Volkswagen Group of America has officially changed the name of its U.S. brand from Volkswagen of America to Voltswagen of America. More than just a name change, “Voltswagen” is a public declaration of the company’s long-term commitment to e-mobil…
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VW leaks the new name for U.S. operations: ‘Voltswagen’
Volkswagen has accidentally revealed its plans to change its United States operations to “Voltswagen,” a play on words to its electric vehicle push globally. A leaked press release, that has now been deleted, showed there would be several changes, even though they were set to be announced in about a month. The press release was […]
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Volkswagen launches ID.4 advertising campaign [videos]
To celebrate the introduction of the all-new Volkswagen ID.4., tonight the German automaker will premiere the first in a series of short films aimed at catalyzing the mass adoption of electric vehicles. The spots highlight the ID.4’s flexibility …
SAIC-VW’s ID.4 celebrates Chinese market debut
The VW ID.4 X has made its official market debut in China. The electric car produced by VW with its partner SAIC is now available in China in six variants at prices ranging from 199,900 to 272,900 yuan (equivalent to around €25,900 to €35,300) after subsidies. VW is manufacturing the ID.4 in China with its […]
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First VW ID.4 electric SUVs delivered in Germany
First deliveries of Volkswagen’s long-awaited ID.4 electric SUV took place last week ahead of plans to deliver approximately 150,000 ID.4s globally by end 2021.
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Volkswagen delivers first ID.4 SUVs in Germany
The first customers in Germany received on Friday their fully electric Volkswagen ID.4 SUVs. The ID.4 EVs were handed over simultaneously in the delivery centers at the Transparent Factory in Dresden and the Autostadt in Wolfsburg. Thousands of other c…
VW’s Cupra brand coming to Australia despite “hostile” environment for EVs
At the same time that parent company Volkswagen accused Australia of being “positively hostile” to EVs, one of its little-known subsidiary brands, Cupra, announced that it will be expanding to…
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Volkswagen loses Chief Strategy Officer for EV push, but finds suitable replacement in-house
Volkswagen will promote Andreas Walingen to the position of Chief Strategy Officer on May 1, 2021, after Michael Jost announced he would leave his position to focus on personal projects. Jost was a crucial part of Volkswagen’s electric vehicle push, but Walingen presents a suitable and ideal replacement for the German automaker moving forward. Earlier […]
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VW names successors for chief strategist Jost
Volkswagen has found Michael Jost’s successor: Andreas Walingen will become Chief Strategy Officer at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand on 1 May. At the group level, Porsche manager Gernot Döllner will take over to perform several important tasks in future. In mid-March, Jost, the long-serving head of strategy, announced internally that he was stepping down. […]
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Meet two of the first Volkswagen ID.4 EV owners: a solar-powered grandmother and a baseball superfan
Alice Dibben has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to technology. A former cryptanalyst at the National Security Agency, she mastered early modern computing systems to help collect and decipher complex codes. At age 80, she installed 120 sol…
