The Volkswagen brand increases tri-fold BEV deliveries in 2020

The Volkswagen ID.4 has won the World Car of the Year 2021 award. The World Car Awards are presented by more than 90 international motor journalists from 24 countries, who vote on the best innovations on the world market. Vehicles that are eligible for the World Car of the Year award must be manufactured in at least 10,000 units per year and be offered on at least two continents. Volkswagen plans to deliver around...

20 April 2021

The Volkswagen Group Components plant in Braunschweig is significantly expanding its production of battery systems for the latest electric vehicle generation. Following the first expansion stage with a maximum capacity of 250,000 battery systems, the second expansion stage has started up with the same capacity. This means that once the site is fully ramped up it will now be able to fit up to 500,000 batteries a year...

18 April 2021

FAW VW and SAIC VW have unveiled the first ID. model exclusive to China - the ID.6 CROZZ (FAW VW) and ID.6 X (SAIC VW). This is a large 6- or 7-seater with a smart and roomy interior and plenty of state-of-the-art technologies above its class. The exterior of the ID.6 is modern and elegant, with a strong powerful design thanks to the gentle, soft transitions that alternate with the sharp, clear separating edges. To...

18 April 2021

On April 28th, Volkswagen will present the new ID.4 GTX. In a similar fashion to the GIT and GTE, the GTX will be a separate brand for all-electric vehicles from the brand. "The letters GT have long stood for driving pleasure," says Klaus Zellmer, Board Member for Marketing and Sales at the Volkswagen brand. “Now the X is building the bridge to the mobility of the future. Sustainability and sportiness are not...

18 April 2021

During SEAT's press conference yesterdays, the brand's CEO Wayne Griffiths teased a small electric SUV that will be affordable (20K-25K euros) and will target urban buyers. In terms of footprint, the upcoming EV will be similar to the SEAT Arona, It will enter production in 2025 at the brand's plant near Barcelona in Spain. The production will include not only units for SEAT, but also for Volkswagenn, Skoda, and...

23 March 2021

The Volkswagen ID.4 - the company's first long-range electric SUV - arrives in dealers across America this month. Preparation for the arrival of the ID.4 in the U.S. started more than two years ago. Over that time, many Volkswagen dealers have installed Level 2 charging stations and appropriate vehicle lifts to unload the products into showrooms and service bays. Others have worked to stage their showrooms around...

17 March 2021

Northvolt and Volkswagen Group today unveiled the next step in the partnership between the two companies, which was initiated in 2019. The collaboration will place a greater focus on Northvolt's gigafactory in Sweden, which will be further expanded to support a combined order worth more than $14 billion over the next 10 years, as Northvolt is selected by Volkswagen Group as a strategic lead supplier for premium...

15 March 2021

The Volkswagen Power Day 2021 demonstrated to the public the brand's technology roadmap for battery and charging by 2030. The aim of the roadmap is to significantly reduce the complexity and cost of the battery in order to make the electric car attractive and affordable for as many people as possible. At the same time, the Group intends to secure the demand for battery cells beyond 2025. In Europe alone, six...

15 March 2021

In a Tesla-like manner, Volkswagen will hold a Volkswagen Power Day on March 15, which is on Monday next week. The live stream starts at approximately 12:50 CET. You can watch it online here.

12 March 2021

Volkswagen teased its Project Trinity - an electrically powered sedan with Level 4 autonomous driving that will be built in Wolfsburg from 2026 and will set new standards in terms of range, charging speed, and digitization. The project name Trinity is derived from the Latin "trinitas" and stands for the tri-unity. Accordingly, Trinity stands for three crucial themes: a newly developed electronics platform with...

8 March 2021

In a short 6:34-minute video, Volkswagen's CEO Ralf Brandstättler introduced the brand's ACCELERATE strategy. At its core, Volkswagen's vision lies and that is to become the most desirable brand for sustainable mobility. It already stands for quality, value, and reliability. With ID.3 and ID.4 already launched, Volkswagen is ready to launch a new electric vehicle every year. By 2025, we expect to see the ID.6 X...

8 March 2021

Volkswagen Group's software company Car.Software Organisation will collaborate with Microsoft to build a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform (ADP) on Microsoft Azure and leverage its compute and data capabilities to deliver automated driving experiences even faster at a global scale. With ADP running on Azure, Car.Software Organisation will increase the efficiency of the development of advanced driver assistance...

11 February 2021

The Transparent Factory in Dresden began series production of the fully electric Volkswagen ID.3. This makes it the second production site for the ID.3 and already the fourth site in the world producing Volkswagen electric cars based on the Modular Electric Drive Toolkit (MEB). The first site, the Zwickau plant, kicked off MEB production. At the end of 2020, the Chinese sites in Anting and Foshan also started...

30 January 2021

ZF confirmed a new series production order. The latest in ZF brake control solutions will be established as standard in Volkswagen's ID.3 and ID.4 models as well as in Volkswagen Group's globally marketed modular e-drive system MEB platform. With its new brake control, ZF can help to meet high comfort and safety requirements. Furthermore, it optimizes the recovery of braking energy - increasing the range and...

27 January 2021