy back around 80,000 Audi, VW and Porsche vehicles with tainted 3-liter diesel engines, nearing a resolution on...

VW stands by CEO Mueller after U.S. trip missteps

June 11, 2018 at 6:25 a.m.

Volkswagen's supervisory board stood by Chief Executive Officer Matthias Muellereven after he sparked a media firestorm in the United States last week that complicated efforts to clear up the diesel-emissions...

Matthias Mueller, CEO of German car maker Volkswagen, gestures while addressing journalists after visiting an assembly line of the VW plant in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on October 21, 2015 .

VW CEO flubs interview with U.S. apology tour off to rocky start

June 11, 2018 at 8:03 a.m.

Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller is struggling find the right tone on his first official U.S. visit, where he's under pressure to placate lawmakers and regulators to emerge from...

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