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With ID.4, Volkswagen has electric SUV that whispers, not shouts

Capable, well-equipped and nice-looking, VW's entry into the growing field of electrified utility vehicles will fit in with a lot of families

Tesla's Chinese rival Nio suspends production on chip shortage

Top automakers such as Ford, Honda, GM and Volkswagen were caught off guard by the shortage even as auto demand picked up during the Covid-19 pandemic

Volkswagen to seek dieselgate damages from former CEO, Audi boss

Volkswagen in 2015 admitted using illegal software to rig diesel engine tests in the United States, sparking Germany's biggest corporate crisis

World's biggest automakers suspend operations as chip supplies dry up

"Production is really vulnerable right now," Bloomberg Intelligence auto-industry analyst Tatsuo Yoshida said. "Any kind of abnormal occurrence causes parts to run out"

Volkswagen brand expects its 2021 electric car deliveries to double

The brand will deliver more than 450,000 electric cars this year, the company said on Wednesday. Volkswagen is targeting 1 million electric vehicle deliveries for the wider group

Volkswagen looks to electric vehicles, cost cuts for profit recovery

Preferred shares in the company rose as much as 5% to their highest level since July 16, 2015

Volkswagen takes aim at Tesla with its own European gigafactories

Volkswagen is also working on a major expansion of charging infrastructure, a lack of which is still seen as a big barrier to the mass adoption of battery-powered cars

Volkswagen hikes battery cell demand in aggressive EV expansion

The fresh target comes as Volkswagen accelerates its push into electric mobility to close a gap with Tesla

Volkswagen's Scania uncovers suspected bribery for India bus contracts

Traton said the US Justice Department's external monitor related to its diesel-emissions scandal was informed of the case a year ago

Volkswagen's Porsche AG to raise stake in Croatia's Rimac to 24%

Volkswagen's luxury division Porsche AG has agreed to raise its stake in Rimac Automobili to 24%, the firm said on Monday, in a deal that values the Croatian electric hypercar maker at 795 mn euros

Volkswagen expects strong rebound in sales, deliveries in 2021

The group also said its operating profit, stripping out special items related to the diesel scandal, fell 45% to 10.6 billion euros ($12.83 billion) last year

JLR's $3.5 bn plan to take all Jaguars, 60% Land Rovers electric by 2030

Brainchild of new CEO Thierre Bollore, move forms part of 'Reimagine' strategy of Tata Motors' UK arm; Britain to ban sale of gasoline and diesel cars from 2030, putting pressure on legacy carmakers

Volkswagen CEO Diess says 'not afraid' of an Apple electric car

Germany's Volkswagen is not concerned by any Apple plans for a passenger vehicle that could include the iPhone maker's battery technology, its chief executive Herbert Diess said

VW 'unintended victim' in battery supplier dispute, seeks 4-year reprieve

Volkswagen AG called itself an unintended victim in a battle between two battery suppliers and urged the US govt to extend a reprieve to buy batteries key to its planned USelectric vehicle production

Volkswagen conducting a feasibility study in China about flying cars

China is the world's biggest autos market, and also accounts for the largest part of Volkswagen's sales.

Hit by shortage, Volkswagen demands boost to Europe's chip sector

"We won't produce chips ourselves," Markus Duesmann, Volkswagen's board member in charge of research & development and head of luxury unit Audi, told Reuters

Toyota beats Volkswagen to become world's top selling automaker in 2020

Toyota said on Thursday its group-wide global sales fell 11.3% to 9.528 million vehicles in 2020. That compared with a 15.2% drop at Volkswagen to 9.305 million vehicles

Toyota beats Volkswagen to become World's No.1 car seller in 2020

The pandemic demand slump hit Volkswagen harder

Volkswagen faces European Union fine for missing 2020 emissions targets

Volkswagen faces a fine of more than $121 million for missing EU targets on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its 2020 passenger car fleet, the world's largest carmaker said on Thursday

Volkswagen says China car sales, production hit by chip supply shortage

Global automakers including Ford Motor Co, Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co Ltd have said they would cut vehicle production