Michael Oeljeklaus, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for Production and Logistics, stressed, “The start of production of the new OCTAVIA at our main plant in Mladá Boleslav marks the beginning of a new chapter in the impressive success story of our brand’s icon. We have invested into renovating our production lines, enabling us to manufacture the… Continue reading @VW Group: Production of new ŠKODA OCTAVIA begins at main plant in Mladá Boleslav
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@VW Group: Southern (Dis)comfort
For many of us the road trip exists only in the imagination; a desk-jockey’s daydream, pencilled wistfully onto the retirement bucket list. So it takes the likes of Anthony Coyne, Porsche lover and inveterate mile-muncher, to fulfil our fantasies for us. 47-year-old Anthony is a British business owner and long-time Porsche fanatic whose passion for… Continue reading @VW Group: Southern (Dis)comfort
@VW Group: Better efficiency and longer range: technical update for the Audi e-tron
Just in time for the premiere of the e-tron Sportback**, Audi is introducing a standard technical update for its first electric product line. This combines optimized drive system hardware with software adjustments to improve efficiency. As a result, all versions of the e-tron SUV will come off the assembly line with an extra 25 kilometers… Continue reading @VW Group: Better efficiency and longer range: technical update for the Audi e-tron
‘The car industry is more mad and unpredictable than ever before’
Do you ever get the feeling that the car industry might be, well, having a bit of a laugh? A week ago, these pages featured a new Ford Mustang that is an electric SUV, plus the latest Aston Martin – a crossover capable of wading through half a metre of water. And now, in this… Continue reading ‘The car industry is more mad and unpredictable than ever before’
Autocar confidential: Volkswagen’s cut-price EV, JLR’s Twitter sports car and more – Autocar
In this week’s round-up of automotive gossip, we scrimp with Volkswagen’s budget EV, chat sports cars with Mercedes, hear from Mazda on motorshows and more. VW’s V Affordable EV Volkswagen’s budget electric vehicle is on track for a 2023 launch and will cost under £18,000, VW CEO Herbert Diess has confirmed. “We have to do it and… Continue reading Autocar confidential: Volkswagen’s cut-price EV, JLR’s Twitter sports car and more – Autocar
@VW Group: Volkswagen delivers 100,000th e-Golf
Volkswagen yesterday delivered the 100,000th e-Golf in the Gläserne Manufaktur Dresden. The model was launched in 2014 as the Volkswagen brand’s second battery electric vehicle (BEV) after the e-up! (2013). The e-Golf is one of the most successful electric vehicles in Europe and is also popular with customers in other countries – including the USA.… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen delivers 100,000th e-Golf
Anchored VW subsidiary: Audi strokes thousands of jobs in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm
Armin Weigel / DPA Audi vehicles in front of the headquarters in Ingolstadt: The car maker will cut around 9500 jobs by 2025, but 2000 new jobs will be created in return Audi is under pressure. Now the company agrees with its works council on a far-reaching package, reducing thousands of jobs including. The automaker… Continue reading Anchored VW subsidiary: Audi strokes thousands of jobs in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm
Car industry: BMW cuts success rate and saves on staff
BMW boss Oliver Zipse The more than 70,000 German BMW employees benefit from savings. (Photo: Reuters) Munich On the more than 70,000 German BMWEmployees are eligible for savings. CEO Oliver Zipse and Works Council Chairman Manfred Schoch will announce the long-awaited austerity package on Wednesday in Munich at a company meeting. For example, the generous… Continue reading Car industry: BMW cuts success rate and saves on staff
@VW Group: Volkswagen is making faster progress towards sustainable and efficient production
Volkswagen Group is making faster progress towards sustainable and efficient production. At the same time, the company continues to make good progress towards reducing its production costs. Oliver Blume, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Group and Chairman of the Board of Porsche AG says: “We are producing more environmentally friendly than… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen is making faster progress towards sustainable and efficient production
@VW Group: Ready for the electric future:||Volkswagen is focusing its motorsport strategy on e-mobility
Volkswagen is focusing its motorsport strategy on electric mobility. A clear emphasis on fully electric racing cars will be backed up by the farewell to factory-backed commitments using internal combustion engines. “The role as a technological pioneer will continue to be taken over by the ID.R electric race car, which has set important milestones for… Continue reading @VW Group: Ready for the electric future:||Volkswagen is focusing its motorsport strategy on e-mobility