While America adjusts to the new normal of a world with masks and social distancing, the need for personal transportation remains – and for some, it’s stronger than ever. Yet buying a vehicle has long required in-person communication, often followed by a request to fill out a customer survey a few miles long. Over the… Continue reading @VW Group: The modern way to buy a vehicle: No-touch signatures and open reviews While America adjusts to the new normal of a world with masks…
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@VW Group: NEWSROOM: Everything you wanted to know about EVs (but might be afraid to ask)
Aug 18, 2020 The electric revolution will be coming soon to a street near you. In a matter of weeks, Volkswagen will reveal the production version of the ID.4 electric SUV, part of a worldwide strategy to deliver millions of electric vehicles to help combat global climate change. Electric vehicle owners know the joys of… Continue reading @VW Group: NEWSROOM: Everything you wanted to know about EVs (but might be afraid to ask)
@VW Group: NEWSROOM: Building EVs in America begins with engineering EVs in Chattanooga
Aug 12, 2020 With the all-electric Volkswagen ID.4 due to be revealed in full-production form soon, Volkswagen has begun expanding its Chattanooga factory to build a North American center for electric vehicles – not only for assembly, but for engineering the EVs of the future. To power those efforts, Volkswagen‘s Engineering and Planning Center in… Continue reading @VW Group: NEWSROOM: Building EVs in America begins with engineering EVs in Chattanooga
@VW Group: Volkswagen Car-Net® selects CCC Information Services as exclusive provider of insurance telematics services
Aug 11, 2020 CCC® X data exchange and new CCC® VIN Connect solution enable driver-first experiences Herndon, VA — CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) and Volkswagen Car-Net® announce today that CCC has become the automaker’s exclusive provider of insurance telematics services for the newest generation of VW Car-Net, included in most model year 2020 and… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen Car-Net® selects CCC Information Services as exclusive provider of insurance telematics services
@VW Group: Porsche SE acquires stake in Aurora Labs
Stuttgart, 13 August 2020. Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), Stuttgart, expands its venture portfolio by investment in Aurora Labs Ltd (Aurora Labs), Tel Aviv / Israel, for 2.5 million US dollars. This represents a stake in the low single digit percentage area. Founded in 2016, Aurora Labs is specialized in the validation and verification… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche SE acquires stake in Aurora Labs
@VW Group: Group result after tax of minus 329 million euro for the first half of the year influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic
Stuttgart, 10 August 2020. The group result after tax of Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), Stuttgart, came to minus 329 million euro in the first six months of the fiscal year 2020 – compared to plus 2.38 billion euro in the prior-year period. The group result is significantly influenced by the result from the… Continue reading @VW Group: Group result after tax of minus 329 million euro for the first half of the year influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic
@VW Group: Adjustment of dividend proposal and rescheduled AGM
Stuttgart, 30 July 2020. The executive board and supervisory board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), Stuttgart, have agreed upon proposing a dividend of 2.21 euro per preference share and 2.204 euro per ordinary share to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Porsche SE thus adjusting the dividend distribution to the prior years’ level. This… Continue reading @VW Group: Adjustment of dividend proposal and rescheduled AGM
@VW Group: Porsche SE withdraws its forecast for the group result after tax for the fiscal year 2020
Stuttgart, 16 April 2020. Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart („Porsche SE”), withdraws its forecast for the group result after tax for the fiscal year 2020. The result of the Porsche SE Group is significantly influenced by the at-equity result attributable to Porsche SE and thus by the earnings situation of the Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen AG… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche SE withdraws its forecast for the group result after tax for the fiscal year 2020
@VW Group: Bugatti development – perfect temperature control at 400 km/h
The atmosphere in the interior is pleasantly cool despite the baking heat outside. No draughts can be felt at all – just the way things have to be to create a sense of comfort that is very noticeable even though it’s completely invisible. As the overall technical coordinator for Bugatti air conditioning systems – and… Continue reading @VW Group: Bugatti development – perfect temperature control at 400 km/h
@VW Group: Chiron Pur Sport – final handling tests on the Nordschleife
The Nordschleife is considered the most demanding circuit in the world, which is why it is nicknamed the “Green Hell”. 33 left-hand bends and 40 right-hand bends, 17 per cent uphill and downhill slopes and a difference in altitude of 300 metres over a length of 20.832 kilometres: any vehicle that can cope with this… Continue reading @VW Group: Chiron Pur Sport – final handling tests on the Nordschleife