No person is more attentive in traffic situations than a driver assistance system. Nonetheless, both optical and radar-based sensor systems are required to capture the environment for this purpose much more accurately than an experienced driver would ever be able to do. Using the data from the numerous camera, radar, lidar, and ultrasonic systems installed… Continue reading @VW Group: Test drives on the computer
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@VW Group: SEAT expands the fleet of duo trailers and giga trailers to promote more sustainable logistics
SEAT has expanded the number of supply routes for the transport of components using duo trailers and giga trailers, the two longest types of trucks with the greatest capacity travelling on European roads. The Spanish company currently has two duo trailer routes that link the Martorell factory with Teknia in Azuqueca de Henares (Madrid) for… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT expands the fleet of duo trailers and giga trailers to promote more sustainable logistics
@VW Group: Audi invests around EUR 100 million in charging infrastructure at own sites
On its journey to becoming a provider of entirely CO2-neutral premium mobility, Audi is making excellent progress at its own sites. By the middle of 2022, the premium brand will equip one in ten parking spaces with a possibility to charge electric cars, most of which will be accessible to the public. This independent concept… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi invests around EUR 100 million in charging infrastructure at own sites
@VW Group: “I’m cold” – The new Golf responds with intelligent climate control
Volkswagen models represent modern functionality and the brand’s typically easy orientation inside the vehicle. With the new Golf, operation is now even more intuitive. A visible and tangible example is the control for the 3-zone automatic air conditioner “Air Care Climatronic”. This newly designed air conditioning system has a Smart Climate menu that can be… Continue reading @VW Group: “I’m cold” – The new Golf responds with intelligent climate control
@VW Group: Audi and Cromodora: cooperation for a sustainable and cost-effective wheel plant
Working together in new ways: Audi and the wheel maker Cromodora have made an agreement for an especially long-term cooperative undertaking that will last for up to ten years. Cromodora will build a new wheel plant in Eastern Europe exclusively for Audi and the Volkswagen Group. Production, scheduled to begin in 2023, will be cost-effective… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi and Cromodora: cooperation for a sustainable and cost-effective wheel plant
@VW Group: TRATON with strong vehicle sales in 2019
In 2019, TRATON SE in its Industrial Business sold 242,200 vehicles of the MAN, Scania, and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus brands, exceeding the prior-year figure by 4%. This positive development was driven among other things by high demand for trucks in Europe in the first half of the year and a sharp increase in demand… Continue reading @VW Group: TRATON with strong vehicle sales in 2019
@VW Group: Volkswagen Group records higher deliveries in 2019
Despite shrinking overall markets, the Volkswagen Group grew its worldwide deliveries by 1.3 percent to 10,974,600 vehicles in 2019. Market shares were expanded in all regions, in some cases significantly. Volume growth was achieved in Europe (+3.9 percent) and South America (+3.2 percent) while there were slight falls in North America (-0.5 percent) and Asia-Pacific… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen Group records higher deliveries in 2019
@VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2020
ŠKODA AUTO CEO Bernhard Maier emphasises: “ŠKODA AUTO is one of the world’s five oldest automobile manufacturers still active today. The courage and ingenuity of the two founders, Václav Laurin and Václav Klement, are the cornerstone of this unique success story and at the same time an obligation and incentive to lead the company towards… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2020
@VW Group: Project 356/930
01/14/2020 After thirty-one years in Australia, Viktor Grahser returned to his native Austria with one suitcase and three Porsche 356s. He broke a hole in the wall of his house and pushed one Porsche into his living room—while the other two sat in a shipping container, waiting in vain for restoration. Eleven years after Grahser… Continue reading @VW Group: Project 356/930
@VW Group: The all-new SEAT Leon brings greater presence to the compact segment
The all-new SEAT Leon is almost here. The brand’s latest vehicle arrives with a strong design evolution that keeps the soul that any Leon generation stands for. Its design philosophy connects perfectly with the values of the SEAT brand. The next-generation SEAT Leon stands out thanks to its improved overall dimensions, its more determined face,… Continue reading @VW Group: The all-new SEAT Leon brings greater presence to the compact segment