Volkswagen's latest report says that the group has more than doubled its BEV deliveries in the first half of the year to 170,939 units - a 165.2% increase YoY. In the course of the year, the BEV ramp-up will further accelerate thanks to the expanded model range. PHEV deliveries more than tripled to 171,300 units - а 204.2% increase YoY. As regards BEV deliveries by regions, the Group's home market of Europe was...

21 July 2021

Based on a substantial shareholding agreement in May 2020, the Volkswagen Group entered a strategic cooperation framework with Gotion High-Tech - a major Chinese battery producer headquartered at Hefei. The goals of both partners are to industrialize the planned battery cell production at the Salzgitter site of Volkswagen Group Components and to develop the first use cases of the Volkswagen unified cell concept for...

14 July 2021

The 2021 Chicago Auto Show Special Edition, set to take place July 15-19 at McCormick Place, will feature two indoor test tracks, three outdoor activations, a street fest, and dozens of brand-new vehicles that consumers can test drive on city streets. Highlighting its all-electric ID.4, Volkswagen is the latest brand to announce its plans of hosting a test drive at the show. "We're delighted to be able to bring the...

6 July 2021

In an interview for the German newspaper Muenchner Merkur (check the source link in German), Klaus Zellmer, Board Member for Sales, Marketing and After Sales at Volkswagen AG, said that by 2035, Volkswagen will stop selling vehicles with internal combustion engines in Europe. By 2030, the sales of BEVs in total sales will increase to 70%. By 2050 at the latest, VW will make its entire fleet CO2-neutral. Of course...

28 June 2021

Volkswagen is participating with 620 million US dollars (around 500 million euros) in a financing round at its Swedish battery partner Northvolt AB, which has a total volume of 2.75 billion US dollars. This means that the company keeps its share of around 20% constant. The funds are used to expand capacity in the areas of production, recycling, and research and development. Among other things, Northvolt plans to...

9 June 2021

Several companies have initiated a "Responsible Lithium Partnership" aiming to work towards responsible natural resource management, including lithium, in Chile's Salar de Atacama. This cross-industry partnership is funded at its inception by Volkswagen Group, BASF, Daimler AG, and Fairphone. The partnership intends to foster a dialogue among local stakeholders, generating and synthesizing scientific facts and...

9 June 2021