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VW confirms ID.3 launch in China this year

August 30, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen will produce and sell its ID.3 electric model in China in the future. The China ID.3 will be produced by SAIC-VW together with the ID.4 X and ID.6 X in Anting and will be launched in the fourth quarter of this year. Volkswagen has thus officially confirmed rumours that had been circulating for some […]

Ford upgrading German factory to prepare for electrification

August 17, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Ford has started to redesign its factory site in Cologne-Niehl. The new Electrification Center is to be built on the site, where the first electric model produced in Europe by the US carmaker is to roll off the production line from 2023. First, a former warehouse was demolished, the company announced. The demolition was necessary […]

VW rumoured to release entry-level MEB vehicles as of 2024

August 6, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

According to a media report, Volkswagen could launch its first MEB small cars on the market in 2024 – in contrast to previous speculation, however, it will not be a Seat or VW but a small car from Skoda that will make the start. In the German publication Automobilwoche, journalist Georg Kacher mentions possible model […]

VW to upgrade Emden factory over summer break

July 31, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen has announced that it will be pushing ahead with a number of construction projects at the Emden site during the upcoming plant holiday. More than 1,000 employees and external workers are to work on around 300 construction sites between 2 and 27 August for the transformation to an EV production site. According to Volkswagen, […]

Audi releases two more Q4 e-tron variants

July 29, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Following the sales debut of the Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron in April, two further variants are now expanding the portfolio: The Q4 Sportback 40 e-tron, the model with the longest range in the series, and the Q4 45 e-tron quattro as an all-wheel drive variant are available to order now. The technical […]

Will Volkswagen make an ID.8?

July 15, 2021 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

VW has mentioned an ID.8 for the first time. In a speech manuscript on the new Group strategy published by Herbert Diess on LinkedIn, the model designation ID.8 for a large electric SUV in the format of the VW Atlas offered in North America is mentioned on page 10. Diess mentioned the ID.8 in a […]

Volkswagen presents strategy til 2030

July 13, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen has presented its strategy for 2030 called ‘New Auto’. At the core of this strategy is the shift to electromobility and the gradual phasing out of the combustion engine – but it goes far beyond electrifying the hardware that has been dominant for so long It has already been very clear for a while […]

Volkswagen is launching over-the-air updates for ID vehicles

July 5, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

This month, Volkswagen will start rolling out software updates over-the-air to the models in its ID. family models. Subsequently, the Wolfsburg-based group aims to update the software of its ID. vehicles every twelve weeks. The first vehicle to benefit from the OTA update is the ID.3: the latest software version ‘ID.Software2.3’ will be delivered via […]

Audi’s e-tron facelift contains technical updates

June 28, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated, Uncategorized Comments Off

Audi’s e-tron and e-tron Sportback electric models are to receive a facelift in the second half of 2022, including some technical upgrades. According to a media report, this will include a new generation of batteries that will increase the range in both models to more than 600 kilometres. As the British portal “Autocar” reports, citing […]

Skoda plans to launch 3 new BEVs by 2030

June 25, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Czech Volkswagen subsidiary Skoda has presented its new corporate strategy until 2030. The most important key statement regarding electric mobility: Skoda confirms at least three more purely electric models by the end of the decade. In its new roadmap “Next Level – Skoda Strategy 2030”, the carmaker specifies that these three models will be […]