[embedded content] The ENYAQ iV is the first ŠKODA based on the modular electrification toolkit. How has ŠKODA’s design language evolved with this vehicle? Karl Neuhold: With the ENYAQ iV, we are again building on the emotive ŠKODA design language that characterises the SCALA, the KAMIQ and the new, fourth-generation OCTAVIA. The ENYAQ iV also features… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA takes another step forward in design with the ENYAQ iV
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@VW Group: New soundtrack
08/11/2020 It is a Porsche tradition that a GTS always sounds special and the Acoustics Department in Weissach has composed a sound with a strong character for the new Porsche Cayenne GTS Coupé. The sound issues from an optional twin-branch sports exhaust system featuring centrally located tailpipes. Many things can be wonderfully described in pictures,… Continue reading @VW Group: New soundtrack
@VW Group: Charging Up the Car Industry
08/10/2020 The battery market for electric vehicles is going from strength to strength. But it is still characterized by a high level of uncertainty with significant swings in demand. LG Chem is managing this volatility at its giant plant in Poland. The electrification of the car industry is pushing demand for batteries steadily upwards, with… Continue reading @VW Group: Charging Up the Car Industry
@VW Group: Hardware meets software: from classic mechanical systems to a fully interlinked high-end control unit
On the road toward an integrated vehicle dynamics brain Audi consistently drives the idea of integrating chassis and powertrain technology. In the future, an integrated vehicle dynamics processor will handle longitudinal and lateral dynamics control as well as energy and powertrain management: recuperating energy during a braking event, determining the damper compression rate within milliseconds… Continue reading @VW Group: Hardware meets software: from classic mechanical systems to a fully interlinked high-end control unit
@VW Group: SEAT approves a prevention plan for possible outbreaks of COVID-19 after the summer
The company will carry out new PCR tests on its more than 15,000 workers at the end of August, to ensure a safe working environment 77% of workers stated in a company survey that they would take this test after returning to work SEAT has managed to regain production levels similar to those at the… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT approves a prevention plan for possible outbreaks of COVID-19 after the summer
@VW Group: CUPRA’s high-performance range together for the first time
Wide high-performance portfolio: CUPRA Formentor, CUPRA Leon, CUPRA Leon Sportstourer and CUPRA Ateca The CUPRA Formentor is the first model exclusively developed by the brand, striking the perfect balance between design and performance in a CUV body The CUPRA Leon, offered in both 5-door and Sportstourer version, is the sporty hatchback of the range, available… Continue reading @VW Group: CUPRA’s high-performance range together for the first time
@VW Group: SEAT presents its strategy for the future to major suppliers in Spain
SEAT gathered 60 of its main suppliers in Spain and associations such as ANFAC (the Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers), Sernauto (the Spanish Association of Automotive Suppliers) and ACICAE and CIAC (automotive clusters in the Basque Country and Catalonia, respectively) today in a virtual meeting to present its strategy for the future. After… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT presents its strategy for the future to major suppliers in Spain
@VW Group: Volkswagen opens vehicle assembly facility in Ghana
Volkswagen is expanding its footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa with the official opening of a vehicle assembly facility in Accra, Ghana. With this engagement, Ghana becomes the fifth Volkswagen vehicle assembly location in Sub-Saharan Africa; the other locations are in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda.Universal Motors Limited, a licensed Volkswagen importer since 2005, has been… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen opens vehicle assembly facility in Ghana
@VW Group: New Chairman of the Board appointed at ŠKODA AUTO
Thomas Schäfer will assume the role of Chairman of the Board at ŠKODA AUTO on 3 August 2020. The qualified mechanical engineer began his career in the automotive industry at Daimler AG in 1991. He held various management positions in the areas of production and quality management in Germany, the USA and South Africa until… Continue reading @VW Group: New Chairman of the Board appointed at ŠKODA AUTO
@VW Group: Testing times
The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. © 2020 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG * Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. Since 1 September 2017 certain new cars have been type approved in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonised Light… Continue reading @VW Group: Testing times