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Following an update for 2024, the Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport increased their sales by more than 22 percent in Canada last year. Those who’ve bought one now have to deal with yet another safety recall announced by the automaker. More specifically, on 20,925 units from the 2024-2025 model …

Volkswagen is quite busy launching next-generation electric vehicles around the world. However, unlike Europe, its North American lineup doesn’t have anything for drivers that aren’t ready to make the switch to full electrification just yet. And that’s a mistake according to the automaker’s top executive for the region, Pablo Di …

Vehicle recalls are designed to fix a variety of problems that could potentially affect the safety of their occupants or other road users. They also help paint a picture of a product’s overall quality and reliability. U.S. research firm iSeeCars recently looked at the vehicles that had the most recalls …

While larger vehicles tend to fare better in collisions with smaller vehicles, they still have a lot of room for improvement when it comes to protecting their occupants. As we reported last year, a third of midsize SUVs failed the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side crash test, …

Volkswagen came to the Chicago Auto Show this week to introduce the 2024 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport . The Car Guide was on hand at McCormick Place to see from up close how the German automaker’s midsize SUV has changed. To be clear, this is still the first-generation Atlas …

Believe it or not, airbags that can explode during an accident are still a thing today! Volkswagen Canada has recently issued a recall regarding several models, but luckily, only a small number of vehicles: 202 to be more precise. The models impacted by this recall are the Volkswagen Golf (including …

Following compact SUVs last fall, midsize SUVs were recently submitted to the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side crash test, which aims to address higher-speed collisions that continue to cause fatalities on North American roads. While the former failed miserably, how did their bigger counterparts perform? A lot …

Continental Tire has issued a recall covering approximately 100,000 Continental, General and Barum tires in North America due to a manufacturing defect that could cause a blowout. Nearly two dozen vehicle brands are affected including Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Fiat, GMC, Honda, Jeep, Lexus, Lincoln, …

Volkswagen launched the three-row Atlas for the 2018 model year and recently added a coupe-style variant called Atlas Cross Sport . And just a few days ago, the company eliminated the front-wheel drive option in Canada, thus making its 4MOTION system more accessible for 2020. As sales continue to rise, …

Volkswagen Canada has decided to eliminate the front-wheel drive option with its midsize SUVs for the 2020 model year. The change will first affect the Atlas Cross Sport , which is set to hit the market in March, then the regular Atlas , which will be refreshed and sold toward …