Etiket: Volkswagen
volkswagen | An electric Tiguan will be produced from 2026 at the historic Wolfsburg plant
(Frankfurt) German car giant Volkswagen announced on Thursday the production, from 2026, of an electric SUV model at its historic factory in Wolsburg which worried about its future after the…
volkswagen | The Atlas drops the legendary VR6
An essential model to support Volkswagen’s profitability on North American soil, the Atlas midsize SUV is updated for 2024 by abandoning a mechanism cherished by many brand enthusiasts, the VR6.…
A risk of breakdown forces the recall of certain Volkswagen ID.4
Volkswagen’s ID.4 electric crossover is being recalled in the United States after a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation confirmed a software bug in the battery management module .…
Battery factory | In Ontario for Volkswagen, without warranty
Volkswagen favors Ontario to host its battery plant for electric vehicles, as reported The Press last month. Posted at 4:05 p.m. The German automaker, however, keeps a way out, stating…
Volkswagen is betting on locals to shine in Las Vegas
Volkswagen has bet on a Quebec company, Loki Box Design, to mark the occasion at CES 2023 in Las Vegas and launch with great fanfare its new operating system for…
Battery sector | We can forget Volkswagen in Quebec
Quebec can forget Volkswagen and its battery plant for electric vehicles. It is a little further west – in Ontario – that this megaproject should see the light of day…
Volkswagen is curbing its ambitions in the race for automotive software
(Berlin) Since his arrival in September at the head of the Volkswagen empire, boss Oliver Blume has left his mark and seems less in a hurry than his predecessor to…
Manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles | Volkswagen starts shopping in Canada
Volkswagen is preparing the ground for what could become the second electric vehicle battery plant built in Canada. The German multinational begins to look for a place that could host…
Climate activists left in Volkswagen museum without food or electricity
Scientists who glued themselves to the floor of the Volkswagen museum in Germany demanding action on climate change say they were left without food, light and heating for more than…
Test bench | Competition from the Volkswagen Jetta
The Volkswagen Jetta is certainly a German icon. But a South Korean, the Kia Forte, and two Japanese, the Nissan Sentra and Toyota Corolla, have also established themselves well. Posted…
Test bench | Volkswagen Jetta: drive without counting too much
The “people’s car” that does not underestimate the pragmatism of consumers. Posted at 11:45 a.m. Eric LeFrancois special collaboration Facade modesty Within the Volkswagen range, the Jetta is increasingly isolated.…
Volkswagen wants to see its subsidiaries “train” for an IPO
(Berlin) After Porsche, will other brands of the Volkswagen group go public? Without revealing concrete projects, the boss of the German giant said on Tuesday that he wanted to see…
Volkswagen ID.3 2023: the one we are deprived of
Just before the Volkswagen ID.4 we know well came the ID.3, a fully electric hatchback. First presented as a prototype at the Paris Auto Show in 2016, the ID.3 landed…
Porsche will go public before the end of 2022, Volkswagen decides
Volkswagen, the world’s second largest automotive group, gave the green light on Monday evening to list its subsidiary Porsche on the stock market for one of the largest listings ever…
Porsche will go public before the end of 2022, Volkswagen decides
(Frankfurt) The world’s second largest automotive group Volkswagen gave the green light on Monday evening to list its subsidiary Porsche on the stock market for one of the largest listings…
Volkswagen turns a page with the arrival of Oliver Blume at the controls
Volkswagen entrusts Thursday its future to a new boss, Oliver Blume, responsible for piloting the automotive giant in a difficult economic environment, after the four years of tumultuous mandate of…
Ottawa reaches agreement with Volkswagen and Mercedes on electric vehicle batteries
Ottawa is reportedly close to signing separate deals with Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday. These agreements would give the two German manufacturers access to the Canadian raw materials needed to…
The Volkswagen company changes boss and style
Thunderbolt in the automotive world: the boiling boss of Volkswagen, Herbert Diess, will leave his post in a few weeks after four eventful years at the head of the first…
Pollutant emissions from diesel engines | Volkswagen software ruled illegal by EU court
(Vienna) The Court of Justice of the EU on Wednesday ruled illegal software fitted to diesel vehicles of the Volkswagen brand, which deactivates the filtering of polluting emissions at certain…
volkswagen | The ID.Aero will increase the electric offer in sedans
Volkswagen has officially presented a styling study that outlines the main features of its future electric sedan a few days after publishing sketches. The ID.Aero should logically take the place…