The A3 will likely have a variant with some form of electrification as Audi attempts to move away
from Dieselgate.
This has largely been successful, and it will probably sell quite well, assuming that Volkswagen ever recovers
from the Dieselgate scandal.
While the local auto industry in general continues to grapple with the fallout
from Dieselgate, Porsche has a good interim path toward full electric power thanks to the 2018 Panamera 4 E-Hybrid plug - in.
While I don't think we will ever fully recover
from Dieselgate, at least we are moving in a positive direction.
Not exact matches
New plans by German carmaker Volkswagen could finally set it free
from the troubled years of the «
dieselgate» scandal, analysts told CNBC Friday.
Things just went
from catastrophic to apocalyptic as Volkswagen just admitted that the emission test cheating engine management software at the center of the
Dieselgate controversy is installed in 11 million Volkswagen Group cars worldwide.
Engine choice will also be very much aimed at US buyers, with no diesel option - not at all surprising after the «
Dieselgate» scandal that has seen VW withdraw all diesel models
from sale.
The 2018 Volkswagen Atlas is a crucial model for VW as it works to recover
from the «
Dieselgate» scandal.
Made in America for Americans, the US - spec Volkswagen Passat was refreshed for the 2016 model year, but the
Dieselgate emissions scandal has cancelled the Passat's unique selling point in the States, with 2.0 - liter TDI models barred
from sale for the moment.
It was said to be greenlit for production and even after
Dieselgate broke it appeared as if the Golf R400 was still going to be built, this according to a January report
from Autobild.
As its parent company Volkswagen Group continues to grapple with the fallout
from its «
Dieselgate» emissions crisis, Audi is focussing heavily on what it calls its «right - sizing» engine strategy for petrol - powered models, which derive higher performance and better fuel economy
from advances in petrol engine technology.
Last week, it was announced Volkswagen must pony up a whopping $ 14.7 billion to settle claims stemming
from last year's
Dieselgate scandal.
Given the fact that Volkswagen's «
Dieselgate» scandal has damaged the diesel's already not - so - encouraging reputation in North America, this is far
from surprising.
This follows 2015's high - profile «
Dieselgate» exposé in which the company was found to have cheated emissions testing by installing illegal defeat devices in in its EA189 diesel engines
from 2009 to 2015.
Obrie Hostetter, who manages the company's charging solutions team, recently attended a California Air Resources Board meeting in support of using funds
from the Volkswagen
Dieselgate settlement to bring charging infrastructure to the area, according to emails obtained by The Verge in a public records request.
The carmaker followed the policy of its parent company Volkswagen and focused more on green cars, following the
Dieselgate scandal
from last year.