Electric cars now account for one in five auto sales in Western Europe, but legacy carmakers are digging in to protect fossil fuel car profits.
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FAW-VW launches electric SUV ID.6 Crozz in China
Volkswagen started deliveries of the VW ID.6 Crozz in China this week. Produced by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture, the battery-electric SUV is offered in five versions at prices starting at 239,800 yuan, around €31,500. Like the ID.4, the all-electric MEB-based car with room for up to seven passengers is available in two versions. While the […]
Tesla China more than doubles VW’s Q2 sales figures in June alone
Tesla more than doubled Volkswagen’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales for the second quarter of 2021 in a single month. In June alone, Tesla sold more than 28,000 BEVs to Chinese customers, while VW managed to deliver just over 12,000 BEVs in Q2 as a whole. Earlier today, Volkswagen announced its sales figures for the […]
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Volkswagen sold over 170,000 EVs in the first half of 2021
The Volkswagen Group delivered more than twice as many electric cars in the first half of 2021 as in the same period last year (+165.2 per cent). A total of 170,939 of the Group’s battery-electric cars were sold worldwide by the end of June, 110,991 of them in the second quarter alone. In addition, the […]
Volkswagen Group more than doubles EV sales in H1 of 2021
The Volkswagen Group has continued its successful electric offensive in the first half of 2021. The following new BEV models were launched in this period: Volkswagen ID.4, Volkswagen ID.6, ŠKODA Enyaq iV, Audi Q4 e-tron, Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron, Audi …
Audi invests in drive development in Hungary
Audi Hungaria has announced that it will invest a double-digit million euro amount in local technical development over the next two years. The focus of the investment is on the installation of a functional test bench for the development of electric drives and transmissions. In addition, the existing test benches are to be upgraded for […]
Audi invests in drive development in Hungary
Audi Hungaria has announced that it will invest a double-digit million euro amount in local technical development over the next two years. The focus of the investment is on the installation of a functional test bench for the development of electric drives and transmissions. In addition, the existing test benches are to be upgraded for […]
Volkswagen ID.4 GTX priced from £48,510 in the UK
The Volkswagen ID.4 GTX is now available for UK customers to order, with the starting price at £48,510 OTR. The first wearer of the new GTX badge is available in two versions – GTX and GTX Max (£55,540 OTR), the former focussing on performance…
Will Volkswagen make an ID.8?
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 […]
VW Group’s 10-year plan: A single EV platform across all its brands
The new platform, due in 2025, will be called SSP.
