Why Subaru Is Happy to Be Last in Electric Race

LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Subaru owners are a green bunch. They tend to bike, camp and kayak more than other drivers and inordinately live in the parts of the U.S. with the toughest emissions mandates. The company plays to this ecological image by producing more than 1 million vehicles each year without sending any waste to landfills. Yet the Subaru… Continue reading Why Subaru Is Happy to Be Last in Electric Race

Volkswagen launches European marketing campaign for new Touareg1

News Press Release News Brand Wolfsburg, 05 June 2018 Volkswagen launches European marketing campaign for new Touareg1 Volkswagen is taking the next step towards the market launch of the new Touareg. Since June 1, a 360° campaign including TV, printed media and social media channels is to be launched in Germany.   …more 1) Touareg… Continue reading Volkswagen launches European marketing campaign for new Touareg1

Peugeot Maker Halts Iran Expansion, Yielding to US Sanctions

LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE PSA Group, the maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, has suspended its push into Iran, becoming the latest major European company to pull back after the U.S. canceled a nuclear accord with the Islamic republic. The French automaker has begun closing down its joint ventures with Iranian carmakers Iran… Continue reading Peugeot Maker Halts Iran Expansion, Yielding to US Sanctions

Electric offensive: Volkswagen trains top experts for the production of the I.D. family

Photo Brand 01 June 2018 Electric offensive: Volkswagen trains top experts for the production of the I.D. family Symbolic launch of the FEEP in China with Jörg Müller, Board Member of Volkswagen Group China responsible for production and logistics, Rolf Hueber, Board Member of Volkswagen Group China responsible for human resources and Oliver Wessel, Head… Continue reading Electric offensive: Volkswagen trains top experts for the production of the I.D. family

FAW-Volkswagen launches advanced new Qingdao plant

Juergen Unser, vice-president of FAW-Volkswagen. [Photo provided to China Daily] FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co has inaugurated a new plant in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province, as one of the joint venture’s latest efforts to charge ahead in the world’s largest car market. The plant, which was unveiled last Monday, employs 3,000 people and has an annual… Continue reading FAW-Volkswagen launches advanced new Qingdao plant

First generation e-cars will be gone tomorrow, says expert

Ding Lei, founder and chairman of electric car startup Huaren Technology R&D Co. [Photo provided to China Daily] Most electric models currently mushrooming in the Chinese auto sector will lose their appeal in two or three years, as they were designed as “makeshift substitutes” for gasoline cars, according to Ding Lei, founder and chairman of… Continue reading First generation e-cars will be gone tomorrow, says expert

German car sales plunge in May as diesel falls out of favour

BERLIN: Sales of new cars in Germany plunged in May, official figures showed Monday, dragged lower by public holidays and mounting uncertainty about the future of scandal-plagued diesel. A total of 305,057 new cars hit German roads last month, the KBA federal vehicle licensing authority said, a drop of 5.8 per cent year-on-year.Of those, just… Continue reading German car sales plunge in May as diesel falls out of favour

Volkswagen plans three new plants in China

The VW Group is expanding its capacity in China. In three new factories, especially large SUVs are to be built. For the future, the production of electric cars is planned. Volkswagen dealership in China Saturday, 02.06.2018 14:29 clock The joint venture FAW-Volkswagen intends to open three new plants in China. With the production facilities in… Continue reading Volkswagen plans three new plants in China