Volkswagen's $3.5B gamble: Can it win back share in the competitive Chinese marketVolkswagen is investing heavily in China, its biggest market. The German automaker has opened a massive research center in Hefei. This move...
15 Dec, 2025, 09.56 AM IST
Volkswagen presents compact electric SUV ID.CROSSVolkswagen on Sunday unveiled the ID.CROSS, a small electric SUV concept set for launch in summer 2026, priced between €28,000 and €30,000....
07 Sep, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
Volkswagen is reeling in China. Can EVs help it grow in the US?The world's second-largest automaker faces a vexing landscape of challenges in Europe, the U.S. and especially China, where domestic EV mak...
29 Jul, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
Explainer: What's behind Volkswagen's USD 5 billion EV software bet on Rivian?The tie-up is the latest in a string of deals by Volkswagen Chief Executive Oliver Blume, who took over in September 2022 after the ousting...
26 Jun, 2024, 09.53 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
Volkswagen under fire over Xinjiang plant after China chief visitVolkswagen's China chief Ralf Brandstaetter spent 1-1/2 days on Feb. 16-17 touring the German group's facility in the region, which is part...
28 Feb, 2023, 04.34 PM IST
Volkswagen aims to double electric car sales in China this year after missing targetsVolkswagen Group, which alongside its own brand owns other marques such as Audi, Lamborghini and Porsche, sold 3.3 million cars in China la...
11 Jan, 2022, 01.04 PM IST
The money is there, Volkswagen CEO says of planned battery cell pushBuilding new battery cell plants, which usually cost around 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) apiece, are a key requirement for Volkswagen's v...
07 Sep, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
Volkswagen takes on Tesla with first ID.4 electric models in ChinaThe models mark the start of a major push by Volkswagen into the electric vehicle market in China to take on the likes of Tesla and Nio Inc.
03 Nov, 2020, 07.44 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 overtakes Toyota as world's biggest carmakerVolkswagen overtook Toyota as the world's largest carmaker by sales in the first half year, achieving its long-held ambition three years ah...
29 Jul, 2015, 10.16 AM IST
Volkswagen extends contracts of three board membersVolkswagen on Tuesday said it extended the contracts of three top board members, including that of Audi's chief executive, Rupert Stadler.
13 May, 2014, 11.09 PM IST
Volkswagen poised to beat General Motors for China crownData show that in the first 11 months of the current year, the German automaker sold 70,000 more units than the American giant.
27 Dec, 2013, 05.44 AM IST
- Volkswagen giving extra momentum to its strategy 2018 with realignments
Volkswagen is giving extra momentum to its strategy 2018 with an extensive structural and management realignment.
04 Jun, 2012, 03.39 PM IST
- Volkswagen to invest $ 5.8 bn in China
German carmaker Volkswagen AG said Friday it wants to spend euro4 bn ($5.8 bn) in China between now and 2011 on new products and plant expa...
11 Sep, 2009, 07.58 PM IST
- Volkswagen to sell 1 million vechicles in China in '08-CEO
Volkswagen expects to sell at least one million vehicles in China this year, the company's chief executive officer said on Sunday.
20 Apr, 2008, 08.28 AM IST
- German cars off their prime
German cars are too big, costly and polluting. The challenge is now from Toyota and Chinese upstarts like Chery and Geely.
29 Aug, 2007, 02.53 AM IST