The Volkswagen brand increases tri-fold BEV deliveries in 2020

Hankook tyres will be the original equipment for the Volkswagen ID.4. The exact model is dubbed Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ev and will be available in numerous sizes and regional variants. Depending on the equipment variant, the size range from 18- to 21 Inch are partly equipped with Hankook SEALGUARD puncture protection technology. Also available with original equipment tyres in 20 and 21 inch is the twin-motor...

22 July 2021

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

Enel X and Volkswagen Group signed an agreement aimed at setting up a full-function joint venture of equal partners to enhance the electric vehicle uptake in Italy. The JV will operate in Italy as a Charging Point Operator by investing in, deploying between 2021 and 2025, owning and operating a high power charging (HPC) network. The network will count on more than 3,000 charging points of up to 350 kW each across...

14 July 2021

Volkswagen is taking the next big step towards becoming a software-oriented mobility provider: from this summer, the brand will regularly send software updates "Over-the-Air" to models in its ID. family. This makes Volkswagen the first and only high-volume manufacturer to make this innovative technology available to its customers on a broad basis. The first model to benefit is the ID.3: the latest software version...

6 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

Volkswagen teases the upcoming Volkswagen ID.5 and its stylish SUV coupé design. Even though the depicted vehicle is in camouflage, it still unveils the basic outlook of the ID.5. And here's a detailed design overview by Volkswagen. From the very first glance, the ID.5 presents itself as a progressive electric crossover, combining the strength of an SUV with the flowing silhouette of a coupé. The special thing about...

31 May 2021

Ford is investing $22 billion in electrification through 2025 as part of its plan to lead electrification in areas of strength. The company is electrifying its most iconic products - the Mustang, F-150 and Transit - with many more to come in the years ahead. In addition to offering zero-emissions versions of its most popular vehicles, Ford is harnessing electrification to deliver more of what customers love about...

21 May 2021

The Volkswagen ID.4 range has grown further, with City and Style variants of the 2021 World Car of the Year rolling out to UK customers. Both models bring the option of ‘Pure’ and ‘Pure Performance’ battery and motor specifications, with the former delivering 52 kWh and 148 PS, and the latter having 170 PS on tap, with the same 52 kWh net battery capacity setup. The new City also represents the new entry-point into...

13 May 2021

Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, said in a statement: "We started the year with great momentum and are on a strong operational course. This is clearly reflected in our positive quarterly figures. At the same time, we remain fully committed to our transformation into a climate-neutral and software-driven mobility group. Our successful e-offensive continues to gain momentum and we have significantly...

11 May 2021

Technology from Continental can be found in almost all systems and functions of the Volkswagen ID.4, the winner of the 2021 World Car of the Year Award - from software and central computer architecture to the brakes and sophisticated thermal management, for example for cooling the batteries. As was the case with the ID.3, the first units of which were delivered to customers at the end of March this year. This marks...

29 April 2021