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Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo investor could be big client: CFO

The battery unit's first planned client is Ford, to whom it will deliver cells for vehicles the U.S. carmaker is building in Europe on Volkswagen's electric MEB platform

Mahindra to use Volkswagen's MEB components for EV production in India

Mahindra to invest around Rs 10,000 crore towards its EV subsidiaries over the next 5 years

Volkswagen in 'advanced talks' with Mahindra on MEB platform for EVs

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Monday that it is in advanced talks with India's Mahindra & Mahindra on the use of key electric components of the German carmaker's open platform for electric vehicles, called MEB.

Volkswagen eyes for 95% localisation of components for Virtus, Taigun

In the second quarter of this year, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, like others in the industry, encountered supply shortages due to global component issues

Volkswagen takes steps to boost China biz as 1st-half earnings fall by 20%

Volkswagen saw after-tax earnings fall by 20 per cent in the first half of the year, to 8.5 billion euros (USD 9.45 billion), as the automaker tries to engineer a rebound in China. The decline from the same period last year was due in part to a 2.5 billion euro non-cash loss on raw materials hedging in financial markets. Companies use such market strategies to offset risk and insure themselves against rapid changes in the prices of raw materials. Volkswagen said operating earnings, excluding the hedging effect, rose 13 per cent to 13.9 billion. Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz said the company achieved solid financial results in the first six months of the year and that with changes in the China business, we will improve the competitive business of the Volkswagen Group even further. The company said its business in Western Europe was strong, given an order book of 1.65 million vehicles, including 200,000 battery-only electric cars, demonstrating stable customer demand. Volksw

Volkswagen's efforts to boost valuation stifled by lack of succession plan

The company plans to run a series of capital market days in coming months for each of its brands, which it hopes will boost a valuation in freefall since mid-2021

Volkswagen launches new trims of Virtus, Taigun with 1.5 ltr TSI EVO engine

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India on Thursday said it has launched new trims of its mid-sized sedan Virtus and Taigun sports utility vehicle. The company has introduced the Virtus with a six-speed manual transmission on the GT Plus variant, priced at Rs 16.89 lakh (ex-showroom). Besides, the automaker said it has introduced two new variants of Taigun -- GT DSG and GT Plus, at an introductory price of Rs 16.79 lakh and Rs 17.77 lakh, respectively (ex-showroom). "With its strong legacy of fun-to-drive, the GT badge was introduced on the Performance Line (1.5l TSI EVO engine) variants of Taigun and Virtus. Today, we are taking a step further and democratizing the GT badge by introducing newer variants for customers to choose from," Volkswagen Passenger Cars India Brand Director Ashish Gupta said in a statement. The new variants of Taigun and Virtus will be available across the 161 sales touchpoints in 121 cities in India, the company said.

Audi's ex-chief pleads guilty in automaker's diesel emissions scandal

The former head of Volkswagen's luxury division Audi pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges tied to the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, becoming the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software. Rupert Stadler answered yes to a statement read in court by his attorney that said Stadler admitted wrongdoing and regret for his failure to keep rigged cars off the market even after the scandal had become public knowledge, the dpa news agency reported. Stadler entered the plea under an agreement with the judge and prosecutors that provides probation instead of jail time and orders him to pay a 1.1 million euro ($1.2 million) fine in return for a thorough admission of guilt. Three lower-ranking managers also have taken plea deals in the 2 1/2-year-long trial in Munich. Stadler had been charged with fraud and false certification by prosecutors who said he let cars with rigged software be sold after September 2015. That's w

Global connected car sales grew 12% in 2022, Volkswagen leads: Report

Volkswagen Group led in connected car sales, closely followed by Toyota Group, according to Counterpoint Research

Volkswagen to launch its first electric vehicle ID.4 in India by 2024

ID.4 was launched globally in 2021 and is based on the ID Crozz concept, showcased at India's 2020 Auto Expo

Volkswagen unveils Taigun with two variants, two limited editions

The Virtus GT plus (DSG and Manual) in an exclusive "Deep Black Pearl" finish will make up the "GT Limited collection"

As VW prepares to launch ID.4 in India, a look at world's best-selling EVs

The electric crossover was unveiled globally in 2021. It was also a part of the 2020 Auto Expo

Volkswagen plans to bring its first electric SUV in India next year

German carmaker Volkswagen plans to bring its first electric vehicle in India next year with the launch of premium electric SUV ID.4 to tap the opportunity in the fast growing electric mobility space in the country, a senior company official said on Tuesday. By 2030, Volkswagen expects 25-30 per cent of its total sales in India to come from EVs and the rest from internal combustion engine vehicles. The company, which has introduced a slew of new variants of its existing conventional engine models, Taigun and Virtus, is looking at a sales growth of 40-45 per cent this year. Volkswagen Passenger Cars India Brand Director Ashish Gupta said the company is following a two-pronged strategy of premiumisation and electrification to strengthen presence and enhance its position in India. "Our strategy is very clear. One is premiumisation and the second has to be naturally in line with global positioning, electrification," he told PTI here in an interaction. Asserting that electrification ha

Volkswagen plans to invest $193 bn in batteries in race for affordable EV

Volkswagen is striving to close a gap with electric vehicle (EV) pioneer Tesla by expanding its slice of the growing market for battery-powered cars

Volkswagen sets 180 bn euro spending plan to further new technology

Nearly 70% of the spending in the next half decade will go to electric vehicles and software, up from 56% during the previous rolling plan, VW said Tuesday.

Volkswagen to build major plant for electric vehicle batteries in Canada

Volkswagen announced Monday it plans to build a major plant for electric vehicle batteries in Canada. The European automaker said the Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo will establish its first overseas ''gigafactory? for battery cell manufacturing in St. Thomas, in southwestern Ontario. The start of production is planned for 2027. The company signed an agreement last year with the Canadian government to work to identify suitable sites for such a facility in Canada. It also had committed to investigate ways for Canada to contribute to Volkswagen's battery supply chains, including raw materials and assembly. The province of Ontario set the stage last month for the announcement, introducing and quickly passing a law adjusting the municipal boundaries for a 1,500-acre ''mega site? in southwestern Ontario. The province's Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli said at the time that the piece of land had straddled two municipalities, but that it was being fit into one to

We hope to capture 5% of the market by 2025: Skoda's Piyush Arora

We project an automotive growth of 6-7 per cent a year in the next decade and electrification growing between 15 and 25 per cent in that time

Volkswagen to reconsider India amid China geopolitical uncertainty

The carmaker's earlier efforts to boost its presence in India have often been bruising experiences

Hyundai becomes 3rd largest carmaker, set to overtake Toyota, Volkswagen

While Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG vie each year for pole position atop the global automobile industry, Hyundai has quietly slipped in behind them, surpassing General Motors Co., Nissan Motor

China's Covid zero strategy: Xi holds few cards to end historic protests

Beijing says it won't set up gates to block access to Covid-hit compounds anymore