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VW ends Golf production for US market
21 January 2021
WASHINGTON: Volkswagen of America announced on Wednesday that it has stopped making the Golf for the US market last week. Volkswagen said the model year 2021 Golf models built a...
VW'S electric flagship to be called Trinity
21 January 2021
WOLFSBURG: VW says it wants to create an entirely new electric flagship over the coming years, and has announced it wants to call the car "Trinity." The world's largest car manu...
Volkswagen Malaysia centres to stay open during MCO
18 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: All authorised dealerships and service centres of Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia are operational nationwide during the current movement control order (MCO). To...
VW Golf regains top spot as Europe's best selling-car
15 January 2021
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen's Golf hatchback regained the top slot as Europe's most popular car through 2020 despite a tough year for the German maker caused by the pandemic and other pr...
VW revs up CNY promo
06 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia is kicking off its Chinese New Year (CNY) promotion with attractive rebates. Customers who book via the eShowroom will enjoy add...
Volkswagen hires utility executive to lead electric charging...
05 January 2021
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen has hired Elke Temme, a long-time executive at Germany’s top utility RWE, to head the carmaker’s newly created division for energy and electric vehicle chargi...
VW shows how mobile charging robot can make EV charging hass...
29 December 2020
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen Group Components is giving the world a first glimpse of the prototypes of its mobile charging robot. This is one of the charging concepts that the Volkswag...
VW produces last e-Golf, prepares to ramp up ID.3 rollout
24 December 2020
DRESDEN: Volkswagen is phasing out the e-Golf, which is being replaced by the ID.3 The last e-Golf rolled off the production line at the Transparent Factory here on Wednesday. W...
US opens probe into whether VW vehicles infringe Jaguar Land...
22 December 2020
WASHINGTON: The US International Trade Commission (ITC) said on Monday it is opening in investigation into whether German automaker Volkswagen AG infringed on patents held by Jagua...
VW aims rapid rollout of augmented reality head-up display
20 December 2020
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen says it is the first volume car maker to introduce augmented reality head-up display in the compact segment with the electric ID.3 and ID.4. The innovative...
Volkswagen's Herbert Diess cements support in boardroom deal
15 December 2020
Firmly in the driver's seat now. Diess gains full support to proceed with his goal to beat Tesla at the auto electrification game. FRANKFURT: Volkswagen's supervisory board on Mon...
Volkswagen explores new sales model for electric cars in Chi...
09 December 2020
BEIJING: Volkswagen AG is launching another sales model in China that will see the automaker open showrooms in city centres for electric vehicles (EV) and offer fixed prices, depar...
Expect autonomous cars in 2025 to 2030, says VW CEO
07 December 2020
BERLIN Volkswagen (VW) CEO Herbert Diess says that autonomous vehicles will be ready for sale sometime between 2025 and 2030. The CEO of the world's largest carmaker by sales re...
Volkswagen and PichaEats teamed up to deliver 280 meals to t...
07 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) and PichaEats teamed up over the weekend to deliver a total of 280 meals to the less fortunate, in efforts to drive kindnes...
VW ID.3 electric hatch completes 28,000km marathon drive wit...
05 December 2020
WOLFSBURG: VW's ID.3 electric hatch has successfully completed a marathon test drive across Germany covering 28,198km. In the process, the team involved in the mission also set ...
Volkswagen Motorsport disbanded
03 December 2020
WOLFSBURG: As Volkswagen shifts towards an era of electrified mobility, the German carmaker has decided to disband its Volkswagen Motorsport GmbH workforce. Rather than to let i...
Complexity of new cars to drive consolidation, says VW
03 December 2020
FRANKFURT: The auto industry faces a new wave of consolidation as cars become electric, connected and add highly automated driving functions, Alexander Hitzinger, head of Volkswage...
VW entices with RM1,000 savings
02 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) announced today a 5-day limited offer of RM1,000 additional savings on top of ongoing promotions for all models booked from...
VW seeks to avert crisis after CEO demands confidence vote
02 December 2020
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen’s top committee on Tuesday avoided discussing a potential contract extension for chief executive Herbert Diess in a bid to defuse a looming leadership crisis ...
Volkswagen powers freighters with used cooking oil
01 December 2020
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen Group Logistics will be using certified fuel from vegetable residues for certain new car shipments via marine routes. The fuel is produced from materials s...