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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...
VW's China partners bristle as carmaker lavishes love on new...
13 September 2021
Potential customers checking a Volkswagen ID.4 X electric vehicle displayed inside an ID. Store X showroom of SAIC Volkswagen in Chengdu in January. — Reuters BEIJING: Volkswagen ...
VW developing driverless minivan for city shuttle services
11 September 2021
MUNICH: Self-driving vans that shuttle people between airports, events, hotels and other city spaces are on track to become an everyday reality in Western cities in the next few ye...
Volkswagen to set up venture capital fund in decarbonisation...
08 September 2021
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen AG said on Tuesday it planned to set up a venture capital fund, which would initially invest €300 million (RM1.4bil) in decarbonisation projects and start-ups...
JPMorgan to buy majority stake in VW's payments business
08 September 2021
LONDON: JPMorgan has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in German car giant Volkswagen's payments business ahead of a planned rollout of in-car technology that allows drivers to...
Volkswagen unveils ID LIFE concept EV for the masses
06 September 2021
MUNICH: Volkswagen today took the wraps off the ID LIFE, a fully electric small car to be launched in 2025 at a cost of around €20,000 (RM99,000) in a bid to make battery-powered c...
VW CEO: smart cars, not e-cars, are 'gamechanger'
06 September 2021
MUNICH: Volkswagen head Herbert Diess on Sunday said autonomous cars, not electric vehicles, were the "real gamechanger" for the auto industry, which is facing the end of combustio...
Kiss goodbye to the VW manual?
30 August 2021
WOLFSBURG: The manual transmission is a device in transition as the movement towards electric cars gain momentum. Some automakers are already planning to scrap their manuals des...
Volkswagen showrooms resume operations
24 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen showrooms have resumed operations, except for those located in Malacca, Johor, Kedah, Pahang, and Kelantan, that are still awaiting approval to operate. ...
VW in digital push to drive manufacturing performance
11 August 2021
HERNDON (Virginia, USA): Volkswagen has launched a digital transformation push across its assembly plants in the United States and Mexico. As part of Volkswagen’s estimated US$1...
Upgrade to more useful Volkswagen Cares app
08 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passengers Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has introduced a new Volkswagen Cares app to improve ownership experience for customers. Launched as part of Volkswagen ...
Volkswagen ID.5 GTX teased ahead of Munich reveal on Sept 7
06 August 2021
WOLFSBURG: After the VW ID.4 GTX comes the ID.5 GTX, the SUV coupe version of the sporty electric car. The ID.5 GTX will make its world premiere at the IAA Munich as a near-fini...
Volkswagen in j-v for automated software integration
01 August 2021
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is strengthening its expertise in the integration of automotive software through a joint venture with TraceTronic, a world-leading provider of solutions to te...
Volkswagen CEO admits need to change e-car approach in China
29 July 2021
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen must change its approach to how it sells electric vehicles (EV) in China, the world's largest car market, chief executive Herbert Diess said, in a response to...