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The new normal — Volkswagen Malaysia now offers home deliver...
01 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) now offers Volkswagen owners the option to have their new cars delivered to their homes.
The home delivery service is av...
VW's new Golf 8 off to a bad start
29 May 2020
WOLFSBURG: As far as car launches go, they don't get much worse.
Volkswagen's highly anticipated Golf 8 was supposed to set the new standard in the compact class. But the German...
Volkswagen pumps €2 billion into China electric vehicle bet
29 May 2020
BEIJING/HONG KONG: Volkswagen AG (VW) said today it has agreed to invest €2.1 billion (RM10.2bil) in two separate Chinese electric vehicle players, upping its bet on the world’s bi...
Volkswagen in Brazil debuts Nivus crossover, Euro version in...
29 May 2020
SÃO PAULO: Volkswagen in Brazil presented its most recent model: the Nivus on Thursday in a virtual premiere from here.
This is the first time the Brazilian operations of Volksw...
VW approves further projects in Ford alliance
29 May 2020
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen said its supervisory board had approved several projects in a multibillion-dollar alliance with Ford Motor that was first announced last July.
The German c...
VW in final talks to seal biggest M&A deals in China EV sect...
27 May 2020
HONG KONG/FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG is in final talks to seal its largest investment deals with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) firms, two sources said, as the German automaker accele...
VW weighs expansion for Chinese budget-car brand Jetta
22 May 2020
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG is exploring options to expand its new Chinese entry-level brand Jetta, including potentially taking it beyond the world’s largest auto market.
Eight mo...
VW says sorry after admitting car ad racist
21 May 2020
BERLIN: Volkswagen withdrew on Wednesday an advert posted on its official Instagram page for its Golf cars that it admitted was racist and insulting, saying it would investigate ho...
Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk8) details revealed
18 May 2020
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen says its latest Golf GTI (Mk8) is the most digital of all time while having 242hp of power on tap and more driver involvement.
The eighth-generation GTI is...
VW emergency call problems also discovered in Audi, SEAT mod...
18 May 2020
WOLFSBURG: A problem with an emergency call feature that had already prompted a delivery halt of some Volkswagen models has also been discovered in cars manufactured by company sub...
Software bug halts VW Golf 8 deliveries
16 May 2020
HAMBURG: Volkswagen is halting deliveries of its Golf 8 model after a software problem was found in some vehicles, a spokesman said.
The software at issue enables emergency call...
Volkswagen wants kids to Buckle Up
14 May 2020
PETALING JAYA: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) kicked-off the Buckle Up YouTube animation series for children.
As part of the brand’s social responsibility here in Mal...
VPCM adopts new logo, Arteon and Passat R-Line to arrive
13 May 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has formally introduced its new logo and brand design in Malaysia that's representative of its new vision, attitude and abov...
Volkswagen China’s shift to online sales
13 May 2020
A customer gets his car delivered at his home.
BEIJING: The people of China are used to digital payments for years. It’s a country where digital solutions are already very much ...
VW slows output at Wolfsburg plant amid tepid European deman...
13 May 2020
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG will reduce output at its largest factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, on four days this month as consumer appetite for new cars remains weak in Europe.
Volks...
VW picks up five awards at this year's Automotive Brand Cont...
05 May 2020
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen (VW) dominated this year's Automotive Brand Contest by winning five awards within the automotive design segment.
The contest is the only independent, inte...
VW stretches worldwide new vehicle and extended warranties b...
01 May 2020
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is extending the warranty period for new vehicles by three months.
This applies throughout the world to all vehicles produced in Europe or for the European...
EU court adviser advocates broader definition of vehicle def...
01 May 2020
BRUSSELS: Technologies used by Volkswagen to rig vehicle emissions tests should be considered illegal, an adviser to the EU’s top court said, advocating a broad definition that law...
Volkswagen service centres fully operational nationwide
30 April 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) announced today that all its service centres will be operating at full capacity.
The company said it is conducting a "Saf...
Volkswagen steps up development of Industrial Cloud
30 April 2020
WOLFSBURG: The Volkswagen Group is pressing forward with the integration of its plants into the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud (VIC) with the main goal of further improving efficiency...