@VW Group: Concept study ŠKODA VISION IN: Interior sketch gives first glimpse of new compact SUV for the Indian market

The sketch shows a wide dashboard arranged on several levels, which echoes the symmetrical contours of the ŠKODA grille in the centre. The colour orange, which inspires vitality and creativity, is used extensively throughout the interior, for example, on the centre armrest and door panels. The chrome-plated ventilation nozzles on the side are also eye-catching,… Continue reading @VW Group: Concept study ŠKODA VISION IN: Interior sketch gives first glimpse of new compact SUV for the Indian market

@VW Group: Fast network for smart cars

The data volumes being transmitted via wireless networks are rising inexorably, due primarily to increasing machine-to-machine communication (M2M communication). In the automotive field, it is primarily fully automated driving that is spurring on this development: While the data volumes per hour in current highly networked vehicles are in the gigabyte range today, by 2025 the… Continue reading @VW Group: Fast network for smart cars

@VW Group: All-new SEAT Leon lights the way in the segment

SEAT is adding a dash of the exceptional with the next-generation Leon and putting lighting technology at the centre of the vehicle’s personality. The all-new SEAT Leon adds lighting systems that will make the dynamic, sporty and elegant compact car even more desirable whether viewed from outside or from the comfort of the cabin.  Back… Continue reading @VW Group: All-new SEAT Leon lights the way in the segment

@VW Group: SEAT again breaks its historic sales record

With one month left before the end of 2019, the Spanish carmaker has already reached its highest ever sales volume From January to November, SEAT sold 542,800 cars, up 10.3% from the same period in 2018 SEAT posted a record month of November, with 44,100 vehicles delivered (+1.9%) Germany, the UK, Austria, Switzerland, Israel and… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT again breaks its historic sales record

Marshall confirms Jardine Volkswagen Group dealership acquisitions

Marshall Motor Holdings has completed the £22.3 million acquisition of eight Volkswagen Group franchised car dealerships from Jardine Motors. As exclusively reported by AM last week, the AM100 retail group has completed a deal to acquire six Volkswagen passenger car franchises in Aylesbury, Harlow, Letchworth, Loughton, Milton Keynes and St Albans together with a Volkswagen… Continue reading Marshall confirms Jardine Volkswagen Group dealership acquisitions

Boards of Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot owner PSA, sign off on merger: sources

MILAN (Reuters) – The boards of French carmaker PSA (PEUP.PA), the owner of Peugeot, and Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) (FCA) in separate meetings on Tuesday approved a binding agreement for a $50 billion merger, sources said. FILE PHOTO: Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Group, attends a news conference… Continue reading Boards of Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot owner PSA, sign off on merger: sources

VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States

The Volkswagen Group in the USA has joined the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium. There is none in the US yet Federal law in the field of autonomous driving and so there is a patchwork of different rules, depending on Federal State. formed. But the industry has in that Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) agreed on… Continue reading VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States

Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs

Munich, Paris, Milan, New York The verdict of PSA-Manager about the possible merger partner is tough. The offer of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) for many future technologies is simply “not at the state of the art”, it says in a 40-page executive presentation in November, which is available to the Handelsblatt. Neither the alternative drives and… Continue reading Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs

Volkswagen says production suspended in Algeria

The Sovac-Volkswagen factory opened in 2017 at Relizane, some 250 kilometres (150 miles) southwest of Algiers, and assembles kits provided by the German parent. Frankfurt am Main: Carmaker Volkswagen has suspended production in Algeria, where the head of its local partner has been detained since June in a corruption probe, a spokesman for the German… Continue reading Volkswagen says production suspended in Algeria

Carbon will print parts for Lamborghini’s Sián FKP 37 hybrid sports car

Carbon today announced the expansion of its partnership with Lamborghini. The white-hot 3D-printing startup will manufacture central and lateral dashboard air vents for the carmaker’s Sián FKP hybrid sports car. The move follows the deal announced earlier this year that found Carbon printing a fuel cap and an air duct clip for Lamborghini’s Urus SVU.… Continue reading Carbon will print parts for Lamborghini’s Sián FKP 37 hybrid sports car