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Irvine-based Rivian got a big boost: Volkswagen agreed to invest up to $5 billion in a joint venture with the struggling maker of electric trucks.
June 26, 2024
Volkswagen’s fuel leak recall covers certain Audi A3s and VW Golfs and GTIs from the 2015 through 2020 model years. Also included are 2015 through 2019 Golf Sportwagens and 2019 and 2020 VW Jettas.
Feb. 22, 2024
Climate & Environment
COBB Tuning produced and sold aftermarket accessories at several retail stores, including a former location in Fountain Valley.
Sept. 20, 2024
Colombian singer-songwriter J Balvin didn’t set out to make an album. All he wanted was to fall back in love with making music. ‘Rayo,’ his seventh studio album, is the result of the rekindling.
Sept. 5, 2024
Volkswagen is preparing an initial public offering of Porsche, seeking a listing of its most profitable asset to help boost the parent’s valuation and fund the push into electric vehicles.
Feb. 22, 2022
Politics
Tim Walz is a gearhead who owns an International Harvester Scout II — a quirky retro SUV that has gained a sizable following in recent years.
Aug. 29, 2024
California
Wally Amos, the creator of the Famous Amos cookie empire and its famous L.A. store on Sunset Boulevard, has died in Hawaii at 88.
Aug. 14, 2024
VW is banking on its all-electric ID.4 compact SUV to appeal to a broad middle-American market of drivers who like their storage space and a comfy ride.
Dec. 5, 2020
Dash cam footage revealed the suspects were driving a white Volkswagen Golf SportWagen station wagon when 6-year-old Aiden Leos was shot and killed on the 55 Freeway last week.
May 28, 2021
Volkswagen, after its diesel emissions cheating scandal, goes all in on electric cars with no tailpipe emissions at all.
Sept. 23, 2020