d Volkswagen's success factors that have ensured the Wolfsburg-based company's growth for decades: innovative production, innovative design and innovative technology. This allowed the company to offer the right product at the right time.   The company’s success story began with the launch of the Beetle in the 1940s, which enabled “mobility for everyone”. It was affordable, small but with a relatively big interior with space for four person...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/08

an 90% for export (93.5% in 2023), mainly to North America (71.5% of exports). The group produces SUV models including the Audi Q5, its highest-volume production vehicle, the compact Tiguan, and the smaller-sized Taos, which is positioned below it, to meet demand in North America. Production of the Beetle and Golf passenger cars was discontinued in 2019 and 2021, respectively, with only the “Jetta” compact passenger car currently in productio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/14

nsecutive year of volume growth, overtaking Nissan and ranking second only to GM in terms of production volume. More than 90% (93.2% in 2022) of the group's production in Mexico is for export, mainly to the U.S., and its highest volume production model is the Audi "Q5," a midsize SUV. Following the Beetle in 2019, production of the Golf will be discontinued in 2021, and production of the small SUV Taos began in 2020. The company is shifting produ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/24

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Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/06/20

VW Group will produce the Tiguan compact SUV, its highest volume production vehicle, and the Jetta compact car at its main plant in southeastern Puebla, as well as the Audi Q5 mid-size SUV at San Jose Chiapa in the eastern suburbs of Puebla, which started operations in 2016.   Following the end of Beetle production in 2019, the company is shifting its production models to SUVs in response to the demand structure of the North American market by d...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/04/01

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Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/06/11

which will be manufactured at the Toluca Plant. Production of the Fiat 500 started at the plant in 2011, with FCA announcing plans to produce up to 100,000 units per year. U.S. sales of the Fiat 500 peaked in 2012 at 47,000 units, having since declined to 3,267 units in 2019.   VW: Discontinued Beetle and Golf wagon versions   In 2019, production volumes of the Tiguan compact SUV launched in 2017 increased, and VW ended production of the Bee...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/07/17

y 2020, The Audi SQ8 and Audi SQ7, high performance versions of the Audi Q8 and the Q7 full-size SUVs, were announced, scheduled for release in spring 2020. Both vehicles will feature a 4.0-liter V8 twin turbo engine.   On July 10th, 2019, at its ceremony commemorating the end of production of the Beetle in Mexico, VW announced that production of its new Tarek compact SUV will begin at the Puebla plant in Mexico at the end of 2020. The Tarek is ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/05/20

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Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/05/19

of 2019, SUVs account for 47% of the industry sales, and more than 50% of VW sales. The VW Group has been continuing its SUV offensive since 2017 and plans to release seven new SUV models by 2021. Along with the model launch plan, at its Puebla plant in Mexico the automaker ended production of the Beetle and the wagon versions of the Golf and will focus on building SUVs.   VW brand: launching seven SUV models (including EVs) in the U.S. by 2021...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/12/12

mous mobility Audi AI:TRAIL quattro enabling the visibility of its surroundings   The highlight of Volkswagen at IAA 2019 was the presentation of the ID.3, a fully electric compact vehicle with CO2-free mobility. The ID.3 was announced as the precursor of a new era in the company, just like the Beetle and the Golf were.   The beginning of this new era in the company was celebrated by revealing a new, simplified logo for the VW group.   Volk...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/09/30

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Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/06/18

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Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/06/07

o In FCA’s five-year plan “Plan 2022” revealed in June 2018, Mexico is being considered for EV production. This is because the production capacity of the Mexican plants would be underutilized with the shift of the production of full-size pickup trucks to the U.S. VW will end production of Beetle and Golf compact cars, start building a new engine Plans to end production of Beetle and Golf In March 2018, VW reportedly announced that it...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/04/11

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Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/04/03

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Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/03/29

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Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/02/19

Skoda Octavia (Europe) 2014 Grupo Antolin (Magna) Visteon [C] Suzuki Vitara 2016 Nippon Seiki [C] Toyota Auris (Europe) 2013 Continental [C] Toyota Auris Station Wagon 2014 Grupo Antolin Toyota Aygo 2014 Faurecia Toyota Corolla 2017 Continental [C] Volkswagen Beetle Dune (Germany) 2016 Continental Volkswagen Cross up! 2013 Magneti Marelli [C] Volkswagen e-up! (Europe) 2013 Magneti Marelli [C...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/04/06

- Toyota Tundra (USA) 2014 Adient - Shiroki North America Shiroki North America - Volkswagen Fox (Brazil) 2012 - Prevent TWB do Brasil - - - Volkswagen Golf (Mexico) 2014 - - Brose Fahrzeugteile Faurecia - Volkswagen Passat (USA) 2012 - Faurecia (Fr) Brose Fahrzeugteile - - Volkswagen The Beetle Cabriolet (Mexico) 2012 - Faurecia Brose Fahrzeugteile Faurecia - Source: Company press releases, interviews, etc. Seat Division Revenue ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/03/13

o Tesla Model S 2014 Hanon - - - - - (formerly Halla Visteon) Toyota Auris 2013 - - - - Denso / Toyota Industries (Electric) - Toyota Auris Hybrid 2013 - - - - Denso / Toyota Industries (Electric) - Toyota Highlander 2014 Denso - - - - - Toyota Lexus RX 2015 Denso - - - - - Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 2013 Air International (USA) - - - - - December 2014 December 2015 December 2016 Divisions Covered Valeo EUR Millions 3,5...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/01/12