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VW to lay out new software roadmap on Dec 15, says paper
05 December 2022
BERLIN: Volkswagen chief executive Oliver Blume will present a long-delayed new software strategy for the carmaker at a supervisory board meeting on Dec 15, Handelsblatt newspaper ...
Second-gen VW ID.3 is coming in 2023
03 December 2022
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen will be unveiling the new ID.3 to the public this coming spring. The upcoming ID.3 is set to be the latest chapter in the ID. family success story: To date...
VW in talks with Foxconn over plant for Scout vehicles, says...
29 November 2022
A 1969 International Harvester Scout 800. — Photo from Barrett-Jackson BERLIN: Volkswagen is in talks with Taiwan's Foxconn about a partnership to build vehicles for the Scout bra...
VW delivered 500,000 ID.s a year ahead of schedule
25 November 2022
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen has delivered half a million ID.s a year ahead of schedule, saying this meant they are well accepted by customers globally. The order bank at Volkswagen re...
Volkswagen-SAIC venture to close manual transmission plant i...
18 November 2022
BERLIN: A manual transmission plant owned by Volkswagen's joint venture with SAIC Motors will close next March, the carmaker said today. The news was communicated to staff this ...
Volkswagen's US$2bil Trinity electric vehicle plant in doubt
17 November 2022
HAMBURG: Volkswagen chief executive Oliver Blume is reviewing whether to stick to a plan to build a new plant to assemble its Trinity electric vehicles (EV) or to use its existing ...
VW South Africa looks to Asia, Latam as Europe shifts to EVs
12 November 2022
JOHANNESBURG: Volkswagen's South Africa unit aims to develop new markets for its petrol and diesel cars in Asia and Latin America, its managing director said, as Europe restricts s...
VW slow-rolls faster EV charging, handing Hyundai an advanta...
01 November 2022
LONDON: Volkswagen’s buggy software has gotten a lot of attention, with product delays making headlines and contributing to the ousting of Herbert Diess as chief executive officer....
VW pressured to bring back push-button steering wheel
28 October 2022
WOLFSBURG: Under popular pressure, Volkswagen plans to soon abandon the touch controls on its cars steering wheels, replacing them with good old-fashioned push buttons. In a rec...
Supply chain problems now the rule, not exception, says VW
28 October 2022
BERLIN: Volkswagen's chief executive warned today that supply chain problems were now the rule and not the exception, with the carmaker sitting on 150,000 unfinished vehicles becau...
VW brand will only produce electric cars in Europe from 2033...
27 October 2022
BERLIN: Volkswagen will only produce electric cars in Europe from 2033, its boss Thomas Schaefer said on Wednesday, committing to an earlier date than its previous 2033-2035 target...
ID.4 electric SUV previewed at Volkswagen Fest
15 October 2022
Update: As of end 2023, Volkswagen has yet to launch the ID.4 in Malaysia.   PETALING JAYA: Early this month, CarSifu announced that the VW ID.4 electric SUV would be pr...
VW 4S dealership opens in Setia Alam
13 October 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia and Goh Brothers Motor have launched the latest addition to the Volkswagen network, Volkswagen Setia Alam. This is the third aut...
VW targeting 20-30% automation at new electric vehicle plant
11 October 2022
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is looking at automating 20-30% of production at its upcoming Trinity plant near its Wolfsburg headquarters, the plant's chief production officer said today. ...
VW ID.4 electric SUV to be previewed at Volkswagen Fest
05 October 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The all-electric ID.4 will be previewed at the Volkswagen Fest, which is making a comeback after a break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The ID.4 is Volkswagen’s ...
VW Malaysia offers aftersales deals as part of 'We Drive Foo...
04 October 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) announced on Monday the launch of its "We Drive Football" campaign. To be held throughout the final quarter of 2022, the ...
Volkswagen teams up with Umicore on battery materials
26 September 2022
BERLIN: Volkswagen announced today a US$2.9 billion (RM13.3bil) battery parts joint venture with Belgian materials firm Umicore, becoming the latest European automaker to bring bat...
VW unveils design study GEN.TRAVEL
23 September 2022
PARIS: Volkswagen is set to present an innovative design study that will redefine the long-distance mobility of the future on Sept 24. The all-electric powered Innovation Experi...
VW, Elia sign MoU to explore vehicle integration into power ...
23 September 2022
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen's charging unit Elli has signed a memorandum of understanding with Belgian network operator Elia and one of its start-ups to explore the integration of electr...
VW does not see chip shortage ending in 2023, says weekly
19 September 2022
BERLIN: Volkswagen no longer sees chip shortages ending in 2023, and the German carmaker is preparing for the "new normal" of supply chain disruptions, Murat Aksel, head of procure...