KQED photographers spent the year capturing the biggest stories affecting the Bay Area and California. Here’s a collection of some of the highlights.

The engine, meanwhile, is the most powerful ever fitted to a Beetle in Germany, mustering up a spicy 60bhp (when new) to give ...

Volkswagen used the 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show to exhibit a special vehicle, one that reflected the collective emotions of a city still reeling from one of the worst fires it experienced. VW unveiled ...

Volkswagen AG said it will be able to slash the cost of developing an electric vehicle in China by as much as 50%, bolstering the German automaker’s efforts to catch up with fast-moving local rivals ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- One of the survivors of January's wildfires is on the road to recovery in a vehicle she was convinced she'd never see again. Megan Weinraub evacuated on the morning of Jan. 7 and ...

A photographer captured a striking image of a blue Volkswagen microbus that survived the 2025 Los Angeles area fires. The photo gained widespread attention, prompting Volkswagen to offer a full ...

The 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus that was burned in the California wildfires earlier this year has been faithfully restored. The white-over-blue Microbus known as "Azul" gained attention after an AP ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A blue-and-white 1977 Volkswagen T2 bus that survived the January Palisades wildfires made its debut Wednesday ...

The 1977 microbus survived when everything around it burned. The bus was restored in Oxnard and will be reunited with its owner. 'Azul' will be on display at Petersen Automotive Museum in LA. The ...

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