Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car
Battery packs can cost tens of thousands of dollars and represent up to 50 percent of an EV’s price tag, often making it uneconomical to replace them.
VW sees all its Russian assets frozen by court
VW is attempting to sell its Russian factory in Kaluga, south of Moscow.
Audi seeks to catch up in China in test of Germany's automotive grit
Audi CEO Markus Duesmann says the automaker’s transition to EVs in China is “a challenge” for the VW Group subsidiary. The shift to cleaner technologies presents more than one dilemma for Germany’s largest automakers.
The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: A lull in the problems
Just 2,400 vehicles are being cut from automakers’ production plans worldwide this week because of the microchip shortage, one of the lowest weekly totals in months.
VW diesel settlement helping to cut Great Lakes emissions
The Mackinac Island Ferry Co. plans to use a $3 million grant from Michigan’s Volkswagen settlement fund to convert one of its boats from diesel to electric power.