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The Volkswagen ID.4 – Here’s the Thing… [Video]

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The Volkswagen ID.4 more… The post The Volkswagen ID.4 4 – Here’s the Thing… [Video] appeared first on Electrek. 4 is a most curious car. Seemingly a tame vision of the future of VW’s electrification strategy, yet it seems to garner a fair bit of love and hate.

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VW and Porsche’s electric car sales dipped, but the new Macan EV and ID.4 spark hope

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Volkswagen Group, including Porsche , saw EV sales dip in the first three months of the year as the company prepares to launch new electric models. With the new VW ID.4 4 and upcoming Porsche Macan EV rolling out in 2024, Volkswagen is already seeing things turn around.

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Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join the UAW

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Volkswagen workers at the company’s factory in Tennessee have officially voted to join the United Automotive Workers (UAW) after the union launched campaigns at Tesla, Volkswagen, and others last year. Volkswagen workers just made history! People in high places told us good things can’t happen here in Chattanooga.

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Volkswagen Celebrates 75 Years in America

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Seventy-five years ago, a pair of Volkswagen Beetles were imported to this country, marking the start of this brand on our shores.& It was exactly 75 years ago today, according to VW, that those two Volkswagen Type 1 vehicles landed on the shores of New York, marking the first attempt to sell the thing to Americans.

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QOTD: What is the Best/Worst Automotive-Related April Fool's Joke?

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Remember the Volkswagen thing from 2021? Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Today is April Fool's Day, and every year some automakers and some automotive media outlets post something "funny." Sound off below.

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QOTD: Will the Union's Volkswagen Victory Pave Way for More?

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Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to unionize on Friday. It might be a tougher fight for the union, since, as Reuters points out, Mercedes-Benz is being more anti-union than Volkswagen was. Is Chattanooga a one-off or a harbinger of things to come? But the UAW won't stop there. What say you?

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Used Car of the Day: 1996 Volkswagen Derby

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Today we bring you a car that wasn't, to my knowledge, sold new in the United States. It's a Mexican-spec Volkswagen Derby. That should make things easier. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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