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Volkswagen unveils compact electric SUV ahead of Munich auto show

European automakers are up against stiff competition from China in the quest to bring affordable EVs to the market.

Consumer protection: No manufacturing defect, no liability on carmaker

The National Commission in A1 Fauz International vs Audi India & Another held that the airbags failed to deploy not due to manufacturing defect, but because the truck did not have rear protection

Renault, Volkswagen, Skoda continue to struggle to boost sales in India

European mass market automotive brands Renault, Volkswagen, and Skoda continue to struggle to enhance presence in the Indian market, witnessing sales decline in the last three financial years, industry data showed. According to data by JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of data and analytics to the global automotive industry, Renault saw the biggest sales dip in India to 37,900 units in 2024-2025 from 45,439 units in 2023-2024, and 78,926 units in 2022-2023. Similarly, Skoda's sales in India in 2024-2025 were at 44,866 units, marginally higher from 44,522 units in 2023-2024, but down from 52,269 units in 2022-2023. On the other hand, the Volkswagen brand posted sales of 42,230 units in 2024-25, down from 43,197 units in 2023-2024. The brand had clocked sales of 41,263 units in 2022-2023. "Renault, Skoda, and Volkswagen faced several headwinds in India despite their tenure," JATO Dynamics India President Ravi G Bhatia told PTI. Explaining why these brands have struggled in India, he

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India announces key leadership appointments

Ashish Gupta and Nitin Kohli appointed brand directors at Skoda and Volkswagen as SAVWIPL aligns leadership strategy with local market understanding

European car major Volkswagen may drive more global models into India

The brand's India strategy remains focused on selective participation in segments where it can use its global resources

Volkswagen to introduce 'import fee' on cars hit by 25% tariffs: Report

Trump's 25 per cent auto tariffs will cover more than $460 billion worth of imports of vehicles and auto parts imports annually

Skoda Auto Volkswagen exports from India increases to 40% in 2024

In 2023, exports accounted for 30 per cent of SAVWIPL's total production, with a 38 per cent Y-o-Y growth. The company shipped 44,248 units in 2023

Volkswagen, Stellantis, others fined $495 mn over EU recycling cartel

Other penalised members of the cartel included Toyota , Mitsubishi, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, GM, Suzuki and Volvo

Govt slaps Samsung with $601 million tax demand for telecom imports

Samsung was ordered to pay 44.6 billion rupees ($520 million), consisting of unpaid taxes and a penalty of 100%

Quashing Volkswagen's $1.4 bn tax bill would be 'catastrophic', says govt

India's highest-ever demand for back taxes related to import duties came after scrutiny of 12 years of Volkswagen shipments and has rekindled foreign investors' fears

Moody's downgrades Volkswagen on sector headwinds, competition in China

Last week, Volkswagen forecast another challenging year of ramping up EV sales, cutting costs and navigating trade tensions amid fierce competition with cheaper and faster rivals in China

Porsche and Volkswagen CEO to keep dual role until complete restructuring

Porsche's parent group Volkswagen is also in the midst of a restructuring and cost-cutting drive to streamline its finances in the face of cheaper rivals encroaching on Europe from China

Volkswagen may avoid 25% Trump tariff, but BMW and others face trade levy

Detroit's automakers lobbied for such an exemption for weeks, and praised Trump's announcement that they would receive temporary relief

Govt singles out VW in $1.4 bn tax dispute, says Kia corrected course

India says Volkswagen used a clandestine scheme to import auto parts in separate shipments, to evade detection and cut taxes, instead of declaring items as "completely knocked down"

Skoda Volkswagen will have to fall in line on tax demand: Customs to HC

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India will have to "fall in line and not play victim," the Customs department told the Bombay High Court on Thursday, justifying its tax demand notice of USD 1.4 billion to the company for allegedly providing misleading information about its imports. Additional Solicitor General N Venkatraman, appearing for the customs department, said the rule of law is the same for everyone. "You have to follow the law. You have to fall in line. The rule of law is the same for everyone. Similar importers are already paying 30 per cent," he said. The customs department was not at fault for sending the show-cause notice but "it is the company's fault for not classifying the items properly," the ASG added. "Don't be the victim here. If you don't follow the law then we will initiate action in accordance with the provisions of law," Venkatraman said. A division bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla was hearing a petition filed by the company, challenging the .

Won't stop Volkswagen consignment in $1.4 bn tax demand case: Centre to HC

The customs department on Monday told the Bombay High Court that it has not, and will not, stop any consignment of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India pursuant to a September 2024 show cause notice issued to the German firm seeking USD 1.4 billion in tax. The company last month filed a petition in the HC challenging the notice, terming it as "arbitrary and illegal". The tax demand notice relates to the firm allegedly importing car parts as individual units rather than as completely knocked down (CKD) units, which attract higher import duties. A division bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla heard the matter extensively on Monday and said it would continue the hearing on February 20. The bench questioned what if the company imports all components of the car except one item and then says they are only parts and not a CKD unit. "You (petitioner) bring in all the components except for one - let's say the gear box. You would still fall under the parts component and submit ..

'Matter of survival': Volkswagen to court in $1.4 bn tax demand case

Authorities alleged Volkswagen India imported almost entire cars in an unassembled condition - which attracts a 30-35% tax - but evaded levies by mis-classifying them as "individual parts"

Bombay HC to hear Volkswagen's plea against $1.4 bn tax notice on Feb 17

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it would hear on February 17 a plea filed by Skoda Auto Volkswagen India challenging the tax demand of USD 1.4 billion by Indian customs authorities. The Volkswagen group, currently led in the country by Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, has been accused of deliberately misleading customs authorities through its mode of import of parts as individual units rather than as a component of a 'completely knocked down' (CKD) unit, which attracts higher import duty. The automobile company last month filed a petition in the HC, challenging a show-cause notice issued by the authorities in September 2024 under the Customs Act. On Wednesday, the company's counsels mentioned the plea before a division bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla, seeking urgent hearing. The high court agreed to hear the plea on February 17. The notice alleged that the company misclassified its imports of Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen cars as "individual parts" instea

Volkswagen sues India to quash 'enormous' $1.4 billion tax demand

Volkswagen's unit, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, also told the High Court in Mumbai tax dispute puts at risk its investments of $1.5 billion in India, and is detrimental to foreign investment climate

Chinese buyers likely interested in unwanted German Volkswagen factories

Buying a factory would allow China to build influence in Germany's prized auto industry, home to some of the oldest and most prestigious car brands