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Volkswagen forms European Battery Union with Northvolt

The Volkswagen Group and further European partners are joining forces to form the Euro-pean Battery Union (EBU) with a view to forging ahead with battery research throughout Europe. The new consortium is to be led by the Volkswagen Group and the Swedish battery producer Northvolt. The joint research activities of the European Battery Union will… Continue reading Volkswagen forms European Battery Union with Northvolt

Customer wishes – today, tomorrow, and thereafter

The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. The official website of Porsche AG can be reached at www.porsche.com © 2019 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.*The data presented here was recorded using the Euro 5 test procedure (715/2007/EC, 692/2008/EC, 566/2011/EC and ECE-R 101) and the NEDC (New… Continue reading Customer wishes – today, tomorrow, and thereafter

Volkswagen Brand China and FAW-Volkswagen establish new joint venture for connected services

New joint venture for connectivity and digitalization of Volkswagen models from FAW-Volkswagen Total investment of RMB 1 billion in new company Volkswagen China CEO Dr. Stephan Wöllenstein: “As we are starting to fully connect our models, so comes the opportunity to enrich our customers’ lives with high-quality digital services” Volkswagen Brand China and its Chinese… Continue reading Volkswagen Brand China and FAW-Volkswagen establish new joint venture for connected services

After significant adverse factors in 2018 financial year: Audi accelerates its realignment

Audi restart: Against the background of the transformation of the automotive industry, the Four Rings want to make use of available potential with a new, focused strategy. Audi is thus also drawing conclusions from its unsatisfactory performance in 2018. Impacted primarily by the changeover to WLTP, operating profit before special items amounted to €4.7 billion.… Continue reading After significant adverse factors in 2018 financial year: Audi accelerates its realignment

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Volkswagen Group boosts market shares in February

In February, the Volkswagen Group handed 724,400 vehicles over to customers throughout the world, corresponding to a fall of 1.8 percent compared with February 2018. Volkswagen developed better than the overall world market, which continues to shrink, and the Group once again won market shares. This was the case in the regions of Western Europe,… Continue reading Volkswagen Group boosts market shares in February

Volkswagen 4.0 – the production systems of tomorrow are being developed in the Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden

The guiding principle: systems are tried and tested in the Gläserne Manufaktur before being rolled out to mass production throughout the Group Tests and further development during operation World first – installation of the headliner in the e-Golf now automated Dr Andreas Tostmann, member of the Board of Management for Production and Logistics for the… Continue reading Volkswagen 4.0 – the production systems of tomorrow are being developed in the Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden

Automobili Lamborghini reaches record highs in all key business figures 2018

In Fiscal Year 2018 (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. achieved a new all-time high in all key business figures: sales, turnover and profitability achieved levels unprecedented in the 55-year history of the brand. After crossing the one billion threshold for the first time in 2017, turnover grew by 40% from 1,009 mio.… Continue reading Automobili Lamborghini reaches record highs in all key business figures 2018

IN-Campus – a striking achievement: New Audi technology park on remediated site

Audi is building its future, and to do so, it is revitalizing an industrial wasteland. Not far from its main factory in Ingolstadt, the company is developing the IN-Campus, a 75-hectare technology park, on the site of a former oil refinery. IN-Campus GmbH, a joint venture between AUDI AG and the city of Ingolstadt, is… Continue reading IN-Campus – a striking achievement: New Audi technology park on remediated site

IN-Campus Strategic Investment: New Technology Park for Future Projects

“IN” stands for innovation: With IN-Campus, AUDI AG and the city of Ingolstadt have gotten a strategic investment off the ground. The two parties are renovating the site of a former crude oil refinery together and transforming it into a campus—with a focus on the technologies of the future. Development of IN-Campus as an open… Continue reading IN-Campus Strategic Investment: New Technology Park for Future Projects