How Volkswagen lost its way in ChinaVolkswagen faces severe challenges in China, with falling sales, political missteps, and competition from local brands. BYD's rise and stat...
31 Oct, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
Audi's new China EV series won't have signature four-ring logo, sources sayAudi's new electric car series in China won't feature its iconic logo, focusing instead on brand image and local tech partnerships with SAI...
02 Aug, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
Volkswagen plans cheaper battery model 'from Europe for Europe'Volkswagen has announced plans for a cheaper electric model, priced around 20,000 euros ($21,800), to be introduced in 2027. The model will...
28 May, 2024, 10.24 PM IST
Why Volkswagen is building a team of 3,000 engineers in ChinaVolkswagen is revamping its strategy in China, creating a "China for China" initiative due to the country's dominance in the electric car m...
12 Dec, 2023, 01.05 PM IST
Toyota, VW plotting to beat Tesla, pouring billions into electric carsTesla, the pioneer and pacesetter, has dominated the early rounds of the new-energy age, capturing investors’ imaginations with a vision fo...
06 Jan, 2022, 09.47 AM IST
Tesla's Elon Musk dials into Volkswagen executive conferenceWhen asked by Herbert Diess why Tesla was more nimble than its rivals, Musk said it came down to his management style and that he is an eng...
18 Oct, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
If Tesla is the Apple of electric vehicles, Volkswagen is betting it can be SamsungThe pivot won’t be cheap. VW announced it plans to build six battery factories across Europe by 2030, which BloombergNEF estimates would co...
17 Mar, 2021, 09.00 AM IST
For Volkswagen, hopes of catching Tesla hinge on a $30 billion tech rebootAs head of a new coding school in Wolfsburg, the former Google researcher is a small but important part of Volkswagen AG’s massive push int...
14 Mar, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
Volkswagen to soon launch ID.4 electric SUV, India entry not on the cardsThe Indian market is not yet ready for VW to sell its electric vehicles (EV) as the country lacks key infrastructure and EVs remain too exp...
18 Sep, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
Volkswagen's labour chief rules out four-day week to save jobs amid Covid-19 outbreakGermany's largest trade union IG Metall on Aug. 15 proposed negotiating for a transition to a four-day week across industry to help secure ...
06 Sep, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
Volkswagen AG pumps 2 billion euros into China electric vehicle bet, buys stakes in 2 firmsVW said it will invest 1 billion euros to take a 50% stake in the state-owned parent of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC Motors), also...
29 May, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
World's biggest carmaker Volkswagen is giving itself a makeoverLittle-changed since World War II, Volkswagen yesterday unveiled its logo.
10 Sep, 2019, 03.08 PM IST
Volkswagen to trim as many as 4,000 jobs amid digital overhaulThe move, brokered with VW’s powerful unions, includes job guarantees through 2029, the manufacturer said on Wednesday in a statement.
05 Jun, 2019, 11.15 PM IST
Volkswagen AG's electric SUV is here to challenge Tesla's Model XThe full-size SUV, available from 2021, features rotating lounge-seats covered in so-called AppleSkin.
15 Apr, 2019, 06.10 PM IST
Volkswagen to invest $4 billion to build digital businesses, softwareThe German automaker said on Thursday it was working on a new software operating system, to be known as "vw.OS", which will be introduced i...
23 Aug, 2018, 03.03 PM IST
- Race-track rivalry moves to boardroom as VW brands battle for electric car jobs
VOLKSWAGEN-POWERSTRUGGLE:Race-track rivalry moves to boardroom as VW brands battle for electric car jobs
27 Nov, 2016, 05.19 PM IST
- VW plans new Chinese auto factory
The European automaker Volkswagen will build a new factory in southern China as part of a long term strategy in what is now VW's most impor...
09 Jun, 2010, 01.26 PM IST