The Brand Group Core within the Volkswagen Group – the organizational unit including the volume brands Volkswagen, Škoda, SEAT&CUPRA and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles – is strategically reorienting its production and establishing a high-performance regional production network. As a first step, André Kleb, to date Head of Planning and Production Technology of the Volkswagen brand, is… Continue reading @VW Group: Brand Group Core: cross-brand steering model for production reaches implementation phase010945
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@VW Group: Škoda Auto produces 100,000th all-electric Elroq010945
“Producing 100,000 Elroqs in under a year of series production is a major achievement for the whole team. It also reflects rigorous preparation and targeted adaptations to our production processes. From the outset, we’ve fully leveraged the flexibility to build battery-electric and ICE vehicles on the same line. The result is clear: the tremendous response from customers… Continue reading @VW Group: Škoda Auto produces 100,000th all-electric Elroq010945
@VW Group: V6 diesel engine for Audi Q5 and Audi A6010945
Audi is expanding its engine lineup for the Audi Q5 (combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 6.8–5.8 (34.6–40.6 US mpg); combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 177–153 (284.9–246.2 g/mi); CO2 class: G–E) and Audi A6 (combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 6.1–5.3 (38.6–44.4 US mpg); combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 165–140 (265.5–225.3 g/mi); CO2 class: F–E)… Continue reading @VW Group: V6 diesel engine for Audi Q5 and Audi A6010945
German FAZ: Tachograph 010290
Another compact SUV from China At the Guangzhou Auto Show 2025, Changan presented the compact electric SUV Q05, which is scheduled to come to Europe at the end of 2026 under the model name E06. Visually, the newcomer follows the usual style of the class: an aerodynamically smoothed outer skin with pronounced curves, narrow lighting… Continue reading German FAZ: Tachograph 010290
German FAZ: My first 10,000 kilometers in the electric car010292
The evening was now a year ago. It was a whiskey tasting in Sachsenhausen. The interlocutor, who was previously unknown to me, was sure: “After four years you can forget the battery in an electric car.” These cars were also full of disadvantages in other ways: too few charging stations, poor resale, and too little… Continue reading German FAZ: My first 10,000 kilometers in the electric car010292
German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010291
It’s not a good time for experts and futurists in Formula 1. At the third-to-last race of the season this Saturday (local time, 5 a.m. CET in the F.A.Z. live ticker for Formula 1 and on Sky), Lando Norris will start from pole position; he could be another step closer to the world title. But… Continue reading German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010291
German FAZ: Ford builds last car in Saarlouis 010290
In the end it happens faster than expected. After 55 years, the last car rolls off the assembly line at Ford in Saarlouis this Friday (November 14th). “We simply finished the program earlier,” said Ford works council chairman in Saarlouis, Markus Thal, to the German Press Agency. On the last day, around 100 Focus cars… Continue reading German FAZ: Ford builds last car in Saarlouis 010290
@Toyota: Sales, Production, and Export Results for October 2025
Toyota Motor Corporation works to develop and manufacture innovative, safe and high-quality products and services that create happiness by providing mobility for all. We believe that true achievement comes from supporting our customers, partners, employees, and the communities in which we operate. Since our founding over 80 years ago in 1937, we have applied our… Continue reading @Toyota: Sales, Production, and Export Results for October 2025
@Toyota: Sales, Production, and Export Results for October 2025
Toyota Motor Corporation works to develop and manufacture innovative, safe and high-quality products and services that create happiness by providing mobility for all. We believe that true achievement comes from supporting our customers, partners, employees, and the communities in which we operate. Since our founding over 80 years ago in 1937, we have applied our… Continue reading @Toyota: Sales, Production, and Export Results for October 2025
@BMW: ROLLS-ROYCE HERITAGE: FROM 1904 TO TODAY – AND BEYOND004482
This Press Kit provides an overview of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ unique, immensely rich heritage, from the first meeting in May 1904 between its founders, Sir Henry Royce and The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, to its contemporary activities at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood. Please note, this is not a comprehensive history of Rolls-Royce Motor… Continue reading @BMW: ROLLS-ROYCE HERITAGE: FROM 1904 TO TODAY – AND BEYOND004482