Tag: VW

Toyota’s China Crisis

The world’s biggest carmaker and the world’s biggest car market should be made for each other. So why is Toyota Motor Corp. misfiring in China? As recently as 2015, it was the No. 2 marque in the country, behind the eternally dominant Volkswagen AG.  Since then, though, sales have flatlined, while rivals have picked up… Continue reading Toyota’s China Crisis

BMW, Daimler, Toyota: Speech by China’s head of state Xi inspires the auto industry

Lexus production The Toyota luxury brand would benefit particularly strongly from the market opening. (Photo: AP) Automakers like BMW. Daimler and Toyota are likely to over the Message from the Chinese President Xi Jinping pleased: This announced in his speech on Tuesday to lower import tariffs on cars later this year. In doing so, the… Continue reading BMW, Daimler, Toyota: Speech by China’s head of state Xi inspires the auto industry

BMW and Mini launch pay-as-you-go subscription service

BMW and Mini have launched a subscription service that rolls all the costs of car ownership into monthly instalments. Payments, which start from £131 per week (equating to around £568 a month), include the costs of insurance and maintenance, as well as breakdown cover, as one bill. Although BMW is the first major car maker to offer such a service… Continue reading BMW and Mini launch pay-as-you-go subscription service

Intensified customer experience: Volkswagen creates new Holistic User Experience (HUX) Division

News Press Release News Brand Wolfsburg, 09 April 2018 Intensified customer experience: Volkswagen creates new Holistic User Experience (HUX) Division Volkswagen is consistently preparing itself to become the most user centered mobility brand. Therefore, the company establishes the new Holistic User Experience (HUX) division headed by Dr. Matthias   …more

More than 463,000 deliveries worldwide: Audi sets new record for first quarter

New record-breaking figure for the Four Rings: Audi concluded its best first quarter in the company’s history. Between January and March the company sold around 463,800 automobiles worldwide, 9.8 percent more than in the same quarter last year. In particular, the high demand in China (+41.9%) and North America (+10.2%) drove growth in the first… Continue reading More than 463,000 deliveries worldwide: Audi sets new record for first quarter

Volkswagen plans to squash production of one of its most iconic cars

The Beetle, the Bug, Herbie—whatever you call it, it looks like it’s being phased out. German automaker Volkswagen plans to stop production on the iconic vehicle after the current generation, the company’s research and development leader Frank Welsch confirmed to Autocar at this week’s Geneva Motor Show. Despite makings it way onto various lists of… Continue reading Volkswagen plans to squash production of one of its most iconic cars

VW subsidiary: employees of Skoda receive twelve percent more money

Skoda The vehicles of Skoda, the largest exporter of the Czech Republic, have become a bestseller in almost 30 years of belonging to Volkswagen. (Photo: obs) The employees of the Czech VW-Daughter Skoda get twelve percent more money. Union Kovo announced on Friday that it is accepting the latest offer from employers. This is a… Continue reading VW subsidiary: employees of Skoda receive twelve percent more money

Press release No. 09/2018 – Number 1 of the segments in the March 2018

Flensburg, April 6, 2018. During the month under review in March 2018, there were three management changes. in the segment the small car is now the VW polo , in the upper middle class the Mercedes E-Class and in the upper class of the Audi A7, S7, RS7 first of all. In all other segments,… Continue reading Press release No. 09/2018 – Number 1 of the segments in the
March 2018