Tag: VW

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

@VW Group: Porsche delivers 53,125 cars in the first quarter of 2020

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: Porsche delivers 53,125 cars in the first quarter of 2020

@VW Group: Audi production gradually restarts in Europe

Audi will gradually initiate the restart of production at its plants in Europe during the coming weeks. In mid-March, the company announced the temporary suspension of production at its European sites. The background to the decision was supply bottlenecks and a drop in demand due to the corona pandemic. The upcoming regulated restart in the… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi production gradually restarts in Europe

SEAT aims to restart car factories in Spain on April 27

FILE PHOTO: Spanish car maker SEAT presents their new model Leon in their factory of Martorell, near Barcelona, Spain January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea MADRID (Reuters) – Carmaker SEAT plans to start up its plants in Spain on April 27, almost six weeks after it halted all output due to one of the world’s worst… Continue reading SEAT aims to restart car factories in Spain on April 27

Ferrari begins making respirator valves at Maranello plant

Ferrari has started to produce respirator valves and fittings for protective masks at its Maranello plant as one of its initiatives in support of health workers treating coronavirus patients. The department where car prototypes are usually built is producing these thermoplastic components using additive manufacturing technology. Some valves have been developed by Mares, a diving… Continue reading Ferrari begins making respirator valves at Maranello plant

@VW Group: Tiguan: Global bestseller breaks the six million mark and has been the best-selling Volkswagen in 2019

A global bestseller sets another new record: in spring 2020, the Volkswagen Tiguan broke the production barrier of six million units. A total of 910,926 units of the SUV were manufactured in 2019 alone. This makes the Tiguan the best-selling car in the Volkswagen brand and Group. The versatile vehicle is available to buy in… Continue reading @VW Group: Tiguan: Global bestseller breaks the six million mark and has been the best-selling Volkswagen in 2019

@VW Group: Volkswagen AG withdraws 2020 full-year outlook due to business impacts from covid-19 pandemic

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has also had a significant impact on Volkswagen Group’s business. As a result, the automobile retail network has largely came to a standstill. The resulting decline in customer demand and supplier bottlenecks led to production stops within the Volkswagen Group. The aforementioned developments have a negative impact on the expected financial… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen AG withdraws 2020 full-year outlook due to business impacts from covid-19 pandemic

Press Releases – Corona crisis: Guidelines for re-launch of EU auto industry

Brussels, 16 April 2020 – As Europe is grappling with the health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has set out four guiding principles for a successful re-launch of the auto industry, which will be vital to the wider economic recovery of the continent. “It is in Europe’s interest… Continue reading Press Releases – Corona crisis: Guidelines for re-launch of EU auto industry