Volkswagen and Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said his dual role at the helm of both companies was not meant to last forever but was necessary to complete the restructuring underway at the brand and wider group, WirtschaftsWoche magazine reported on Friday.
Volkswagen will focus the sales strategy for its 20,000-euro ($21,580.00) electric car coming out in 2027 on Europe, its brand chief said on Wednesday, adding the carmaker needed until then to bring down battery costs to sell it at that price.
Volkswagen's ultra-cheap EV called the ID EVERY1 — a small four-door hatchback revealed Wednesday — will be the first to roll out with software and architecture from Rivian, according to a source familiar with the new model.
VWAGY is set to recall 60,490 vehicles in the United States to fix a defect that prevents the display of the gear position.
Volkswagen is recalling 60,490 U.S. vehicles due to a failure to display the gear position that may result in a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not engaged, increasing the risk of a crash, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday.
Russian banker Igor Kim has acquired Volkswagen Bank Rus, the German automaker's former finance arm in Russia, federal tax documents showed, adding to the businessman's growing portfolio that includes British bank HSBC's former Russian subsidiary.
Indian tax authorities have singled out Volkswagen as the only automaker to wrongly classify its car imports for 12 years to evade $1.4 billion in taxes, even as rival Kia changed its practice after being pulled up, court papers show.
Thorsten Gröger, chief negotiator at Volkswagen IG Metall, discusses the auto industry and German elections.
Italy's antitrust agency said on Friday it had opened a probe on BYD , Stellantis , Tesla and Volkswagen for allegedly misleading consumer information on their electric vehicles.
CATL has signed a strategic cooperation MOU with Volkswagen to deepen partnership in battery R&D, new materials application and components development, the Chinese electric vehicle battery giant said on Friday.
Rivian's Q4 earnings report is critical, with a DOE loan and Volkswagen investments at risk depending on Gross Profit results, and with only 18 months of cash runway remaining. RIVN exceeded Q4 delivery expectations but needs to show stronger gross profit metrics and secure more capital to sustain growth. The partnership with Volkswagen is crucial, providing manufacturing knowledge and cash, but Rivian's overvaluation on key metrics remains a concern.
German carmaker Volkswagen has issued internal targets to improve the profit margin for sales from its VW car business to 6.5%, up from about 2% previously reported, news website Business Insider said, citing documents it obtained.