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VW to lay off 1,600 staff at Cariad software unit, says pape...
12 March 2025
BERLIN: Volkswagen plans to lay off 1,600 staff at its Cariad software unit by the end of the year, the Handelsblatt business daily reported on Tuesday, citing company sources. ...
VW budget EV to win over Europe's squeezed consumers
08 March 2025
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen AG became a global car giant thanks to the Beetle, an affordable model for the masses. Now, the German automaker is finally unveiling a budget car for the...
VW ditches failing NY dealer
07 March 2025
WASHINGTON: What does an automaker do with a dealer who has badly underperformed on sales targets? The right thing to do is to warn the dealer to buck up, lend a helping hand, b...
Volkswagen previews entry-level ID. Every1 electric car
06 March 2025
WOLFSBURG: With the world premiere of the ID. Every1 show car, the German car manufacturer is presenting an entry-level all-electric model. Volkswagen will launch the productio...
Superior towing vehicles – VW Tiguan, Tayron and Passat
18 February 2025
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is expanding the drive range of the best-selling Tiguan and Passat as well as the new Tayron with the most powerful turbocharged petrol engines (TSI). The...
Volkswagen picks candidate for newly created chief brand off...
18 February 2025
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen has named Christine Wolburg as its first-ever chief brand officer, a newly created role aimed at boosting the brand’s global presence. She takes on the new...
Love is blooming in London with Volkswagen this Valentine’s ...
14 February 2025
LONDON: Volkswagen joins Rolls-Royce in celebrating Valentine's Day. The German carmaker is doing it its way by offering a rose-covered electric hot hatch to spark some romance....
Volkswagen's African unit makes record Polo exports to Europ...
06 February 2025
CAPE TOWN: Volkswagen's African unit exported a record 131,485 Polos to European and Asia-Pacific markets in 2024, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Wednesday. That was a big in...
Volkswagen previews upcoming entry-level electric model
06 February 2025
LONDON: Volkswagen has teased a look at its upcoming compact electric vehicle due to be fully unveiled at the beginning of March. Ahead of a production-ready model premiering in...
VW chooses Dassault Systemes' platform to optimise manufactu...
04 February 2025
PARIS: French software group Dassault Systemes today announced a long-term partnership with Volkswagen to accelerate the German automaker's transition towards software defined vehi...
VW boss compares China market to a 'fitness centre'
23 January 2025
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume said he views China as "a kind of fitness centre" in terms of economic development. "Innovations, for example in batteries, software or au...
VW plans to expand involvement in European wind, solar parks
21 January 2025
WOLFSBURG: Despite the slowdown in demand for electric vehicles, German auto giant Volkswagen said on Thursday that it continues to invest in wind and solar power parks in Europe. ...
Chinese buyers interested in unwanted German Volkswagen fact...
17 January 2025
FRANKFURT/BERLIN: Chinese officials and automakers are eyeing German factories slated for closure and are particularly interested in Volkswagen's sites, a person with knowledge of ...
VW braces for another tricky year with no new EVs
15 January 2025
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG had a poor 2024, with sales falling and Europe’s biggest automaker even raising the prospect of closing factories in Germany. This year could be even worse...
Dieselgate: Volkswagen's emissions scandal troubles are far ...
15 January 2025
BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany): Almost 10 years after the diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen, you could be forgiven for thinking that the company's current business crisis is overshado...
Xpeng and VW to build ultra-fast charging network in China
06 January 2025
BEIJING: Xpeng Motors and Volkswagen have agreed to expand their partnership to cooperate on ultra-fast electric vehicle charging networks in China, the automakers said today. T...
Volkswagen Touareg R-Line: Now at RM383K after RM87K price c...
03 January 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has massively dropped the price tag on the facelifted, locally assembled Volkswagen Touareg R-Line to RM382,690 excluding VA...
Data leak at VW subsidiary affects 800,000 electric cars
30 December 2024
HANOVER: A data leak at the software company Cariad, a subsidiary of German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW), left the personal details of electric car owners in Europe available o...
VW Polo to celebrate 50th anniversary with major facelift in...
28 December 2024
WOLFSBURG: The Volkswagen Polo, a small car icon since its debut in 1975, will remain in production until at least 2030, Volkswagen has confirmed. A significant facelift is plan...
VW reaches union deal to cut 35,000 German jobs after gruell...
20 December 2024
HANOVER: Volkswagen announced today sweeping changes to its German operations, including more than 35,000 future job cuts and sharp capacity reductions in a last-gasp deal between ...