12/05/2019 What happens to a car at the end of its life-cycle? In Europe, end-of-life vehicles (ELV) create between 7 and 8 million tons of waste each year. Thanks to regulations, however, European owners of ELVs can deposit them free-of-charge at certified dismantling centres. Over the last decade, the European Union (EU) has adopted legislation… Continue reading @VW Group: Circular Economy: The Transition to a more Sustainable Economy
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@VW Group: Where Innovation happens: Experts discuss ideas for future mobility at the MQ! Innovation Summit in Beijing
Under the motto #neverstopquestioning, Audi has gathered pioneers, visionaries and technical experts from all over the world in Beijing for the third MQ! Innovation Summit. The core question remains: Is there a mobility quotient (MQ), similar to an IQ? In what way could the MQ be measured? How will sustainable mobility be defined in the… Continue reading @VW Group: Where Innovation happens: Experts discuss ideas for future mobility at the MQ! Innovation Summit in Beijing
@VW Group: ʺLife happens with a Golfʺ: New Volkswagen marketing campaign starts on 6 December
On 6 December the Volkswagen brand is starting a new marketing campaign for the Golf 8 in Germany. The claim: ʺLife happens with a Golfʺ. In the first quarter of 2020 the campaign will be rolled out to further countries in Europe. It comprises a total of more than 450 elements, including digital assets, social… Continue reading @VW Group: ʺLife happens with a Golfʺ: New Volkswagen marketing campaign starts on 6 December
@VW Group: 3Dec Italdesign, Nikola, Iveco and FPT for the new Nikola TRE Unveiled the maquette of the first battery electric vehicle (BEV) …
Unveiled the maquette of the first battery electric vehicle (BEV) for European markets, the Nikola TRE The new BEV Nikola TRE has a strong Italian root: Italdesign and Nikola jointly carried out the integration of the design on the IVECO S-WAY in Moncalieri. The design integration is a natural consequence of a partnership born in 2018 between… Continue reading @VW Group: 3Dec Italdesign, Nikola, Iveco and FPT for the new Nikola TRE Unveiled the maquette of the first battery electric vehicle (BEV) …
@VW Group: Innovative lighting technology for maximum safety: ŠKODA utilises LED headlights
In the ŠKODA SUPERB and the new OCTAVIA with optional full LED matrix headlights, modern LED lighting systems ensure much safer driving in the dark autumn and winter months. The LED technology ensures extremely bright and homogeneous road illumination in both models. Individually controllable LEDs in the modules – for example, the new OCTAVIA has… Continue reading @VW Group: Innovative lighting technology for maximum safety: ŠKODA utilises LED headlights
@VW Group: A Visit to Épernay
12/02/2019 What exactly are the qualities of a top-notch champagne? An excursion to Moët & Chandon. The River Marne meanders through a lush green valley; the road winds past well-maintained vineyards; and the stone houses in small villages exude history. Our Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo is just a few kilometers from Épernay, a… Continue reading @VW Group: A Visit to Épernay
@VW Group: One year of the Audi CO2 program: reduction potential of 1.2 tons of CO2 per car identified
The consistent electrification of the product range means that a large proportion of the CO2 emissions are no longer accounted for by cars’ exhaust systems, but by the supply chain and in upstream production processes. Together with its suppliers, therefore, Audi is developing measures to reduce CO2 emissions that take effect already in that phase.… Continue reading @VW Group: One year of the Audi CO2 program: reduction potential of 1.2 tons of CO2 per car identified
@VW Group: Audi increases upfront expenditure for electric mobility
AUDI AG has planned a total amount of approximately €37 billion for research and development expenditure and investment in property, plant and equipment over the next five years. Against the backdrop of its roadmap towards electrification, the manufacturer is planning upfront expenditure of €12 billion solely for electric mobility – more than ever before. The… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi increases upfront expenditure for electric mobility
@VW Group: Production of new ŠKODA OCTAVIA begins at main plant in Mladá Boleslav
Michael Oeljeklaus, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for Production and Logistics, stressed, “The start of production of the new OCTAVIA at our main plant in Mladá Boleslav marks the beginning of a new chapter in the impressive success story of our brand’s icon. We have invested into renovating our production lines, enabling us to manufacture the… Continue reading @VW Group: Production of new ŠKODA OCTAVIA begins at main plant in Mladá Boleslav
@VW Group: Southern (Dis)comfort
For many of us the road trip exists only in the imagination; a desk-jockey’s daydream, pencilled wistfully onto the retirement bucket list. So it takes the likes of Anthony Coyne, Porsche lover and inveterate mile-muncher, to fulfil our fantasies for us. 47-year-old Anthony is a British business owner and long-time Porsche fanatic whose passion for… Continue reading @VW Group: Southern (Dis)comfort