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The price of the second-hand vehicle rises by 4.4% in November and stands at 15,235 euros

Posted 11/12/2018 11: 34: 03CET MADRID, 11 Dec. (EUROPA PRESS) – The average price of used vehicles in Spain rose by 4.4% in November compared to the same month of the previous year, standing at 15,235 euros, according to data from Coches.net. In the eleventh month of the year a total of 243,009 second-hand cars… Continue reading The price of the second-hand vehicle rises by 4.4% in November and stands at 15,235 euros

For electric car production until 2030: Daimler buys battery cells for 20 billion

AFP Dieter Zetsche presented in September this year, the first scion of his electric car family EQ. The electric SUV EQC should come from mid-2019 in the trade For battery cells for its electric vehicles, Daimler will spend more than 20 billion euros in the coming years. The contracts now concluded with Asian manufacturers secured… Continue reading For electric car production until 2030: Daimler buys battery cells for 20 billion

JAC Volkswagen holds groundbreaking ceremony of the new R&D centre in China to boost the electric vehicle

JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for the New Energy Passenger Vehicle Project R&D Centre located in Hefei, Anhui Province. The ceremony came two weeks after a strategic agreement was signed by Volkswagen Group China, JAC and SEAT in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.… Continue reading JAC Volkswagen holds groundbreaking ceremony of the new R&D centre in China to boost the electric vehicle

Audi in November: Deliveries remain down on last year due to exceptional situation

Global deliveries of the Four Rings in November fell by 16.7 percent year-on-year to around 132,650 automobiles. In Europe, extraordinary effects due to the switch to the WLTP test cycle along with the challenging phase-in and phase-out scenario as part of the Audi model initiative continue to affect sales. As a result, the company delivered… Continue reading Audi in November: Deliveries remain down on last year due to exceptional situation

Volkswagen selects WPP as its lead creative partner in North America

LONDON, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen has named WPP as its lead creative partner in North America following a competitive review.

Responding to VW’s emphasis on expertise in technology alongside outstanding creativity, WPP put forward a cross-company and multi-disciplinary team comprising Possible, David, Taxi, Geometry Global and Hogarth, which will draw on additional resources from other WPP agencies as required.

As VW’s “Powerhouse” agency for North America, WPP will handle Digital, Creative, Dealer and Production throughout the United States and Canada, with additional responsibility for Mexico.

Mark Read, CEO of WPP, said: “We are delighted and proud to have been appointed as Volkswagen’s lead creative partner in North America. WPP now offers a powerful combination of creativity, commerce, data and technology services that is increasingly resonating with clients. Volkswagen is one of the world’s iconic brands and we are very excited to have been given the opportunity to help reshape the company’s marketing and support its transformation.”

Further information
Kevin McCormack, WPP
+1 212 632 2239
kevin.mccormack@wpp.com

Niken Wresniwiro, WPP
+44 (0)20 7408 2204
niken.wresniwiro@wpp.com

About WPP
WPP is the world leader in communications services. The company provides a comprehensive range of services including digital, ecommerce and shopper marketing; advertising and media investment management; data investment management; public relations and public affairs; brand consulting; health and wellness communications; and specialist communications. For more information, visit www.wpp.com.

SOURCE: WPP plc.

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Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn to become Chairman of Management Board of IAV

Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn, currently head of Research and Development of the Volkswagen Group, is to become Chairman of the Management Board of IAV GmbH in Berlin with effect from January 1, 2019. Eichhorn’s previous function is to be assumed by Dr. Frank Welsch, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand… Continue reading Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn to become Chairman of Management Board of IAV

Electric cars could spell end of front-wheel drive, VW exec says

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First it was Tesla, now Volkswagen.

Ever since British designer and engineer Alec Issigonis developed the original Mini Cooper for 1959, front-wheel-drive vehicles have been consolidating their hegemony on the car market.

Volkswagen itself was one of the main champions of front-wheel drive when it switched from the rear-wheel-drive Beetle to the front-wheel-drive Golf as its mainstream car in the 1970s.

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As it begins its transition to electric cars, Volkswagen's head of e-mobility in North America, Matthew Renna, said at a round-table discussion with journalists at the LA auto show last month that electric cars will mark the end of FWD, according to a report in Motor Trend.

Not that a front-wheel-drive electric car is inherently bad. Most electric cars today are FWD, including the VW e-Golf and the Nissan Leaf.

The advantages of FWD for gas cars included better space efficiency, less weight, lower cost, and better foul-weather traction with the weight of the engine over the drive wheels.

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The relatively small motor in an electric car doesn't bring such a space or cost penalty and is easy to mount in the front or back or both for all-wheel drive. With AWD, electric motors give automakers more direct control of power or brake torque at individual wheels, which can be even more effective for snow or ice traction than focusing weight on one end of the car or the other.

With no compelling reason to put the motor in the front of the car and drive the front wheels, Renna said, “With the improved dynamics of rear-wheel drive, that lends itself to being a bit better for a rear-drive platform. If it's the same efficiency and the same cost, dynamics would prevail.”

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Furthermore, in an electric car with relatively even weight distribution (because it doesn't have a heavy engine hanging off one end or the other), the rear is where you want power to go, because that's where the body weight transfers when the driver accelerates.

The other reality is that in an electric car, batteries are the most expensive component, not motors. Adding a second motor up front to deliver all-wheel drive is likely to make all-wheel-drive cars more affordable than ever before.

Report: Ford-VW could announce deal in Jan.

Report: Ford-VW could announce deal in Jan.Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. could announce a deal sometime in January, CNBC reported, citing a “highly placed” source at one of the carmakers.
Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess said the companies were in advanced talks after he emerged from White House meetings with peers at BMW AG and Daimler AG last week. Talks were aimed at talking the Trump administration out of raising auto tariffs.
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Renewed improvement in mood among employees

Volkswagen employees see improvements in cooperation, management culture and integrity within the company. These are the conclusions to be drawn from the results of the Volkswagen Stimmungsbarometer (opinion barometer), an employee survey that regularly gives employees throughout the world an opportunity to express their views on topics such as leadership, coop-eration, integrity and culture while… Continue reading Renewed improvement in mood among employees