News Press Release News Brand Wolfsburg, 14 March 2018 Successful financial year 2017: Volkswagen brand implements product and innovation offensive consistently The Volkswagen brand can look back on a successful financial year in 2017. The brand sold 6.23 million vehicles and improved sales revenue to €80 billion. For the first time in five years, the… Continue reading Successful financial year 2017:
Volkswagen brand implements product and innovation offensive consistently
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Porsche annual press conference via Livestream
On Friday, March 16, 2018, Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, and Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT, are presenting an overview of the results from the 2017 financial year.
Next step: Audi has terminated dealer contracts
Audi terminal in Burgoberbach: All dealer and service contracts are terminated on March 31, 2018. © Photo: Feser-Graf Group Audi is nimble-minded and has terminated its dealer and service partner agreements as of March 31, 2018. The partners received a Letter of Intent, which is valid until November 30 of this year. For most Audi… Continue reading Next step: Audi has terminated dealer contracts
Why Bother With an Audi, When the Skoda Looks This Good?
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E-mobility 12.03.2018 The New E-xpert Thomas Ulbrich talks about working with the G4 series and the role of the Zwickau plant. mehr
Mr. Ulbrich, before we look forward, let’s first take a quick look back. Do you still remember the day when you started your apprenticeship as a car mechanic at Volkswagen? Do I ever. It was September 1, 1983. We had a cold late summer that year, and I was so glad to finally be able… Continue reading E-mobility 12.03.2018 The New E-xpert Thomas Ulbrich talks about working with the G4 series and the role of the Zwickau plant. mehr
Company 12.03.2018 up! Celebrates Milestone The 750,000th up! rolled off the production line in Bratislava. mehr
Volkswagen Slovakia first started production of the city car back in 2011, which has also been available with an electric motor1 since 2013. And now, as of just a few weeks ago, the GTI2 has become the newest member of the up! family. This milestone vehicle is a red GTI. Boasting a cool 85 KW… Continue reading Company 12.03.2018 up! Celebrates Milestone The 750,000th up! rolled off the production line in Bratislava. mehr
Company 12.03.2018 The Currywurst Turns 45! It’s all about the sausage. Inside visits the in-house butcher’s shop in Wolfsburg. mehr
The meat is ground in a cutter at high speed. A quarter of an hour later, the meat has been turned into a fine sausage mixture, 260 kilograms per working step. Mike Häge adds the spice mix from a blue sack. The raw currywurst mixture now looks like a yellow dough and contains the secret… Continue reading Company 12.03.2018 The Currywurst Turns 45! It’s all about the sausage. Inside visits the in-house butcher’s shop in Wolfsburg. mehr
Intel confirms 15% stake in mapping business Here to work on autonomous car tech
Here, the mapping and location services company once owned by Nokia and sold for €2.5 billion to a car-maker consortium of Audi, BMW and Daimler in 2015, is picking up a new investor today. Chipmaker Intel has confirmed that it is taking a 15 percent stake in the business, which it will use to develop autonomous… Continue reading Intel confirms 15% stake in mapping business Here to work on autonomous car tech
Production record for Automobili Lamborghini: 10,000 Huracán produced in four years
Sant’Agata Bolognese, 13 March 2018 – Lamborghini Huracán number 10,000 rolls off the assembly line, marking a production milestone for the V10 model of Lamborghini. Destined for a client in Canada, the Huracán Performante model pays homage to Lamborghini’s GT3 victory in the 2018 Daytona 24 hours race: the car sports the same Verde Mantis… Continue reading Production record for Automobili Lamborghini: 10,000 Huracán produced in four years
Temporary dealer contracts: Does VW plan to retreat from the country?
Temporary dealer contracts Does VW plan to retreat from the country? Dirk Weddigen von Knapp: Negotiations could drag on until the second half of 2018. © Photo: Tim Wegner for VAPS The announcement by Volkswagen that some traders will only want to offer temporary contracts in the future has alarmed the partner association. In general,… Continue reading Temporary dealer contracts: Does VW plan to retreat from the country?