Production of the Audi A1 is already underway in Martorell. The new sporty compact model is being made exclusively at the SEAT plant and distributed to all the markets where it is sold, making a positive contribution to increasing the factory’s export volume, which is already above 80%. Audi a llocated the A1 to Martorell… Continue reading Audi A1 production starts at SEAT in Martorell
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PSA Group will decide in coming months what brand(s) to launch in US
PSA Peugeot Citroën logo French automaker PSA Group, which controls the Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Opel (Vauxhall) brands, plans to sell cars in the United States no later than 2026. In the coming months, the automaker will make some key decisions surrounding how it plans to return, including what brand(s) will lead the charge. PSA… Continue reading PSA Group will decide in coming months what brand(s) to launch in US
Germany’s car industry says new EU anti-CO2 rules threaten jobs
FRANKFURT, Oct 10 (Reuters) – European Union plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles by 35 percent by 2030 pose a threat to Germany as a car-building nation, national auto industry association VDA said on Wednesday. “It is more than regrettable that the majority of member nations did not find the strength to strike… Continue reading Germany’s car industry says new EU anti-CO2 rules threaten jobs
Press Releases – Car and van CO2 targets: environment ministers adopt common position, auto industry reacts
Brussels, 10 October 2018 – Auto makers take note of the common position on future CO2 targets for cars and vans adopted by the 28 EU member states during a meeting of environment ministers in Luxembourg last night. “Further reducing CO2 emissions remains a top priority of the EU auto industry. All manufacturers are actively… Continue reading Press Releases – Car and van CO2 targets: environment ministers adopt common position, auto industry reacts
Stadler successor: Audi boss Schot does not see itself as an interim solution
Audi interim boss Bram Schot “I’m pushing hard, I’m making short-term, medium-term, long-term decisions.” (Photo: Reuters) FrankfurtAudi-Interim head Bram Schot may have a longer commitment at the forefront of VWIntroduce daughter. “I would stand as a long-term AudiBoss ready and would have a great deal of desire, “said Schot in a Wednesday published online interview… Continue reading Stadler successor: Audi boss Schot does not see itself as an interim solution
Audi’s Schot says available as CEO for long run: manager magazin
BERLIN (Reuters) – Audi (NSUG.DE) interim CEO, Bram Schot, would be available as Audi’s chief executive in the longer run, he said in an interview with German business monthly manager magazin published on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Audi board member Bram Schot attends the company’s annual news conference in Ingolstadt, Germany, March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Michael Dalder… Continue reading Audi’s Schot says available as CEO for long run: manager magazin
Interim CEO Bram Schot hopes for a long-term contract: “I would be willing to serve as Audi CEO in the long term”
DPA Audi interim chief Abraham “Bram” Schot Acting CEO of the automaker Audi, Abraham Schot, wants to remain Audi CEO. “In the long term, I would be ready as an Audi boss and would like to have a great time,” he said in an interview with manager magazin. It was “up to the board to… Continue reading Interim CEO Bram Schot hopes for a long-term contract: “I would be willing to serve as Audi CEO in the long term”
The price of the second-hand vehicle rises 6.5% in September and stands at 15,554 euros
Posted 09/10/2018 11: 29: 31CET MADRID, 9 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) – The average price of used cars increased by 6.5% in September compared to the same month of the previous year and stood at 15,554 euros, according to data from the Institute of Automotive Studies (IEA) for Coches.net. Last month, most autonomous communities saw the… Continue reading The price of the second-hand vehicle rises 6.5% in September and stands at 15,554 euros
Volkswagen deliveries in September affected by WLTP changeover, as expected
In September, the Volkswagen brand delivered fewer vehicles throughout the world than in the same month of the previous year: in total, 485,000 vehicles were handed over to customers, representing a fall of 18.3 percent compared with September 2017. This development was chiefly due to the effects of the WLTP changeover in Europe and especially… Continue reading Volkswagen deliveries in September affected by WLTP changeover, as expected
How will VW price its next-generation electric vehicles? Think TDI
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Volkswagen says that it aims to make “electric vehicles for millions, not millionaires” with its next-generation EVs.
While that’s a clever tagline, what ultimately will matter to many households who want a new electric vehicle in the driveway is whether they can afford one of those models.
Speaking at an event last month previewing some fundamentals of the upcoming modular electric platform (MEB) that it hopes will underpin a million EVs a year by 2025, Thomas Ulbrich, the member of the VW Group Board of Management responsible for e-mobility, gave some important guidance about the automakers intended pricing: These vehicles will be priced at the level of a comparable diesel car.
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“And then we are sure we can convince millions, because then it is no longer a price range for special customers,” said Ulbrich.
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To look at how Volkswagen priced TDI models just prior to the diesel scandal, a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SE started at $19,815, while a 2015 Jetta TDI SE started at $24,895—a 25-percent increase. Going upscale to the SUV side of the market, to the Touareg, the gasoline model started at $45,615 while the TDI started at $53,155—about 17 percent higher.
Those models will start arriving in the U.S. in 2020, as previewed by the ID hatchback and ID Crozz crossover, and then in 2022 with the much-anticipated electric take on the Microbus.
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That gap between EVs and equivalent gasoline models will likely close over time, too. Bloomberg New Energy Finance, last year, anticipated that electric cars will reach price parity with gasoline models by 2025, due to falling battery costs. That’s based on U.S. medium-segment vehicle price estimates, and an assumption that prices on internal-combustion vehicles will slightly rise.
What remains to be clarified is whether such a pricing scheme would initially include the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. Volkswagen isn’t yet close to reaching its 200,000-unit ceiling for the credit. If Volkswagen prices that first MEB model, rumored to be called the Neo, like a TDI before the tax credit, it could prove very popular indeed.