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Volkswagen expects car market to recover in summer: FAZ
FILE PHOTO: Employees leave the Volkswagen (VW) plant after VW starts shutting down production in Europe amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wolfsburg, Germany, late March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) expects the car market in Germany to recover in the summer after the auto maker was forced to… Continue reading Volkswagen expects car market to recover in summer: FAZ
Volkswagen expects to resume car production in summer: FAZ
FILE PHOTO: Employees leave the Volkswagen (VW) plant after VW starts shutting down production in Europe amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wolfsburg, Germany, late March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) expects to resume car production in Germany in the summer after the auto maker was forced to suspend… Continue reading Volkswagen expects to resume car production in summer: FAZ
Next Toyota GT86 confirmed for 2021 in leaked presentation
The original GT86 pre-dated the creation of that brand, which started with the GR Supra and will also include the GR Yaris, the first model developed purely by Gazoo Racing. The next GT86 is set to be rebranded to bring it in line with that nomenclature. The next-gen sports car will feature some substantial changes… Continue reading Next Toyota GT86 confirmed for 2021 in leaked presentation
SUV topless: This VW is out of line – the T-Roc becomes a convertible
Little choice The open T-Roc is only available as a petrol engine and there is initially only two variants. (Photo: vw) Wolfsburg The Golf Cabrio has a long history and the open Beetle is also no longer produced. But different from the main competitors VW do not acidify his customers inside, but now put them… Continue reading SUV topless: This VW is out of line – the T-Roc becomes a convertible
Broken partnership: mobility service Gett claims high compensation from VW
Volkswagen and Gett Matthias Müller (left), then Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, and Shahar Waiser, founder and head of the travel agent Gett, will announce a comprehensive cooperation in Berlin in summer 2016. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf It should be a large and comprehensive collaboration. Quit almost four years ago Volkswagen and… Continue reading Broken partnership: mobility service Gett claims high compensation from VW
Volvo’s Polestar begins production of the all-electric Polestar 2 in China
Polestar has started production of its all-electric Polestar 2 vehicle at a plant in China amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended the automotive industry and triggered a wave of factory closures throughout the world. The start of Polestar 2 production is a milestone for Volvo Car Group’s standalone electric performance brand — and not… Continue reading Volvo’s Polestar begins production of the all-electric Polestar 2 in China
VW plans short-time work for about 80,000 German employees
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Automakers began to suspend production in Russia due to lack of parts
MOSCOW, March 24. / TASS/ Automakers began to suspend production at their Russian factories due to problems with the supply of parts, the companies revealed on Tuesday.
Volkswagen and PSA have already announced a downtime, while Sollers also announced the risk of suspension of production of cars at UAZ and Ford Sollers.
A significant part of the total Russian capacities for assembling foreign cars will undergo production suspension: in addition to Volkswagen and PSA, in particular, they have their own production capacities in Russia – Renault (plant in Moscow), Chinese Haval (plant in Tula), Mersedes (plant in Moscow Region), Nissan and Hyundai (plants in St. Petersburg).
Lack of foreign parts
Volkswagen closed most of the European sites last week due to coronavirus, PSA plants were closed in Europe until March 27. This was reflected in the Russian capacities of foreign automakers.
Volkswagen plants in Kaluga (production of Tiguan, Polo and Skoda Rapid) and Nizhny Novgorod (contact ass..
Volkswagen planning shorter hours for 80,000 German workers – Focus
BERLIN, March 24 (Reuters) – German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to put around 80,000 employees in Germany on shorter working hours because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic, Focus magazine reported on Tuesday, citing company sources. The company has already temporarily shut plants in Europe and around the world in response to the… Continue reading Volkswagen planning shorter hours for 80,000 German workers – Focus