Volkswagen is focussing on stepping up electric mobility and is significantly expanding its range of fully electric models and hybrids. Even before the launch of the new ID.3 this summer, the demand for electric mobility has considerably increased in Germany: already every second order for the up! model series is for the fully electric version,… Continue reading @VW Group: Increasing demand for electric mobility in Germany: Significant growth for e-up! and Passat GTE
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@VW Group: All-new SEAT Leon: the first model of the brand to offer five different engine technologies
The all-new SEAT Leon offers five different engine technologies designed to deliver customers the right combination of vehicle and engine to match their specific needs: petrol (TSI), diesel (TDI), mild-hybrid (eTSI), plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) and compressed natural gas (TGI) In total, there are eleven different variants, with power outputs ranging from 90 PS to 204… Continue reading @VW Group: All-new SEAT Leon: the first model of the brand to offer five different engine technologies
@VW Group: SEAT posts positive financial results and faces a challenging year
Double-digit sales growth drives key financial indicators to record figures Profit after tax goes up by 17.5% and reaches 346 million euros SEAT devoted 1.259 billion euros to investments and R&D expenses (+3%) Carsten Isensee: “The 2019 results provide a solid foundation on which to build the future” Wayne Griffiths: “CUPRA will be key to… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT posts positive financial results and faces a challenging year
@VW Group: SEAT agrees on a package of measures to help contain COVID-19
Following the decision adopted by the Spanish Government to declare a state of emergency to halt the spread of COVID-19 among the population, and in view of the expected lack of components in the coming days, SEAT’s Executive Committee has agreed to implement a series of responsibility measures to help contain the virus and further… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT agrees on a package of measures to help contain COVID-19
@VW Group: First consignment of medical supplies for hospitals and doctors has arrived from China
On Saturday, the Minister-President of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, and the HR Board Member of Volkswagen, Gunnar Kilian, took delivery of a first consignment of face masks from China in Brunswick. The Volkswagen Group is organizing medical equipment with a total value of about €40 million in China which will then be made available to… Continue reading @VW Group: First consignment of medical supplies for hospitals and doctors has arrived from China
@VW Group: Volkswagen releases medical personnel with full pay for voluntary work in the public health service
Volkswagen AG is releasing employees with medical qualifications for up to 15 working days with full pay if they volunteer for work in the public health service. The target group includes medical practitioners and paramedics of various categories as well as nursing and surgery personnel working at the German facilities of Volkswagen AG. In addition… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen releases medical personnel with full pay for voluntary work in the public health service
@VW Group: Volkswagen extends suspension of production
At the German plants of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volkswagen Group Components, production has been suspended for a further four days until April 9. Volkswagen is responding especially to the fall in demand on the automobile market and the challenges faced by the supply chain At the same… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen extends suspension of production
@VW Group: Volkswagen brand offers dealers extensive liquidity support
Together with Volkswagen Bank, the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand has created a comprehensive package of measures to strengthen the liquidity of its dealers. In addition to offering extended payment deadlines, temporary increases in credit lines and improved interest conditions, bonuses and incentives are to be brought forward and audits are to be suspended. The objective… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen brand offers dealers extensive liquidity support
@VW Group: For every terrain and requirement: ŠKODA offers a wide range of models with 4×4 drive
From the 1999 market launch of ŠKODA’s first all-wheel-drive model – the OCTAVIA COMBI 4×4 – to the end of 2019, ŠKODA delivered more than one million vehicles with 4×4 drive. In 2019 alone, ŠKODA AUTO produced more than 157,000 4×4 vehicles in the OCTAVIA, SUPERB, KAROQ and KODIAQ series. Around 60% of all customers… Continue reading @VW Group: For every terrain and requirement: ŠKODA offers a wide range of models with 4×4 drive
@VW Group: ŠKODA G-TEC models “make an important, additional contribution to reducing CO2 emissions”
What role will natural gas (CNG) play in ŠKODA’s fuel/energy mix over the coming years? Philip Paul: Even though electric mobility will be the leading technology over the next few years, CNG technology is set to make an important, additional contribution to reducing CO₂ emissions. It’s cleaner, with fuel costs lower than those of conventional… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA G-TEC models “make an important, additional contribution to reducing CO2 emissions”