V.W.

V.W. will introduce an electric S.U.V., called the ID4, early next year.

In the old country, any whisper of a challenge to authority could bring the secret police in their black V.W.’s.

Up ahead, Laura sees the black V.W., and her heart plummets right down to her toes.

Not to suggest that the party’s over for the mellow country heartthrob who once released an EP called “Endless Summer”: One of his new songs is “V.W. Van,” and in another one, “Good Company,” he defines “B.Y.O.B.” as “Bring yourself over, babe.”

Prosecutors in Braunschweig initially said they would conduct a formal investigation of Martin Winterkorn, V.W.’s former chief executive, but quickly backtracked.