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Volkswagen unveils first update of its ID.3 electric car

01 March 2023

DRESDEN: Volkswagen is updating the first model in its all-electric ID series just two and a half years after its market launch. The compact car ID.3 has been given its first fa...

VW says ‘serious breach’ led to delay in tracking down stole...

01 March 2023

CHICAGO: Volkswagen acknowledged on Feb 24 that a representative of its roadside assistance program made a “serious breach” after declining to provide police with the GPS location ...

VW to host GTI Meeting in Wolfsburg from 2024

28 February 2023

WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen announced that the legendary GTI Meeting at Lake Wörthersee in Austria would be held here from 2024. Near the Volkswagen plant, the "GTI Coming Home" event...

Volkswagen outlines EV innovations at Tech Day 2023

22 February 2023

The pulse inverter. WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen announced it has managed to develop a complete electric drive system inhouse, resulting in up to 20% more efficiency through the optimal ...

VW and Mercedes-Benz want Berlin to speed up EV charging net...

20 February 2023

BERLIN: Mercedes-Benz and VW have urged the government to do more to scale up the number of electric vehicle charging stations across the country, German paper Bild am Sonntag wrot...

Facelifted VW Touareg undergoes final tests in Arctic Circle

18 February 2023

WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is providing a first preview of the update for the Touareg ahead of its world premiere in summer. The German automaker said its large premium SUV would hav...

Bulletproof Volkswagen Golf becomes latest tuned version of ...

01 February 2023

JOHANNESBURG/HAMBURG: Tuned VW Golf 8 hatchbacks usually come with extra chin spoilers and other aerodynamic goodies, but South African specialist Armormax says its new bulletproof...

Volkswagen Design gets new chief

25 January 2023

Mindt. WOLFSBURG: The design team at the Volkswagen Group will undergo a reshuffle in 2023. The German automaker announced on Monday that its design team will be headed by Andr...

New Volkswagen ID.7 features smart air conditioning

22 January 2023

WOLFSBURG: The upcoming ID.7 will be the first Volkswagen model with intelligent control of the vents in the cockpit, optionally for air distribution over a large area or with the ...

As Tesla cuts prices, VW to rival Chinese cars with cheaper ...

16 January 2023

BERLIN/BEIJING: Volkswagen says it wants to respond to strong competition from China with cheaper electric models in the coming years. There are, however, currently no plans for...

VW boss sees a future for combustion-engined cars

06 January 2023

BERLIN: The European Union might be planning to ban sales of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars in 2035, but Volkswagen still sees a promising future for internal combustion engine...

CNY savings from Volkswagen in Malaysia

03 January 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is celebrating the Year of the Rabbit with festive specials for everyone. From Jan 1 to Feb 28, fans of Volkswagen will ...

VW to unveil new electric car at CES 2023

29 December 2022

WASHINGTON: Volkswagen will introduce the newest member of its all-electric family on Jan 3 and follow with a display at CES 2023. In addition to revealing a camouflaged version...

VW replaces chief designer with Porsche hire

14 December 2022

Mauer (left) and Neumayer. BERLIN: Volkswagen's chief designer Klaus Zyciora is leaving the company and will be replaced by Porsche chief designer Michael Mauer, Volkswagen said t...

VW and Italy's Enel launch joint venture for high-speed char...

14 December 2022

BERLIN: Volkswagen and Italy's Enel have formed a joint venture to build 3,000 high-speed charging points across Italy for electric vehicles (EVs), investing 100 million euros (RM4...

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 ...