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Year-end deals from Volkswagen
12 November 2021
KUALA LUMPUR:  Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is making the ownership of its cars more enticing with a slew of  year-end specials. Available for all the models in the...
VW's Diess says to remain CEO, dismisses fossil fuel phase o...
11 November 2021
BERLIN: Volkswagen's Herbert Diess said on Wednesday he was confident he would remain as chief executive into next year, dismissing speculation that he could be pushed aside. Di...
VW plans farewell to legendary Santana model in China
10 November 2021
BEIJING: Volkswagen plans to stop making Santana cars in China, bidding farewell after over three decades to its first Chinese-made model that became a symbol of the country's risi...
VW’s China partner buying much bigger ships to transport car...
08 November 2021
SHANGHAI: China’s biggest automaker is finalising an agreement to buy two ships capable of carrying almost twice as many cars as its current transport vessels amid a surge in globa...
VW CEO Diess still has backing of Porsche, Piech families
05 November 2021
FRANKFURT: The Porsche and Piech families, which control Volkswagen's largest shareholder Porsche SE, continue to support the carmaker's CEO Herbert Diess, a spokesman for Porsche ...
Volkswagen to launch self-parking ID5 electric SUV in early ...
04 November 2021
BERLIN: Volkswagen is expanding its ID family with the ID5, set to roll up beside the ID4 and ID3 at the beginning of 2022. At around €47,000 (RM227,000), VW's first SUV coupe i...
Volkswagen committee to discuss future of CEO Diess, say sou...
03 November 2021
HAMBURG: A specially convened Volkswagen committee will discuss the future of CEO Herbert Diess, three people familiar with the matter said today, a week after a longstanding confl...
VW invests in EU-backed energy transformation fund
03 November 2021
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen is expanding its green strategy by investing in an EU-backed fund to jointly back technology firms in the field of energy transformation. The carmaker, whi...
Latest VW Golf and Golf GTI coming to Malaysia soon
01 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia will finally bring in the latest Golf and its sportier sibling the Golf GTI. The car company has begun inviting prospective cus...
VW gets reality check after Tesla's week of milestones
30 October 2021
FRANKFURT: It's been a sobering week for Herbert Diess' electric vehicle ambitions. While Tesla joined the trillion-dollar club, received a landmark order from Hertz and set a n...
VW's 9-month electric vehicle deliveries to China more than ...
15 October 2021
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen's deliveries of battery-powered electric vehicles to China more than tripled in the first nine months of the year, the carmaker said today, less than two mont...
VW CEO warns a delay in shift to EVs could cost 30,000 jobs,...
14 October 2021
BERLIN: Volkswagen's CEO Herbert Diess told a supervisory board meeting in September that the company could lose 30,000 jobs if it transitioned too slowly to electric vehicles (EVs...
Volkswagen roadshow at 1 Utama from Oct 13-17
12 October 2021
PETALING JAYA: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is organising a five-day Volkswagen Tour at the 1 Utama Shopping Centre (Centre Court, Old Wing) here from Oct 13 to 17. ...
Volkswagen Care Plus offers discounts and benefits for older...
08 October 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: As a show of appreciation for owners who have stayed with the brand over the years, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is offering 30% savings for maintenance ...
VW labour boss wants faster electric car rollout at Wolfsbur...
02 October 2021
BERLIN: The head of Volkswagen's works council wants the carmaker to bring forward production of electric vehicles at its main plant in Wolfsburg to 2024 make it more competitive, ...
VW gives early glimpse at ID Life, first of many cheap elect...
01 October 2021
BERLIN: Volkswagen might be forging ahead with its switch to electric mobility, but the auto giant's electric vehicles have so far largely remained exclusive to those with extra ca...
VW building new EV battery system factory in China
24 September 2021
BEIJING: Volkswagen AG said it is building a new electric vehicle (EV) battery system factory in eastern China's Hefei city which will start production in 2023. The German autom...
EU court adviser finds car defeat devices broadly illegal
23 September 2021
BRUSSELS: Software Volkswagen AG used to alter pollutant emissions based on the temperature and altitude is illegal unless it prevents potentially dangerous sudden damage to the en...
Volkswagen in Malaysia dangles attractive savings as busines...
15 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: To celebrate the reopening of business in line with the Government’s National Recovery Plan (NRP), Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is offering exclusive dea...
All VW ID. models to get over-the-air updates
14 September 2021
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen said on Monday that all ID. models will receive regular software updates via mobile data transfer with immediate effect. The updates had previously only be...