Audi is facing one of the greatest challenges in motorsport: The brand with the four rings will be competing in the famous Dakar Rally for the first time in 2022 with an innovative prototype. The alternative drive concept combines an electric drivetrain with a high-voltage battery and a highly efficient energy converter for the first… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi to compete in Dakar Rally
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Exclusive: VW’s executive committee to convene Tuesday to discuss CEO’s future – sources
By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A car stands at the production line for the electric Volkswagen cars, model ID.3 and model ID. 4, in Zwickau, Germany, September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen Group’s executive committee is convening on Tuesday to discuss Chief Executive Herbert Diess’s demand for a… Continue reading Exclusive: VW’s executive committee to convene Tuesday to discuss CEO’s future – sources
German Handelsblatt: VW boss against works council: New power struggle in Wolfsburg – with an uncertain outcome000851
Herbert Diess The VW boss is demanding a lot from his own supervisory boards: a new contract and new board members. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt It was actually supposed to be just a peaceful ceremony: the Volkswagen works council turned 75 on Friday last week. Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) had come to Wolfsburg especially,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW boss against works council: New power struggle in Wolfsburg – with an uncertain outcome000851
German Handelsblatt: Electric strategy from Volkswagen: At VW, planning for small cars is taking shape000849
Volkswagen is planning the little brother for the ID.3 The ID.3 is the first all-electric car from Volkswagen. The ID.2 is to become the smaller brother as a small car, for around 20,000 euros. (Photo: dpa) Wolfsburg Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is anything but undisputed within the group. But even among his opponents there is… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electric strategy from Volkswagen: At VW, planning for small cars is taking shape000849
Volkswagen committed to ‘entry-level’ ID electric models
Volkswagen CEO Ralf Brandstätter says the firm is fully committed to producing a small electric ‘people’s car’, with a target starting price of £17,800, as part of its fast-growing ID range. The German firm is currently rolling out a number of electric-only models on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, starting with the ID 3 hatch earlier this… Continue reading Volkswagen committed to ‘entry-level’ ID electric models
German Handelsblatt: Automobile group: VW boss Diess urges decision on early contract extension000845
Herbert Diess The CEO is putting pressure on the subject of an early extension of a contract that will expire in 2023. (Photo: Reuters) Wolfsburg, Frankfurt VW CEO Herbert Diess is aiming for the early extension of his contract, which will expire in spring 2023: “He now needs this confirmation that the supervisory board supports… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automobile group: VW boss Diess urges decision on early contract extension000845
@VW Group: The Volkswagen Taos, a big idea in small SUVs More than half of the new vehicles sold in the United States so far this year have be…
More than half of the new vehicles sold in the United States so far this year have been SUVs, a trend that hasn’t been seen in decades. It’s easy to see why; SUVs typically have more space, more capability and often as much performance as their owners can use. And while SUVs have a reputation… Continue reading @VW Group: The Volkswagen Taos, a big idea in small SUVs More than half of the new vehicles sold in the United States so far this year have be…
@VW Group: How owning an electric vehicle can save money over the long haul Electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.4 offer a lot of benefits…
Electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.4 offer a lot of benefits to their owners, such as zero tailpipe-emission driving and home charging. But there’s often been questions about the cost of EVs, as battery technology remains slightly more expensive than combustion engines. The truth is that while some of those differences exist, the cost of… Continue reading @VW Group: How owning an electric vehicle can save money over the long haul Electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.4 offer a lot of benefits…
@VW Group: Volkswagen Group Components delivers essential components for Volkswagen’s ID.4(((ID.4 – power consumption (NEDC) in kWh/100 km: 16.9–16.2; CO₂ emission in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.)))
Volkswagen Group Components is the central supplier for the first models of the new Volkswagen ID. family and numerous other Group brand models based on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB). Volkswagen Group Components contributes around 40% of the overall added value of the first fully electric SUV by the Volkswagen brand, the world e-car… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen Group Components delivers essential components for Volkswagen’s ID.4(((ID.4 – power consumption (NEDC) in kWh/100 km: 16.9–16.2; CO₂ emission in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.)))
@VW Group: Fuel from waste: Volkswagen powers car freighters with used oil from restaurants
The Volkswagen Group continues to force the pace of climate protection: in future, Volkswagen Group Logistics will be using certified fuel from vegetable residues for certain new car shipments via marine routes. The fuel is produced from materials such as used oil from restaurants and the food industry. The first car freighter was re-fuelled for… Continue reading @VW Group: Fuel from waste: Volkswagen powers car freighters with used oil from restaurants