In the wake of continuing fallout from the Volkswagen diesel scandal, the company is wrenching itself toward a more electric future.

Nearly 1.7 million German cars have been recalled in the U.S. for defective Takata airbags.

Volkswagen said that in October it will propose a fix to the diesel cars it rigged with manipulative software to fool regulators into believing the vehicles were corresponding to emissions regulations.

The moderately refreshed 2016 Volkswagen Passat revealed at New York receives lots of non-mechanical upgrades to the existing model.