Volkswagen Recalls Thousands Of SUVs Over Faulty Braking

Volkswagen is recalling more than 246,000 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because faulty wiring harnesses can make them brake unexpectedly, sometimes while in traffic.

• Mar 18

Study: 1 In 5 Pennsylvanians Admit To Using Social Media While Driving

If you are tweeting in traffic, you are not alone.

• Jul 21, 2021

Volkswagen Issues Recall For Jettas Due To Fuel Leak Problems

Volkswagen is recalling more than 218,000 Jetta sedans in the U.S. to fix a fuel leak problem that can cause fires.

• Oct 28, 2020

Audi Recalls 107,000 Vehicles For New Deadly Takata Air Bag Problem

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 107,000 older vehicles sold in the U.S. by its Audi luxury brand because Takata driver's air bag inflators could hurl shrapnel in a crash.

• Feb 7, 2020

Volkswagen Recalls 679K Vehicles Due To Potential Rollaway Problem

Volkswagen is recalling about 679,000 cars in the U. S. to fix a problem that could let the cars roll away unexpectedly.

• Aug 23, 2019

Volkswagen To Invest Billions In Pittsburgh's Argo AI, Teaming With Ford To Put Autonomous Vehicles On Roads

You have seen Argo AI's Ford models cruising the streets of Pittsburgh.

• Jul 12, 2019

Volkswagen's Last Beetle Leaves Factory

After roughly seven decades of production and three generations of designs, Volkswagen is retiring its iconic Beetle.

• Jul 10, 2019

Ohio Makes $15 Million Available In Grants For Diesel Engine Replacements

The state is taking applications in some Ohio counties for $15 million in grants to upgrade aging vehicles and other equipment that run on diesel.

• Jun 8, 2019

Volkswagen Recalls 281K Cars Over Faulty Fuel Pumps, Stalling Concerns

Volkswagen is recalling almost 281,000 CC and Passat sedans and wagons in the U.S. because the fuel pumps can fail and cause the cars to suddenly stall.

• Aug 29, 2017

VW To Pay More Than $157M To Settle Emissions Claims By 10 States

Volkswagen is paying more than $157 million to 10 states to settle environmental lawsuits over the company's diesel emissions-cheating scandal.

• Mar 30, 2017

Volkswagen Settles Emissions-Cheating Cases For $14.7B

Volkswagen will spend $14.7 billion to settle consumer lawsuits and government allegations that it cheated on emissions tests in what lawyers are calling the largest auto-related class-action settlement in U.S. history.

• Jun 28, 2016

Volkswaggen & Audi Recalling 850,000 Vehicles Over Takata Air Bags

• Feb 10, 2016

1 injured In Parkway North Rollover Crash

A woman is recovering this morning after flipping her car on the Parkway North near the North Side.

• Apr 30, 2014

Car Crashes Into Kitchen Of South Fayette Twp. Townhouse

Police are trying to figure out if weather played a role in an accident Friday afternoon in South Fayette Township that sent a car careening into a townhouse.

• Dec 6, 2013

Author Discusses Lack Of Unions In The South

Volkswagen plants are unionized everywhere except Chattanooga, and Volkswagen wants to unionize the Tennessee plant.

• Nov 25, 2013

Drivetime: "Yo Vinnie! Waddya Drivin' This Week?" 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI Clean Diesel

This edition of YVWDTW has us tooling around in The Volkswagen that America has been waiting for, The Beetle TDI Clean Diesel.

• Aug 6, 2013

Pick-A-Side: Which Is The Hottest Convertible?

Which convertible is hotter? The highly acclaimed and luxurious Lamborghini Gallardo or the more affordable Fiat 500? You decide!

• Jun 3, 2013

Drivetime With Vinnie Richichi Road Test: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo Convertible

This week, its a ride in what could be the coolest VW bug ever built, the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S Convertible. Okay, maybe the second coolest bug if you count Herbie the Love Bug, but Herbie never hustled down the street this fast!

• May 15, 2013

Drivetime With Vinnie Richichi At The NAIAS: Day 1 Wrap-Up

Lots of pretty impressive autos and trucks hit the floor here in Detroit at the 2013 North American International Auto Show on the first the two media days.

• Jan 14, 2013

Woman Escapes Car Moments Before Train Crash

A driver managed to escape her car moments before it was hit by a train this morning in McKeesport.

• Dec 10, 2012

Drivetime With Vinnie Richichi-Road Test:2013 Volkswagen CC Sport

The 2013 Volkswagen CC may be the German automakers best bigger car effort yet. The CC brings the smart design of the Passat to the table but then adds a sports coupe look and feel to it. The result is an attractive, unique looking car that while may not for everyone, is sure a car that will get a second look when it is driving down the street.

• Oct 17, 2012

Drivetime with Vinnie Richichi Road Test: 2012 Volkswagen Beetle

• Feb 6, 2012

Drivetime With Vinnie Richichi Road Test: 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Sedan

Say the word Jetta and most guys say, "Oh yeah...that's my wife's car" or "Oh, my girlfriend really wants one of those." Well did you ever think they might know something you don't? Like what a good mid $20,000 sports sedan the Jetta GLI is.

• Jan 25, 2012