@VW Group: World première: Revolution in the underground car park – Volkswagen lets its charging robots loose

Volkswagen provides a glimpse into the future in which the search for charging stations for electric cars comes to an end. Volkswagen Group Components’ mobile charging robot takes over this task – and drives to the electric car completely autonomously. After it is started via app or V2X communication, the mobile robot drives itself to… Continue reading @VW Group: World première: Revolution in the underground car park – Volkswagen lets its charging robots loose

@VW Group: Volkswagen making good headway with transformation

The Volkswagen brand will be launching 34 new models worldwide next year, including twelve SUVs and eight electric or hybrid vehicles. Volkswagen COO Ralf Brandstätter commented: “We are at the beginning of a new era. We mean business with e-mobility. The brand will be investing €19 billion in future technologies through 2024, €11 billion alone… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen making good headway with transformation

@VW Group: A successful year for the history books

The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. © 2019 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 Vehicles… Continue reading @VW Group: A successful year for the history books

@VW Group: Car.Software organization strengthens Board of Management

The Volkswagen Group’s Car.Software organization is strengthening its Board of Management. With effect from January 1, 2020, Björn Goerke is to be the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Car.Software organization. To date, Goerke has been Chief Technology Officer and President SAP Cloud Platform with the software company SAP. In his new function, he is… Continue reading @VW Group: Car.Software organization strengthens Board of Management

@VW Group: Concept study ŠKODA VISION IN: Interior sketch gives first glimpse of new compact SUV for the Indian market

The sketch shows a wide dashboard arranged on several levels, which echoes the symmetrical contours of the ŠKODA grille in the centre. The colour orange, which inspires vitality and creativity, is used extensively throughout the interior, for example, on the centre armrest and door panels. The chrome-plated ventilation nozzles on the side are also eye-catching,… Continue reading @VW Group: Concept study ŠKODA VISION IN: Interior sketch gives first glimpse of new compact SUV for the Indian market

@VW Group: Fast network for smart cars

The data volumes being transmitted via wireless networks are rising inexorably, due primarily to increasing machine-to-machine communication (M2M communication). In the automotive field, it is primarily fully automated driving that is spurring on this development: While the data volumes per hour in current highly networked vehicles are in the gigabyte range today, by 2025 the… Continue reading @VW Group: Fast network for smart cars

@VW Group: All-new SEAT Leon lights the way in the segment

SEAT is adding a dash of the exceptional with the next-generation Leon and putting lighting technology at the centre of the vehicle’s personality. The all-new SEAT Leon adds lighting systems that will make the dynamic, sporty and elegant compact car even more desirable whether viewed from outside or from the comfort of the cabin.  Back… Continue reading @VW Group: All-new SEAT Leon lights the way in the segment

@VW Group: SEAT again breaks its historic sales record

With one month left before the end of 2019, the Spanish carmaker has already reached its highest ever sales volume From January to November, SEAT sold 542,800 cars, up 10.3% from the same period in 2018 SEAT posted a record month of November, with 44,100 vehicles delivered (+1.9%) Germany, the UK, Austria, Switzerland, Israel and… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT again breaks its historic sales record

@VW Group: ‘Project Qatar Mobility’: Self-driving shuttles set to take Doha’s local public transport to the next level in 2022

For the first time ever a cutting-edge fleet of self-driving Level 4 electric shuttles will usher in a new era of urban mobility in a capital city in 2022: Earlier today in Doha, representatives of Volkswagen AG and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) signed the ‘Project Qatar Mobility’. The goal is to develop a ground-breaking… Continue reading @VW Group: ‘Project Qatar Mobility’: Self-driving shuttles set to take Doha’s local public transport to the next level in 2022

@VW Group: Volkswagen introduces new remuneration model for 18,000 managers worldwide

Volkswagen is introducing a new remuneration system for managers in the Group from 2020. The new model applies for some 18,000 managers worldwide and is based on the revised system for the Board of Management and top management already in effect. The central goal is to strengthen entrepreneurship. The new model takes return targets into… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen introduces new remuneration model for 18,000 managers worldwide