See VW I.D. R Pikes Peak Race Car At Petersen Automotive Museum

Check out the Volkswagen I.D. R before it attempts to set a new record at the Nürburgring Let’s say you weren’t at the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado but would like to see the I.D. R – the winner of the race and one of the quickest EV ever made? Here is how: From December […]

JAC Volkswagen holds groundbreaking ceremony of the new R&D centre in China to boost the electric vehicle

JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for the New Energy Passenger Vehicle Project R&D Centre located in Hefei, Anhui Province. The ceremony came two weeks after a strategic agreement was signed by Volkswagen Group Chin…

JAC VW Targets 400,000 New Energy Vehicles Sales In China In 2020

30 plug-in models in 2 years. 400,000 produced annually in 2020 JAC Volkswagen, the joint venture between Volkswagen Group China and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd. (JAC), held a groundbreaking ceremony of the new R&D center in China, dedicated to electrification, connectivity and autonomous driving. Volkswagen plans to launch in China 30 New Energy […]

JAC Volkswagen establishes new R&D centre in China

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Volkswagen has readied the ground for a research and development centre with its Chinese joint venture partner JAC, in Hefei, Anhui Province. The centre will focus on electrification, connectivity and autonomous driving. The ground-breaking ceremony took place just two weeks after Volkswagen, JAC and Seat signed a letter of intent to jointly develop electric Seat vehicles […]

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It Seems A Fight Is A Brewin’ Over VW Dieselgate Settlement Money

It’s all about where the money will be spent. The struggle between metropolitan and highway installations versus rural and low-income or disadvantaged communities will be the biggest issue on how to spend the dieselgate funds. The Volkswagen dieselgate scandal, in the end, brought a lot of good to the automotive and to the world in general. […]

VW taking orders for the ID. in 1st half of 2019

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As things stand at present, VW will take advance orders for the ID. “in the first half of 2019”. As yet, nothing has been said about the size of the down payment required. Meanwhile, more than 30 CEOs of VWs most important suppliers recently came to Wolfsburg for the “MEB Supplier Event”. The ID. is […]

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VW I.D. Lineup To Get Electric Dune Buggy?

Volkswagen I.D. dune buggy is under “active consideration.” Volkswagen is working on a total of three retro-themed electric I.D. concept models. The first one – I.D. BUZZ was already shown, while the two others are: Classic two-seat dune buggy 5-door hatchback – ““contemporary re-creation” of the iconic Beetle” The dune buggy could lead to resurrection of […]

VW I.D. Lounge Will Rival Tesla Model X: Launch Set For 2021

VW is developing a 7-seat all-electric SUV for the U.S. and China Volkswagen is expected to unveil its fifth electric car from the I.D. family – the I.D. Lounge (internal name) – at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2019. We already heard about I.D. Lounge in mid-2017 due to a leaked slide, which shows […]