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EV takeoff should come by around 2025: Volkswagen India's Ashish Gupta

Volkswagen India's Gupta tells Pavan Lall the firm's plans for the subcontinent remain on track despite the Covid speed-breaker,

Volkswagen extends service period, warranty on products till Jun 30

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India has extended the service period and warranty on products till June 30 to support its customers, dealers and employees across the network

Skoda, Volkswagen line up 1 million euros aid to fight Covid-19 in India

Czech carmaker Skoda on Wednesday said it along with the Volkswagen Group (VW) has lined up one million euros (around Rs 9 crore) aid to support the fight against COVID-19 in India. Due to the serious humanitarian situation in India caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Skoda Auto is planning an aid package in cooperation with the Volkswagen Group consisting of in-kind and financial donations totaling one million euros, the automaker said in a statement. "We are in contact with our colleagues in India every day. They know best what is most urgently needed at the moment. We are working hard to secure the appropriate relief supplies, including oxygen tanks, and transport them to India as quickly as possible," Skoda Auto Chief Executive Officer Thomas Schafer said. Skoda Auto leads the Volkswagen Group's activities in the Indian market. The second wave of coronavirus has India firmly in its grip. The sudden spike in infections is affecting a shortage of hospital beds, medical oxygen, and

Covid-19: Volkswagen profits jump as China leads pandemic rebound

Volkswagen Group's after-tax profit rebounded strongly to 3.4 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in the first three months of the year as sales rebounded in China

Volkswagen expects chip supply to remain tight in coming months

The head of the carmaker's namesake brand was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Volkswagen, Ford unveil SUVs at China auto show under virus controls

This comes ahead of the opening Monday of the Shanghai auto show

Volkswagen reaches 23-month wage deal with German workers' union

The workers will get a 2.3 per cent wage increase from January 2022

Citroen C5 Aircross SUV set to launch today: Here's all you need to know

The 5-seater premium SUV can be ordered online or through Citroen's dealership.

Volkswagen or Voltswagen? You choose

The VW joke, for whatever it was worth, still does not detract from the growing importance of electric vehicles in the world of tomorrow

Volkswagen to buy credits from Tesla to comply with environment: Report

Shares in Volkswagen, the world's second-biggest automaker, have soared this year as investors warm to its plans to go electric.

Volkswagen US name change to 'Voltswagen' was April Fool's joke gone awry

Earlier, the automaker caused an uproar last year with a video clip that showed a black man being controlled by a giant white hand

Volkswagen starts bookings for SUV T-Roc in India priced at Rs 21.35 lakh

Volkswagen on Wednesday commenced bookings for the second batch of its SUV T-Roc in India priced at Rs 21.35 lakh (ex-showroom) as part of its plans to launch four SUVs in the country this year

Volkswagen confirms it will rebrand its US unit as 'Voltswagen'

The revised name takes effect in May and the announcement came after several outlets on Monday reported on a draft release mistakenly posted on the automaker's US website.

With ID.4, Volkswagen has electric SUV that whispers, not shouts

Capable, well-equipped and nice-looking, VW's entry into the growing field of electrified utility vehicles will fit in with a lot of families

Tesla's Chinese rival Nio suspends production on chip shortage

Top automakers such as Ford, Honda, GM and Volkswagen were caught off guard by the shortage even as auto demand picked up during the Covid-19 pandemic

Volkswagen to seek dieselgate damages from former CEO, Audi boss

Volkswagen in 2015 admitted using illegal software to rig diesel engine tests in the United States, sparking Germany's biggest corporate crisis

World's biggest automakers suspend operations as chip supplies dry up

"Production is really vulnerable right now," Bloomberg Intelligence auto-industry analyst Tatsuo Yoshida said. "Any kind of abnormal occurrence causes parts to run out"

Volkswagen brand expects its 2021 electric car deliveries to double

The brand will deliver more than 450,000 electric cars this year, the company said on Wednesday. Volkswagen is targeting 1 million electric vehicle deliveries for the wider group

Volkswagen looks to electric vehicles, cost cuts for profit recovery

Preferred shares in the company rose as much as 5% to their highest level since July 16, 2015

Volkswagen takes aim at Tesla with its own European gigafactories

Volkswagen is also working on a major expansion of charging infrastructure, a lack of which is still seen as a big barrier to the mass adoption of battery-powered cars