Focus on automotive: Volkswagen
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06/13/2018Prince Albert II of Monaco visited the modernized Volkswagen factory in Dresden, which was welcomed by the head of the German carmaker's e-mobility department, Thomas Ulbrich.The Prince listened carefully to what was outlined by Volkswagen's top management regarding the Group's imminent EV offensive.In particular, the Dresden plant (once known as... -
05/30/2018The Volkswagen brand plans to improve the original goal of globally selling 1 million electric vehicles per year by 2025.This is thanks in particular to estimates on a consistent demand for battery-powered cars in Europe and China.All the electric models of Volkswagen will be based on the Group's MEB platform, which aims to become a world leader... -
05/30/2018JAC Volkswagen, the newly formed joint venture between the Chinese Jianghuai Automobile and the Volkswagen Group, has started production of its first electric car at the Hefei plant.The first zero emission model built at the factory assembly lines is the ultra compact E20X SUV of the new Sol brand created by the joint venture that will go on sale... -
05/25/2018Based on the traditional data released by Jato Dynamics, Volkswagen Golf was the absolute leader in the ranking of the best-selling cars in Europe also in April.The car has conquered 39,356 continental customers, equal to a growth of 13% compared to the same month of 2017.On the other two steps of the virtual podium, in order, the Renailt Clio (... -
05/21/2018The announced South American offensive of Volkswagen, which will lead to the local launch of twenty new or renewed models by 2020, will focus mainly on SUVs (there will be five).We will start shortly with the five and seven-seat Tiguan Allspace that will be distributed in Brazil and Argentina imported from Mexico where it is produced at the... -
05/16/2018The pre-sales phase has already begun last month and the third generation of Volkswagen Touareg will officially debut in the Italian dealerships of the German company in June with prices starting from 61,000 euros.The SUV will initially be available in variants equipped with the V6 3.0 TDI engine declined in powers of 286 and 231 hp, combined... -
05/12/2018On the occasion of the 37th edition of the great Volkswagen GTI gathering at the Austrian lake of Wörthersee, Volkswagen also unveiled as world premiere its Golf GTI TCR concept, a pre-series prototype that anticipates the new top-of-the-range version of the Golf GTI, wating for the European debut by the end of the year.The engine is represented...