Articles by Monica Raymunt

VW Scraps Three-Decades-Old German Jobs Pledge to Cut Costs

Volkswagen AG is ending job protections for auto workers in Germany as part of its cost-cutting push, setting up a showdown with unions as the country’s most important industry fights for its future. The manufacturer on Tuesday canceled several agreements …

Volkswagen Halts Sale of Some ID.4 EVs Because Doors Might Open While in Motion

Volkswagen AG has ordered dealers in the U.S. and Canada to stop selling its ID.4 electric SUV because its doors might open while in motion, and the German carmaker doesn’t yet have a fix for the problem. Nearly 18,000 vehicles …

VW Faces Scrutiny Over China Human Rights Violations With Insurance Implications

Volkswagen AG faces mounting pressure to address allegations of human rights violations in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where the German carmaker operates a car factory. While there’s no evidence that anyone has been mistreated at the VW plant, the …

VW Fears Most of Its Cars on Cargo Ship ‘Felicity Ace’ Are Beyond Salvage

Volkswagen AG has lost hope that many of its roughly 4,000 vehicles aboard a cargo ship that caught fire last week in the Atlantic can be saved. The automaker’s brands and dealers have started notifying customers that the U.S.-bound vehicles …

Teenaged Cyber Prodigy Stumbles Onto Software Flaw Letting Him Hijack Teslas

David Colombo, a 19-year-old cybersecurity researcher in Germany, came upon the biggest discovery of his young career by accident. He was performing a security audit for a French company when he noticed something unusual: a software program on the company’s …