The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic still has a significant impact on TRATON GROUP’s business. As a result, the production chains in the commercial vehicle industry has largely come to a standstill. Supplier bottlenecks led to extensive production stops within the TRATON GROUP. The aforementioned developments have a negative impact on the expected financial results of the… Continue reading @VW Group: TRATON SE announces preliminary Q1 2020 results
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@VW Group: Two-tone leather interior from Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur
The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. © 2020 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG * Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. Since 1 September 2017 certain new cars have been type approved in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonised Light… Continue reading @VW Group: Two-tone leather interior from Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur
Volkswagen in Brazil to keep factories closed through April
FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen logo is seen at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said on Monday it will keep its factories in Brazil, South America’s top auto producer, shut through the end of the month, but that a decision has… Continue reading Volkswagen in Brazil to keep factories closed through April
Slump in sales, overcapacity: carmakers demand new purchase premium in the Corona crisis
Getty Images Looking for buyers: German carmakers are suffering from overcapacity and dwindling demand. The corona crisis is putting itself under pressure. Now VW and BMW are campaigning for another purchase bonus. The call for further support in the corona-Crisis will also occur among Germans Car makers volume up. In any case, characterized by falling… Continue reading Slump in sales, overcapacity: carmakers demand new purchase premium in the Corona crisis
Car maker: VW makes a comparison with 200,000 diesel holders
VW logo The car maker pays diesel owners compensation in the millions. (Photo: AFP) Hamburg Volkswagen has as part of the comparison negotiated with consumer protection groups agreed on compensation with around 200,000 diesel owners. A total of around 620 million euros will be distributed to them, the Wolfsburg-based carmaker announced on Monday, the cut-off… Continue reading Car maker: VW makes a comparison with 200,000 diesel holders
VW Group design boss: ‘chance to speed up’ EV uptake
Klaus Bischoff is a Volkswagen Lifer. He’s been there since 1989, and began his career in the interior design department. He headed up the concept division from 1996, before he ran passenger car interior design, then exterior, graduated to complete vehicle, before becoming head of design for Volkswagen. Post-dieselgate, he and his team responded to… Continue reading VW Group design boss: ‘chance to speed up’ EV uptake
Corona virus: VW wants to build cars again from April 20
VW Saxony, where the ID.3 electric car is produced, is the beginning. (VW, Electric car) Go to source
Karma’s first all-electric car is a souped-up Revero
Sponsored Links Karma After years of hybrids, Karma is finally ready to make the leap to pure EVs. The automaker has unveiled an all-electric Revero GTE sedan that will represent the “high-range” of its lineup. Karma didn’t reveal the motors, but the machine will be built on the E-Flex platform and deliver 60MPH in under… Continue reading Karma’s first all-electric car is a souped-up Revero
Volkswagen Reopens Europe Plants, Offering a Vision of the Postvirus Factory – The Wall Street Journal
BERLIN—Volkswagen AG will restart car plants across Europe next week, offering a pandemic-era blueprint for other global manufacturers that will alter workers’ daily lives and, at least temporarily, relegate productivity to the back seat. The world’s biggest car maker by sales is issuing new manuals to its global workforce, detailing a list of 100 workplace… Continue reading Volkswagen Reopens Europe Plants, Offering a Vision of the Postvirus Factory – The Wall Street Journal
GM delivers first ventilators under 30,000-unit government contract
Ventilators assembled by GM and Ventec Life Systems were delivered to hospitals Thursday night with more making their way to facilities today and through the weekend, the first in a 30,000-unit order with the U.S. government. The deliveries, which went to hospitals in Chicago and Olympia Fields, Ill., are a milestone for the two companies… Continue reading GM delivers first ventilators under 30,000-unit government contract