tegy to offer a diverse range of vehicles across all segments, catering to different customer needs and preferences. The group will introduce range extender models in China from 2026. At this year’s IAA in Munich, VW will present its new urban electric car family, as well as entry BEV models from Volkswagen, Skoda and Cupra. Q&A Session European MarketWith the slowdown in EV sales growth in Europe, how does VW plan to maintain its leadership in...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/18

e charging time is 10 to 80% in approx. 20 min. The dimensions of the car are length 4,050 mm, width 1,812 mm, height 1,530 mm, and wheelbase 2,600 mm. It can attain a top speed of 160 km/h and accelerate 0–100 km/h in less than 7 seconds.The ID. 2all gives a preview of the new design language of Volkswagen, which is based on the three pillars of stability, likeability, and enthusiasm. One element of this new design language is the C-pillar des...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/16

LMC Automotive blog: The future of SEAT and Skoda within VW Group In Europe, if you have been in the market for a family hatchback, the chances are that you may have considered the Volkswagen Golf, which for a long time (up until 2020) was the best-selling passenger car in Europe. And for buyers wanting to choose an alternative to the most popular option, VW Group also offered similar packages with the SEAT Leon and Skoda Scala. This theme repeat...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/04

VW and Cerence, US expand partnership for AI in infotainment system On March 1,  Cerence Inc. announced that Volkswagen has selected it to power voice and conversational AI in its next-generation infotainment system, first available in the all-new Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI. This enhanced system features improved speed and higher accuracy, delivering natural, intuitive interaction to VW drivers. Activated with a simple, “Hey Volkswagen,” VW’...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/02

VW pulls car ad after outcry, apologizes for racist overtone On May 19, Germany’s Volkswagen pulled a social media ad for a new car and apologized after an outcry over its racist overtones, saying that “that “we can understand the outrage and anger.”The ten-second spot posted on Instagram and Twitter shows a massive white hand pushing a black man away from beside a new yellow Volkswagen Golf parked on the street, then moving him to an ope...

News  Updated at: 2020/05/21

e plates or the driver’s face. Beyond the data collection technology, pWLAN technology has also been installed for development purposes. It enables the direct communication between vehicles and with the traffic infrastructure. This so-called V2X technology is already standard equipment on the new Golf and will be used in future on the ID.3. Along with Volkswagen, the measurement data from the stretch of the A39 motorway will also be used by Con...

News  Updated at: 2020/01/09

BorgWarner to increase turbocharger, stop-start systems in Brazil in 2020 BorgWarner has confirmed that it has received an order from a second OEM to begin producing turbochargers for flex-fueled light vehicles at its plant in Itatiba, Brazil beginning in the second half of 2020. The Itatiba plant currently only supplies turbochargers to Volkswagen, which it uses in EA 211 1.0- and 1.4-liter TSI engines produced in São Carlos, Brazil for the Up ...

News  Updated at: 2019/11/29

au into the largest and most efficient electric car plant in Europe. With 1,700 robots, driverless transport systems and fully-automated manufacturing processes, Zwickau gives a contemporary insight into the shape of forward-looking high-volume production of electric cars. Production of the classic Golf Variant will continue until mid-2020. The second assembly line will then be converted to electric vehicles in the same manner as the first from s...

News  Updated at: 2019/10/29

7 models in various vehicle segments. Two more models will soon be added, in the form of the SKODA Scala, which will celebrate its world premiere as a CNG variant at the CNG Mobility Days, and the SKODA Kamiq. The range encompasses everything from the small car segment through the compact class at Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT and SKODA, to Audi premium vehicles in the business segment and light commercial vehicles. In the new CNG models such as the Po...

News  Updated at: 2019/06/25

Volkswagen Group and SOVAC to produce vehicles in Algeria On November 27, the Volkswagen Group and SOVAC S.P.A. signed a joint venture agreement for vehicle assembly in Algeria.Starting in the spring of 2017, the joint venture company SOVAC Production S.P.A. will produce Volkswagen Golf and Caddy, SEAT Ibiza, and Škoda Octavia models.The Volkswagen Group holds a minority stake in the joint venture.A new assembly building is being constructed on ...

News  Updated at: 2016/11/29

Magna produces 5 millionth axle drive for Volkswagen Magna International Inc. announced that its Magna Powertrain operating unit announced a milestone for its Austrian manufacturing divisions: the 5-millionth axle drive manufactured for Volkswagen vehicles since production began in 2003. At start of production for Volkswagen, Magna Powertrain plants in Lannach and Ilz initially supplied the VW Golf and the Audi A3. In the following years, product...

News  Updated at: 2014/01/28

In close co-operation with Volkswagen, LuK has developed a dry double clutch to complement the new 7-speed DSG gearbox from Volkswagen. This means that fuel savings of up to 10% are possible by comparison to the current double clutch transmission featuring a wet clutch and up to 6% by comparison to the manual system. A dual mass flywheel, also supplied by LuK, acts as a torsion damper in the new DSG gearbox. The LuK double clutch has been supplie...

News  Updated at: 2008/02/13