Wanxiang Group has announced that its subsidiary Wanxiang A123 will supply EV batteries to the Volkswagen Group. The deal is for more than $1.4 billion of batteries, but no timeframe was announced. “WanxiangA123 confirmed as VW Group EV battery supplier. Orders to reach > $1.4B. “ Wanxiang A123 is a battery company, built on assets of… Continue reading Wanxiang A123 To Supply Batteries To Volkswagen Group
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Volkswagen To Replace e-Up! With ID.1 Electric City Car In 2025
Volkswagen will add a sub-ID.3 model into its lineup of electric vehicles, which is likely to be called the ID.1, in 2025; it will be preceded by a concept that previews it in 2023 and that may use the ‘E-Zzity’ name. According to the source, there will be several variants of the vehicle, including an… Continue reading Volkswagen To Replace e-Up! With ID.1 Electric City Car In 2025
@VW Group: Volkswagen brings additional partners to Industrial Cloud
Open platform enables partners to connect with Volkswagen plants and to make their own software applications available via the Industrial Cloud App store approach: Volkswagen plants can obtain new software applications direct from the Industrial Cloud and optimize their operations Volkswagen expects significant efficiency and productivity gains at global level Volkswagen, together with Amazon Web… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen brings additional partners to Industrial Cloud
@VW Group: ŠKODA Parts Centre in Mladá Boleslav ensuring fast and reliable supply of genuine parts for 20 years
Stanislav Pekař, ŠKODA AUTO Head of Aftersales, says: “Ensuring the fast and reliable availability of genuine parts is essential for maintaining high customer satisfaction. It is both a goal and an obligation for us and our entire team to serve our ŠKODA service partners and other Group brands as quickly as possible – to do… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA Parts Centre in Mladá Boleslav ensuring fast and reliable supply of genuine parts for 20 years
@VW Group: Electric cars as part of the energy transition: Audi is researching bidirectional charging technology
Increasing network stability, lowering electricity costs, and contributing to climate protection – that is the vision that Audi and the Hager Group are pursuing. The incorporation of the electric car into the domestic grid is at the core of an innovative research project on bidirectional charging. This offers major advantages in combination with a photovoltaic… Continue reading @VW Group: Electric cars as part of the energy transition: Audi is researching bidirectional charging technology
Tesla Will Build ‘GigaTexas’ to Crank Out Cybertrucks
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including Tesla, which said Wednesday that it will officially open its largest factory yet in the Lone Star State. “GigaTexas” will span a nearly 2,000-acre site near Austin, just 15 minutes from the city’s downtown and five minutes from its airport. On a call with investors to discuss its most recent… Continue reading Tesla Will Build ‘GigaTexas’ to Crank Out Cybertrucks
Fiat offices raided over diesel emissions fraud claims
Authorities in Germany, Italy and Switzerland have raided the offices of car giant Fiat-Chrysler and truck maker CNH Industrial over claims some engines produced illegal levels of emissions. The action concerns alleged use of so-called “defeat devices” to mask vehicles’ diesel pollution output. Engines used by Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep, as well as CNH’s… Continue reading Fiat offices raided over diesel emissions fraud claims
@VW Group: Industry 4.0: ŠKODA AUTO Vrchlabí plant has made use of ‘Digital twin’
Christian Bleiel, Head of Component Production at ŠKODA AUTO, said, “Without Industry 4.0 technologies, we would not have been able to install the new robot workstation at the Vrchlabí site in this way. Due to a lack of space, it would not have been possible to set up the new unit next to the existing… Continue reading @VW Group: Industry 4.0: ŠKODA AUTO Vrchlabí plant has made use of ‘Digital twin’
Skoda Enyaq electric SUV to be revealed on 1 September
Skoda will unveil the new Enyaq iV SUV, its first electric model built on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, on 1 September. The new machine, which uses the same underpinnings as the new Volkswagen ID 3, will be revealed at an event in the Czech Republic. As well as confirming the date, Skoda has released a sketch that… Continue reading Skoda Enyaq electric SUV to be revealed on 1 September
New Volkswagen ID 3: UK orders open for electric hatchback
In Germany, the ID 3 First will be offered in three trim levels – basic, Plus and Max – although only the mid-level version will intially be offered in the UK. The ID 3 First cars offered in the UK will feature 19in alloy wheels, 30-colour ambient lighting, heated seat and steering wheel, and matrix LED… Continue reading New Volkswagen ID 3: UK orders open for electric hatchback