VW to launch ID.4 deliveries in March

VW is starting customer deliveries of the ID.4 this month. The first ID.4s will be handed over to customers in many European markets before the end of March. Deliveries in the USA began a few days ago, while Europe will follow with Germany starting on 26 March. A total of 23,500 orders for the vehicle […]

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Volkswagen ID.3 made even more practical and stylish with range of bespoke accessories

A range of accessories has been launched for the ID.3, boosting the model’s practicality, usability and style. The accessories are available now from all Volkswagen Retailers via a lockdown-friendly system over the phone or, alternatively, socially dis…

VW aims for 70% EV sales in Europe by 2030

The Volkswagen brand has presented its new “ACCELERATE” strategy and wants to accelerate its electric plans. VW also mentions concrete model plans, however, in the case of the electric compact car, the Wolfsburger-based company has been sparing with detail. Volkswagen’s target is to increase the share of fully electric cars in sales in Europe is […]

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UBS disassembles & analyzes ID.3

UBS analysts have disassembled a VW ID.3 and analysed that the MEB platform is “fully competitive” with Tesla in terms of cost. VW achieves “first-class energy density, efficiency and scalability”. But when it comes to the battery and its costs, Tesla remains ahead. According to the UBS experts, VW has a cost disadvantage of 1,300 […]

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Volkswagen to introduce third shift in Zwickau plant

Volkswagen plans to introduce a third shift at its MEB plant in Zwickau from mid-April. This will enable around 1,400 vehicles to be built per day from the summer onwards. Currently production capacity stands around 800 electric cars. Volkswagen Saxony is also getting a new CEO. The third shift is to work in the second […]

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Pre-series production of ID.5 kicks off in Germany

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It has been an open secret for some time that VW would soon be launching a coupé offshoot of the ID.4, the ID.5, after the ID.3 and VW ID.4. Now VW brand CEO Ralf Brandstätter has confirmed that the coupé SUV, which will also be built in Zwickau, will be launched in the second half […]

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