Autonomous electric cars: Is society ready? Are you ready? ZDNet’s Jason Cipriani and Jason Perlow sit down with Karen Roby to hash out how driverless vehicles will change how we live and the way we think about transportation. Read more: https://zd.net/2JbeGcf Waymo, Tesla or Zoox are the names that usually pop up when looking at… Continue reading Volkswagen’s driverless car ‘startup’ aims to take on Silicon Valley
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360° Wolfsburg – October 2019
The specified fuel consumption and emission data have been determined according to the measurement procedures prescribed by law. Since 1st September 2017, certain new vehicles are already being type-approved according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), a more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Starting on September 1st… Continue reading 360° Wolfsburg – October 2019
ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab Israel Ltd showcases new services and collaborates with more start-ups
At the Smart Mobility Summit, ŠKODA AUTO CEO Bernhard Maier emphasised, “The finishing-line photo that we have defined as part of our 2025 Strategy shows ŠKODA as the ‘Simply Clever company for the best mobility solutions’. We are pressing ahead with the digital transformation across the entire business and are now also bringing the first projects… Continue reading ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab Israel Ltd showcases new services and collaborates with more start-ups
UPDATE 2-VW lowers 2019 sales outlook as demand cools
FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen cars are parked outside a VW dealership in London, Britain November 5, 2015.REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) lowered its full-year sales outlook on Wednesday, warning of slowing demand even as nine-month adjusted operating profit jumped 11.2% on increased demand for SUVs as well as Skoda and Porsche cars. The German… Continue reading UPDATE 2-VW lowers 2019 sales outlook as demand cools
Volkswagen Lowers Sales Outlook
Volkswagen AG lowered its outlook for vehicle deliveries this year on a faster-than-expected decline in auto markets around the world amid economic jitters in Europe and an unprecedented autos slump in China.
VW posts profit rise even as outlook for industry gloomy
German carmaker warns of global economic risks but sport utility vehicles do well Go to Source
VW lowers 2019 outlook for vehicle deliveries as demand cools
FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen cars are parked outside a VW dealership in London, Britain November 5, 2015.REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) lowered its full-year outlook for vehicle deliveries warning of slowing demand even as nine-month adjusted operating profit rose 11.2% thanks to sports utility vehicle sales and a jump in demand for Skoda and… Continue reading VW lowers 2019 outlook for vehicle deliveries as demand cools
Volkswagen introduces electric car in Sub-Saharan Africa for 1st time
KIGALI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — German automaker Volkswagen (VW) on Tuesday launched a pilot project of its electric car e-Golf in partnership with German technology giant Siemens in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda, which makes Rwanda the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa where VW introduces an electric car.
VW had in June 2018 launched a car assembling plant in Rwanda together with integrated mobility solutions including application-based car-sharing services. The Rwandan plant has an annual capacity of assembling up to 5,000 cars including Polo, Passat and Teramont, and can create up to 1,000 jobs per year.
The success of VW's pioneering mobility solutions business in Rwanda has shown that the central African country has the potential to leapfrog the internal combustion engines into electric cars, said Thomas Schaefer, Chairman and Managing Director of VW Group South Africa at an official launch of the project.
Rwanda becomes the first African country where Volkswagen is testing el..
Volkswagen To Unveil All-New ID. Concept On November 19
One more MEB-based Volkswagen concept model to debut next month. Next month, Volkswagen is going to unveil another all-electric concept from the ID. family at a private event on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The debut of a new BEV concept is associated with the launch of the new exhibit, titled “Building an Electric Future,” at the… Continue reading Volkswagen To Unveil All-New ID. Concept On November 19
VW lineside logistics reduces Golf production time by an hour – Automotive Logistics
Volkswagen lineside workers have been instrumental in reducing the time it takes to assemble a Golf by one hour. In the preparation stage for production of the best-selling model’s eighth generation, around 700 work steps were analysed at more than 400 workshops to draw on existing efficiency reserves, the company said. The result saw “numerous process… Continue reading VW lineside logistics reduces Golf production time by an hour – Automotive Logistics