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Volkswagen still targeting an affordable EV by 2025

14 March 2023

BERLIN: Volkswagen still wants to bring an affordable electric vehicle - costing around 25,000 euros (RM121,000) in today's prices - to market by 2025, the carmaker said today, des...

Volkswagen to invest US$193 billion over 5 years to hit EV t...

14 March 2023

BERLIN: Volkswagen plans to invest 180 billion euros (RM865bil/US$193bil) over the next five years in areas including battery production and its North American operations, it said ...

VW joins electric car price war as global rivalry heats up

13 March 2023

WOLFSBURG: A new version of Volkswagen's flagship ID.3 electric car model will go on sale from the end of March for just under 40,000 euros (RM192,000), the VW brand announced this...

VW to preview entry level-EV on March 15

13 March 2023

WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen will be previewing a new entry-level electric model. The preview of the compact and affordable electric vehicle (EV) would be livestreamed from Hamburg acr...

VW's Scout to build US$2bil plant in South Carolina

04 March 2023

WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT: Volkswagen's off-road brand Scout Motors said on Friday it would build a US$2 billion plant near Columbia, South Carolina, for trucks and SUVs. The investm...

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...