SEAT prepares for EV production with battery assembly and body part trials at Martorell plant On May 20, SEAT announced that it is getting ready to build electric vehicles (EVs) at its Martorell plant in Spain, with two major steps completed: assembling pre-series battery systems and producing the first body parts for its upcoming EVs using the new PXL press. SEAT has started pre-series battery assembly at a new plant in Martorell. This phase, wh...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/20

VW to invest USD 580 million to produce next-generation Amarok pickup in Argentina On April 2, Volkswagen announced a strategic investment of USD 580 million in its Pacheco plant in Argentina to develop and produce the next-generation Amarok pickup, which will launch in 2027. The new model is specifically designed for the South American market, reinforcing Volkswagen's regional focus and commitment to localized production. This investment aims to...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/04

Volkswagen Annual Media Conference 2025 and Q&A: Accelerating Transformation and Innovation On March 13, at 09:00 am CET, Volkswagen Group held its Annual Media Conference 2025. The event was broadcast from the Drive Forum in Berlin, where Mr. Oliver Blume (CEO of Volkswagen Group) and Mr. Arno Antlitz (CFO and COO of Volkswagen Group) presented the sales and financial results of the VW Group in 2024, as well as the outlook for 2025 and beyond. O...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/18

VW unveils entry-level EV ID.EVERY1 concept On March 5, Volkswagen unveiled the ID. EVERY1, its entry-level EV concept. This vehicle is part of Volkswagen’s Electric Urban Car Family, designed to offer affordable electric mobility alongside the ID.2all, which is scheduled for release in 2026 at under EUR 25,000. Both models are built on the new modular electric drive platform (MEB) with front-wheel drive, ensuring optimal space utilization and...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/06

VW Passenger Cars CEO sets targets for growth and innovation in 2025 On February 16, VW Passenger Cars CEO Thomas Schäfer announced the 2025 targets for its brand group during a digital meetup with all brand CEOs. The collaboration focuses on the following six Core Drivers to address key future challenges together, building on the strong progress and solid foundations laid in 2024: EV Competitiveness: VW Group has been systematically reducing b...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/19

VW unveils glimpse of new entry-level EV On February 5, VW announced plans to unveil a concept for its new entry-level electric vehicle in early March, with the production model set for release in 2027. The vehicle will be priced at approximately EUR 20,000, becoming into an affordable yet high-quality option for European customers. The model will be part of Volkswagen’s small EV lineup, developed under the Brand Group Core and based on an evol...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/06

SEAT upgrades Martorell Plant for EV production, expands charging infrastructure On January 24, SEAT S.A. announced that it is upgrading the Martorell plant to produce Volkswagen Group's Electric Urban Car family, and expanding CUPRA's product range. In 2024, production of the SEAT Ibiza and Arona was shifted to Line 3 to make space for the Electric Urban Car on Line 1. By 2025, Line 1 will be fully transformed, including pre-series production fo...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/28

GlobalData blog: GlobalData visits Paris Motor Show 2024 Highlights of the Paris Motor Show 2024 It was heartening to see the Paris Motor Show bustling as visitors (including myself) crowded around the many new releases and prototypes with intrigue, especially after a wholly different experience at the Geneva International Motor Show earlier in the year. The Western OEMs were present in far greater numbers in Paris and, although not all were worl...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/25

Cupra begins production of Formentor and León models at Martorell plant in Spain On June 27, Cupra announced the start of production for its Formentor and León models at the Martorell plant in Spain. This facility has received EUR 3 billion of investment and is the third biggest plant of VW Group in Europe regarding production. Recently, the Volkswagen Group's first 100% electric paint drying oven was also installed and put into operation at th...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/28

NOK subsidiary’s FPC for voltage management adopted for VW’s EV NOK Corporation (NOK) announced that flexible printed circuits (FPC) made by Nippon Mektron, Ltd. (Nippon Mektron, Minato Ward, Tokyo), a subsidiary of NOK, have been adopted for Volkswagen AG’s ID.2 electric vehicle (EV). FPCs are used for battery voltage management, and full-scale production is scheduled to begin at Nippon Mektron’s plant in Hungary in 2026. This is Nippon ...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/17

SEAT announces plans for future electric and hybrid models and entry in US market On March 21, SEAT S.A. announced its plans to launch improved plug-in hybrid and fuel-efficient cars until the end of the combustion era. The Arona and Ibiza models will receive facelift versions in 2025, and an updated SEAT Leon is set to launch soon with technical and technological upgrades. The Ateca will also receive updates and its lifecycle extended. In 2024, ...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/22

Volkswagen Annual Media Conference 2024 and Q&A: continue value over volume approach On March 13th, at 09:00 am CET, Volkswagen Group started the Annual Media Conference 2024. The event was broadcast from the Drive Forum in Berlin, where Mr. Oliver Blume (CEO of Volkswagen Group) and Mr. Arno Antlitz (CFO & COO of Volkswagen Group) conducted the proceedings, presenting the sales and financial results of the VW Group in 2023, as well as the outlo...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/15

Volkswagen teases ID. 2all SUV, to introduce in 2026 On December 19, Volkswagen previewed the ID.2all SUV during a workshop. The vehicle is based on the MEB modular system with front-wheel drive, which is set for a 2026 debut. Based on Volkswagen press release...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/21

VW unveils ID. 2all electric concept and ID.7 electric models for Spanish market On November 17, Volkswagen unveiled the ID. 2all, a new entry-level electric model for the Spanish market with the aim to make electric mobility more accessible. The vehicle features a range of 450 km, priced below EUR 25,000 and is set to launch in 2025. It utilizes the optimized MEB Entry platform. The ID.7, an electric sedan, is also unveiled with a range of up to...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/20

VW Navarra unveils future production expansion plans for 2024 till 2026 On September 27, Volkswagen Navarra, Spain proposed a collective agreement for the 2024-2026 transition to electric vehicles during the first meeting of the 10th Collective Agreement negotiating table.Production estimates for 2024 are approximately 255,000 units, 215,000 units for 2025, and 200,000 units (including electric and combustion models) in 2026 with the launch of tw...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/28

Volkswagen's plants to create more capacity for electric cars On March 15, Volkswagen announced that the transformation in production at Volkswagen is progressing apace. To be fully converted to electric vehicles this summer, the Emden plant in Germany will produce the ID.7 in addition to the ID.4. Starting this fall, the new-generation ID.3 will also roll off the assembly line at Wolfsburg. The company is investing around EUR 460 million in the ...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/16

Volkswagen announces ID. 2all, EV costing less than EUR 25,000 On March 15, Volkswagen announced the world premiere of ID. 2all concept car. Volkswagen will present the production version of the ID. 2all for the European market in 2025. The goal is a starting price of less than EUR 25,000. The production version will be based on the MEB Entry platform.The ID. 2all will be the first MEB vehicle with front-wheel drive. It has a powerful electric ...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/16

Volkswagen ID. Family tol be launched with regular “Over-the-Air” updates in 2021 in Europe On March 3, Volkswagen announced that ID.3 and ID.4 models in Europe can now receive new functions and in-depth technical updates via W-LAN or mobile network. The customer's vehicle always remains at the cutting edge of digital developments with the so-called "Over-the-Air" updates. The software version ID.2.1, which establishes the technical prerequis...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/04