Volkswagen Group of America gains 51 charging stations at IECC Silicon Valley Campus

Volkswagen Group of America has opened a large electric vehicle charge park at the Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC) – Silicon Valley Campus. In addition to 11 existing charging stations on campus, a total of 51 new charging statio…

Tesla’s dominance is causing other companies to adopt a ‘fake it ’til we make it’ strategy

Tesla’s dominance in the automotive sector has proven to be one of the industry’s biggest surprises in its long and storied history. Because of the whirlwind of support that Tesla and its initiatives have received, along with the increasingly dominant numbers that the company displays quarterly, Tesla is undoubtedly the biggest influencer in the car […]

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VW boss again crosses hairs with the works council

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Only a few months after the last major conflict with employee representatives at the Volkswagen works council, which ended in the loss of the post as head of the brand, VW CEO Herbert Diess has apparently found trouble again. According to a report in the German media, the current development could even result in a […]

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VW looks at China to make small e-cars for Europe

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Rumours about a small electric car from Volkswagen for less than 20,000 euros are back on the boil. According to a report in the German media, VW will be cooperating with JAC from China for the construction of the small electric car. This is not such a surprising development given the project’s past and increasing […]

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Ford looking to build MEB electric car in Cologne

This summer just passed, Ford announced that its future electric car would be developed on the basis of Volkswagen’s Modular E-Drive Box (MEB) in Cologne-Merkenich, Germany. Now, various reports from the German media are now reporting that the electric car is also to be built at the Ford plant in Cologne. Ford has not officially […]

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VW Group Components provides 40% of ID.4 components

The VW Group subsidiary Group Components has now published which parts the ‘Components’ division supplies for ID.4 and in which plants these parts and their preliminary products are manufactured. According to Volkswagen Group Components (VWGC), it contributes around 40 per cent of the total value added to the electric SUV, which is allegedly ten percentage […]

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VW opens order books for Arteon PHEVs

VW has opened the order books for the PHEV versions of the new Arteon and Arteon Shooting Brake with 59 and 57 kilometres electric range, respectively. Prices in Germany start at €51,064 for the Arteon eHybrid hatchback and from €51,927 for Arteon Shooting Brake eHybrid. Both prices include 16% VAT and are valid until the […]

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