New management structure for Volkswagen brand

COO Brandstätter to be responsible for the brand’s product lines Technical Development to receive more capacity for future-oriented topics Group Board Member Sommer to be responsible for Group and brand procurement New Board division Digital Car & Services pools software competence The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand is consistently orienting its management structure towards future-oriented topics.… Continue reading New management structure for Volkswagen brand

Volkswagen Group brings 2018 to successful close

The Volkswagen Group has brought the 2018 fiscal year to a successful conclusion. Based on sales revenue of EUR 235.8 billion – a rise of EUR 6.3 billion – the operating profit before special items of EUR 17.1 (17.0) billion was on a level with the previous year. At 7.3 percent (7.4 percent), the operating… Continue reading Volkswagen Group brings 2018 to successful close

Two new V6 engines for the Audi Q8

Audi is expanding the engine line-up for its luxury SUV, the Q8, by adding two V6 engine versions. Beginning now, customers can also order the Q family’s top model with a powerful 3.0 TFSI and an additional variant of the 3.0 TDI. The Audi Q8 brings together the best of both worlds – the elegance… Continue reading Two new V6 engines for the Audi Q8

Second Environmental Audit successfully closed

The EMS Audit Report 2018 is a report on a special audit of the Environmental Management System that was conducted in 2018. This audit is a requirement arising from Volkswagen’s agreements with the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which came into force in 2017. The auditors did not find… Continue reading Second Environmental Audit successfully closed

Climate-neutral energy for Audi Hungaria: photovoltaic system on 160,000 square meters

Together with E.ON, Audi is building a solar energy park on the roofs of the two logistics centers of its plant in Győr covering about 160,000 square meters. This will create Europe’s largest photovoltaic system installed on a building at the Audi Hungaria plant in Győr. It will have a peak output of 12 megawatts.… Continue reading Climate-neutral energy for Audi Hungaria: photovoltaic system on 160,000 square meters

The Future of Strategy Work

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 The Future of Strategy Work

Baden-Württemberg’s Minister-President Kretschmann test drives an Audi e-tron

The Audi e-tron in front of the Villa Reitzenstein: Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Germany’s federal state of Baden-Württemberg, and the Audi CEO, Bram Schot, met for an informal exchange of opinions at the headquarters of the state government in Stuttgart. On this occasion, the Chairman of the Audi Board of Management accompanied by Wendelin Göbel,… Continue reading Baden-Württemberg’s Minister-President Kretschmann test drives an Audi e-tron

Air taxi – these are the advantages

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 Air taxi – these are the advantages

Volkswagen sees deliveries in January decline

The Volkswagen brand delivered 515,500 vehicles to customers worldwide in January, a drop of 3.4 percent compared with the same month in 2018. Positive delivery trends in Russia (+10.9 percent) and Brazil (+10.8 percent) could not offset decreases in China (-3.1 percent), Western Europe (-4.8 percent) and North America (-8.6 percent). Volkswagen Board Member for… Continue reading Volkswagen sees deliveries in January decline

SEAT is presenting its next vehicle, engineered for urban mobility, at the MWC

SEAT is getting ready to participate at the Mobile World Congress, the global benchmark event of mobile technology and connectivity, for the fifth year in a row. The brand is putting the final touches on its world premiere of a vehicle that will make a difference in SEAT’s urban micromobility strategy. Company President Luca de… Continue reading SEAT is presenting its next vehicle, engineered for urban mobility, at the MWC