Volkswagen's got a software fix to lock you, your car, and your wallet into a dealer repair.
VW has been working with HP and Siemens to scale up 3D metal printing processes to make car parts. Metallic 3D-printed parts weigh half as much as those produced from sheet steel, allowing the ...
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You don't own your car: How "component locking" is killing your right to repair
Volkswagen's Component Protection system charges $300-500 dealer fees to activate salvaged car parts, killing DIY repairs and independent shops.
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Volkswagen must face a $750 million lawsuit from automotive parts supplier Prevent USA that accuses the German vehicle maker of abusive business practices in violation of U.S.
Lamborghinis don’t excite me unless I’m driving one. I see them a bit too much around my hometown of Los Angeles, especially as rental cars for wannabe flex-lords cruising up and down Melrose Avenue.
Plastics are so commonplace as to seem like wallpaper in the background, easily overlooked but ubiquitous. As the auto industry continues its drive to reduce vehicles’ carbon emissions, polymers are ...
Volkswagen’s supply chain appears “very much in triage” as logistics teams scramble to find auto parts needed for future output on the VW Chattanooga assembly line. Volkswagen Group of America chief ...
Prosecutors in Germany ordered automotive parts supplier Robert Bosch GmbH to pay a relatively light $100 million fine in connection with its role the Dieselgate scandal that ensnared German automaker ...
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