Head of VW Group confirms next Bugatti will come with hybrid powertrain and also says the car giant is planning a new budget brand

Car firms buying up others is nothing new, but are we on the verge of super-mergers as groups look for new partners?

Shake-up part of plan to overtake Toyota as world’s biggest seller, German media reports

Results follow recent power struggle with chairman Ferdinand Piech resigning

Group chairman resigns after losing boardroom battle with chief executive Martin Winterkorn

Piëch resigns with immediate effect - did not force vote at crisis meeting

Italy’s top dog seeking new suitor for Fiat-Chrysler before he retires in 2018

Chairman Ferdinand Piech’s iron grip on giant carmaker has been weakened

Car maker’s powerful chairman had provoked showdown with chief executive

VW chairman reveals working relationship with chief executive is strained

German auto giant’s next CEO could come from one of its rivals such as BMW or Daimler, says current boss

407km/h hypercar - the heaviest of heavy hitters - finally breathes its last as the final Veyron is sold

Germany’s ‘Manager Magazin’ said VW chairman held talks with Fiat’s owners

Luca de Meo hopes his Italian charm can put carmaker ahead of Mercedes and BMW

Audi teaming up with Google is just one of the moves planned in major R&D drive at the group

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Hedge funds accuse company and its management of misleading market

Volkswagen loses astonishing €4.6m per car on every Bugatti Veyron it sells

VW’s fuel-sipping XL1 can achieve over 300mpg – but it comes at a price