Category: OEMRSSCHK

@VW Group: Tiguan: Global bestseller breaks the six million mark and has been the best-selling Volkswagen in 2019

A global bestseller sets another new record: in spring 2020, the Volkswagen Tiguan broke the production barrier of six million units. A total of 910,926 units of the SUV were manufactured in 2019 alone. This makes the Tiguan the best-selling car in the Volkswagen brand and Group. The versatile vehicle is available to buy in… Continue reading @VW Group: Tiguan: Global bestseller breaks the six million mark and has been the best-selling Volkswagen in 2019

@VW Group: Volkswagen AG withdraws 2020 full-year outlook due to business impacts from covid-19 pandemic

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has also had a significant impact on Volkswagen Group’s business. As a result, the automobile retail network has largely came to a standstill. The resulting decline in customer demand and supplier bottlenecks led to production stops within the Volkswagen Group. The aforementioned developments have a negative impact on the expected financial… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen AG withdraws 2020 full-year outlook due to business impacts from covid-19 pandemic

@Ferrari: Ferrari continues its efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Collaboration to produce valves for respirators and fittings for protective masks.   Maranello, 16 April 2020 – Ferrari has started to produce respirator valves and fittings for protective masks at its Maranello plant as one of its initiatives in support of health workers treating coronavirus patients. The department where car prototypes are usually built is producing these… Continue reading @Ferrari: Ferrari continues its efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

First New Griffith Registration

As part of our development and test programme, the new demonstrator prototype Griffith has now been registered for road use.

This enables us to put more road miles on the clock and equally important, get feedback and opinion to pass back into the pre-production development process. Unfortunately the scheduled attendance of events has now been somewhat curtailed for obvious reasons given the requested lockdown and avoidance of non-vital travel, however detailed below are a few first thoughts from one of our development drivers' recent experience:

“…we genuinely have an amazing car on our hands. She’s very quick, but accessibly so, with no nasty behavioural traits. All control weights are lovely, the ride is excellent, road holding and handling equally so and doesn’t tramline or fidget. Oh, and a sound track to die for! We ran her down to Goodwood and back – a mix of all road types and conditions and she not only didn’t put a foot wrong, but impressed on every level.”

Some additional images of the Griffith out and about pre-lockdown.

More just as soon as we're able.

@Groupe PSA: PEUGEOT CONCEPT-CARS Laboratories for ideas

For PEUGEOT, a concept car is not a free exercise in style. It is part of a real brand strategy. It is a heightened vision of its image, it nourishes and inspires its stylistic and technological vision in the long term. It is the equivalent of haute couture versus ready-to-wear in the fashion world. PEUGEOT… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PEUGEOT CONCEPT-CARS Laboratories for ideas

@Renault: AVTOVAZ’s affiliate changed its name

On April 15, former CJSC “GM-AVTOVAZ” was re-registered in the state register of legal entities of Russia as JSC “LADA West Togliatti”. The new name reflects affiliation with AVTOVAZ and follows the logic for naming of 100%-affiliate companies of the Group. The production at CJSC “GM-AVTOVAZ” started in 2002. The main product is the Niva… Continue reading @Renault: AVTOVAZ’s affiliate changed its name