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VW in talks with Tesla to adopt its charging standard
30 June 2023
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS) technology, while the German automaker's charging network unit Electrify America h...
Most expensive Volkswagen Golf model ever sells out in 8 min...
26 June 2023
BERLIN: Despite its eye-watering price tag, all 333 of the latest Volkswagen Golf R limited edition were sold out just eight minutes after the company started taking orders. Eac...
VW boss rules out reviving Beetle name for the electric era
26 June 2023
BERLIN: Volkswagen chief executive Thomas Schäfer has ruled out bringing back the Beetle name for a future electric car for as long as he is in charge, the top executive told the B...
VW reveals new Tiguan details, second-gen Tayron to replace ...
18 June 2023
WOLFSBURG: As part of final test drives, the Volkswagen brand is announcing the first details of its currently best-selling model: The third generation of the new Tiguan will be av...
VW masters dry-coating battery process with potential to sla...
16 June 2023
BERLIN: Volkswagen and a technology partner have mastered a battery manufacturing process called dry coating which if scaled up could cut the cost of cell production by hundreds of...
ID.7 with 700km range is most aerodynamic electric model fro...
15 June 2023
WOLFSBURG: The ID.7 is the first electric model from Volkswagen for the upper mid-sized class. Volkswagen said the limousine is an efficiency champion with a range of up to 700k...
VW's China joint venture transforms Shanghai plant for EV pr...
07 June 2023
SHANGHAI: Volkswagen 's Chinese joint venture with SAIC Motor has transformed one of its plants in Shanghai for production, research and development of electric vehicles (EV), the ...
VW Microbus returns to N. America as EV after 20-year absenc...
02 June 2023
LOS ANGELES: Volkswagen of America, Inc. today unveiled the three-row ID. Buzz in Huntington Beach, California today. Paying homage to the iconic Volkswagen Microbus, the three-...
Volkswagen Golf R 333 packs a real punch
01 June 2023
WOLFSBURG: The Volkswagen Golf R 333, a special-edition model limited to 333 vehicles, packs a real punch with an output of 333ps and torque of 420Nm. “The Golf R 333 is the fi...
Facelifted 2024 Volkswagen Touareg: Improved suspension, new...
26 May 2023
WOLFSBURG, Germany: Volkswagen is upgrading the third-generation Touareg with extensive improvements: the suspension as well as the display and operating concept of the full-size S...
VW launches limited-edition Polo GTI Edition 25
18 May 2023
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen on Wednesday celebrated 25 years of the Polo GTI by introducing the Polo GTI Edition 25. The limited edition is based on the current 152 kW (207 PS) Polo G...
First preview of VW ID.7 GTX ahead of Munich world premiere ...
14 May 2023
WOLFSBURG: Three weeks ago, Volkswagen presented the new ID.7 as an all-electric limousine for the upper mid-size class. The most dynamic model variant will now follow in late s...
Bentley production chief to lead Volkswagen's software overh...
09 May 2023
Bosch will head Cariad from June 1. HAMBURG: Volkswagen has appointed Bentley production chief Peter Bosch to lead its software subsidiary Cariad, dismissing all but one of the ...
VW dealer MHV Autohaus expands into selling used cars
09 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) and its dealer partner, MHV Autohaus, today launched Malaysia’s first Das WeltAuto (DWA) independent dealership that focuses...
VW set to tap Bentley, Porsche executives for software shake...
08 May 2023
Bosch heads production at Bentley. BERLIN: Volkswagen AG is expected to replace the leadership of its troubled software unit later today, with the German carmaker’s new chief ex...
VW to fire top executives at software unit Cariad, says sour...
07 May 2023
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen is set to dismiss all but one of the executive board members at its software division Cariad next week to try to resolve development problems, a person famili...
VW and Bosch drop joint venture plans for battery cells
04 May 2023
STUTTGART: Volkswagen and Bosch have cancelled their plans to create a joint venture to equip battery cell factories, Bosch said today. "We are not setting up a joint venture," ...
Refreshed VW Arteon R-Line 4MOTION now with IQ.DRIVE, priced...
02 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) today released the refreshed flagship Arteon R-Line 4MOTION, now upgraded with the IQ.DRIVE safety technology. With the a...
Performance specialist mountune expands its Australian busin...
29 April 2023
ESSEX, United Kingdom: Performance Specialist mountune is taking its Southern Hemisphere operations to the next level, by setting up a new service and logistics facility in Tasmani...
VW to launch electric vehicle R&D, procurement centre in Chi...
19 April 2023
BERLIN/SHANGHAI: Volkswagen is investing around 1 billion euros (RM4.9bil) in a new development and procurement centre for electric vehicles in Hefei, China, the company said today...