For the US, the action covers about 442,265 vehicles, including 400,602 examples of its 2011-2013 Jetta and 41,663 units of the 2012-2013 Beetle and Beetle Convertible.

Using the MQB platform, Volkswagen will start building the "Volks-SUV," as it's nicknamed in-house, in China first ... model lineup in Germany, and the Jetta's availability in Europe ended ...