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Volkswagen Group launches trade-in incentive for Euro 1 - Euro 4 diesels; pan-European software update for Euro 5 and some Euro 6 diesels

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Embracing the outcome of the German National Diesel Forum earlier this week ( earlier post ), the Volkswagen Group announced that it will offer a trade-in incentive for Euro 1 - Euro 4 diesel models which will apply across all brands in the Group. The auto industry and the Federal government will each contribute €250 million.

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Volkswagen & Audi to pay >$14.7B in US to settle 2.0L diesel emissions case; $2B of that to promote ZEVs

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Under a class action settlement agreement filed today ( earlier post ), Volkswagen and Audi in the US will pay more than $14.7 liter diesel engines. The class-wide settlement in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation will provide owners and lessees of Volkswagen and Audi 2.0-liter

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Electric-car vs gas costs, self-driving Bolt, more 2018 diesels, Workhorse orders open: Today's Car News

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Today, we've got a Chevy Bolt EV without a steering wheel, an update on available 2018 diesel vehicles, an analysis of the per-mile costs of electricity versus gasoline, and predictions by auto-industry execs. The next wave of long-distance electric cars will arrive from European luxury makers, with the Audi.

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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

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Diesels continued to slide, taking just 3.8% Audi rounded out the top three spots. The remaining ranks are more closely distributed, with MG and Audi in 2nd and 3rd spots. The auto industry body, the SMMT, is forecasting the auto market to be one of the few prospective growth stories of the coming year.

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April 2023 – Good month for Volkswagen in the UK

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Most of the auto market’s volume growth, in fact, came from plugins. Diesel-only vehicles — already a fast diminishing slice of the market — fell in volume by over 13% YoY, to 5,825 units, and just 4.4.% Looking at volumes, against the backdrop of 11.6% The good news for consumers is that both are growing volumes fast.

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

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The system has a learning curve that isn’t too difficult and is well worth mastering to get the most from the excellent sound quality and vast array of comfort features available to those in the cabin. The term luxury is tossed around pretty loosely in the auto industry. News: Audi Adds Q4 E-tron Sportback.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

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If you encounter such people or articles, all you need to do is point them to the numbers and trends in the auto market. How many petrol or diesel pickup trucks have such pre-order numbers? The average lifespan of a petrol or diesel car is around 200,000 km. The Tesla Cybertruck has more than 1.3 million pre-orders.