The ID3 is a key launch for VW in Europe because it's the first of a new generation of affordable, long-range electric cars based on its MEB architecture.

The researchers were also able to successfully imitate signals from key fobs used by other brands as well. For these other key fobs, there wasn't a master key that they could obtain.

Volkswagen didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The researchers who investigated the flaws in remote key fobs aren't strangers to VW security issues.

Volkswagen will need to conquer the Americas, the region at the centre of its emissions scandal, to deliver a turnaround at its core VW brand, Europe's largest carmaker said on Tuesday. VW said it ...