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Volkswagen ramps up used-car business, buys old vehicles from market

The company sold some 20,000 used cars last year and plans are to surpass this number going forward

Covid-19 fear: Carmakers change track to online sales, contactless delivery

Amid shuttered dealerships and deserted roads, leading car brands including Mercedes Benz, Honda Cars, Volkswagen, and BMW have embarked on campaigns and dedicated online portals

Covid-19 outbreak: Time running out for just-in-time inventory system

Some firms are being even more adventurous and toying with an idea that, on the face of it, seems counter-intuitive, namely replicating the work from a home model in the factory.

Covid-19 lockdown: Labour, stockpile make carmakers delay production

Supply chain glitches and unavailability of labour also a deterrent

Amid Covid-19 crisis, auto firms rush online for nod to open factories

Big manufacturers say they would take more time to be ready to comply with the guidelines and get permissions before starting production

Audi & VW to slam brakes on diesel car production under BS-VI norms

Maruti Suzuki India, Mahindra, Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, and Renault India have already stated they would pull the plug on smaller diesel variants

VW to shut most European units for 2 to 3 weeks amid coronavirus spread

Volkswagen's powerful works council concluded it was not possible for workers to maintain a safe distance from each other to prevent contagion and recommended a suspension of production

Volkswagen is on track to sell 120,000 cars by 2024: Steffen Knapp

Tiguan Allspace was launched in Mumbai on Friday, barely two weeks before the introduction of the company's second SUV for the year

Volkswagen India launches BS-VI compliant SUV Tiguan Allspace at Rs 33 lakh

The Allspace will compete against other SUVs in the segment including Skoda Kodiaq, Honda CR-V, Ford Endeavour and Toyota Fortuner, Mahindra's Alturas G4, among others.

VW says on track to sell over 100,000 cars By 2024 as it bets big on SUVs

Supply chain sees minor disruptions, launches on track

The new Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace SUV launched in India: Here are the pics

The new Tiguan being offered in only one variant and is priced at Rs. 33.12 lakh (ex-showroom, India)

Volkswagen launches BS-VI compliant versions of Polo, Vento in India

The new Polo is powered by MPI and TSI petrol engines mated with both manual and automatic transmissions

Volkswagen strikes 'dieselgate' compensation deal with German consumers

Under German law, plaintiffs have a month to decide whether to accept the settlement offer after its approval by judges

Dieselgate: VW to compensate German consumers in emission cheating scandal

VW said at the time the talks failed because of "disproportionate" fee demands from VZBV's lawyers

Volkswagen starts pre-booking for two new SUVs - Tiguan Allspace and T-Roc

Tiguan Allspace is a seven-seater SUV powered by a petrol engine mated to a seven-speed gear box

Tesla surges past $100 billion market value, eclipsing Volkswagen

"If we see that, then we also understand why Tesla is so valuable from the view of analysts," he said.

Volkswagen has just 'one shot' to survive in the digital era game: CEO

Diess's warning comes as the car industry is grappling with tough new EU emissions rules that came into force in 2020

VW CEO says carmaker faces same fate as Nokia without urgent reforms

Volkswagen is shifting from being a manufacturer of traditional vehicles to making self-driving and connected cars, a step which requires cost cuts and efficiency gains, he said

Volkswagen plans to launch four SUVs in India over next two years

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India Director Steffen Knapp said the company understands the rapidly changing preferences of Indian consumers

Volkswagen may settle German lawsuit on violation of diesel emission norms

Around 400,000 diesel owners have joined a mass lawsuit against Volkswagen over the group's 2011 admission to emissions cheating