Tag: VW

@VW Group: Volkswagen invests in battery operations at Salzgitter

The joint venture between Volkswagen Group and the Swedish battery producer Northvolt AB is gaining further momentum. It has been decided that Volkswagen itself will erect the buildings and infrastructure for the joint venture’s “Northvolt Zwei” factory that is to produce lithium-ion battery cells, in order to leverage synergies at the Salzgitter site – based… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen invests in battery operations at Salzgitter

@VW Group: Bugatti Divo configuration – made to order on request

Extremely powerful and very exclusive. Bugatti hyper sports cars have always been at the very pinnacle of automobile construction. They are unique pieces of the highest quality and craftsmanship, developed and manufactured with enormous attention to detail. . Since April 2019 Kostas Psarris has been at the head of the regional Bugatti representation. In his… Continue reading @VW Group: Bugatti Divo configuration – made to order on request

@VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO extends new-car warranty and extended warranty as goodwill gesture

Stanislav Pekař, Head of Aftersales at ŠKODA AUTO emphasizes: “We acknowledge the difficulties our customers are facing in light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, which is why we are offeringa three-month warranty extension. With this measure, we are creating clarity for the planning of upcoming workshop visits to our ŠKODA contract partners in a quick,… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO extends new-car warranty and extended warranty as goodwill gesture

@VW Group: Audi is preparing its first purely digital worldwide market launch for the new A3 family

Audi is currently preparing the company’s first ever market launch of a new model in purely digital form: the new A3 family will be delivered to customers worldwide during the course of the year. About 15,000 sales and service employees as well as about 20,000 service technicians at retail partners around the globe have to… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi is preparing its first purely digital worldwide market launch for the new A3 family

U.S. will not require automakers to recall 56 mln Takata air bag inflators

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata air bag inflators, saying the devices do not pose a safety risk. Automakers in the United States have previously recalled than 60 million Takata air bag inflators that could explode when deployed,… Continue reading U.S. will not require automakers to recall 56 mln Takata air bag inflators

@VW Group: Personnel changes in the Quality organization of the Group and the Volkswagen brand

Frank Moser is the new Head of Group Quality. He is currently Head of Corporate Quality at Porsche AG and will continue to hold this post when he succeeds Andreas Klar, who is retiring from the company under a retirement program, effective June 1, 2020. Christiane Engel, currently Plant Director at the Volkswagen Poznań plant… Continue reading @VW Group: Personnel changes in the Quality organization of the Group and the Volkswagen brand

Take a look at Audi’s crazy container electric car charging system with batteries

Audi developed an interesting all-in-one electric vehicle charging system with batteries built inside a container with a gull-wing-like door system. You can’t have too many charging solutions. Whether it is at home, on the road, in remote locations, it’s always to see companies working on different solutions to the charging infrastructure problem. This one isn’t… Continue reading Take a look at Audi’s crazy container electric car charging system with batteries

Take A Sneak Peek Inside The Recently Restarted VW ID.3 Production Facility

The global COVID-19 epidemic has hit automakers quite hard, but some are recovering and restarting production now. One automaker that is slowly returning to its former production capacity is Volkswagen and EV enthusiasts can rejoice because production of its ID.3 hatchback has been restarted and is slowly being ramped up. VW intends to build 100,000… Continue reading Take A Sneak Peek Inside The Recently Restarted VW ID.3 Production Facility

Press Releases – 298 automobile factories operating across Europe, new data shows

Brussels, 6 May 2020 – 298 automobile assembly and engine production plants operate in Europe today, according to freshly-updated data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Cars, vans, trucks, buses and engines are manufactured at these factories, 196 of which are situated within the European Union (EU27). ACEA is publishing this data in the… Continue reading Press Releases – 298 automobile factories operating across Europe, new data shows