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Volkswagen made $12 billion in 2020 despite the pandemic Volkswagen is walking away from 2020 with a profit of more than $12 billion despite the coronavirus pandemic that torpedoed car sales and snarled manufacturing supply chains.....

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Volkswagen's CEO started tweeting for the first time and immediately trolled Elon Musk Herbert Diess, Volkswagen's chief, used his first tweet to troll rival chief executive Elon Musk, who has a massive following on Twitter.....

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Volkswagen CEO joins Twitter and immediately trolls Tesla and Elon Musk Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is new to Twitter, but he made a splash with his very first tweet -- going after master troll and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.....

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Volkswagen Golf dead in U.S., but sporty versions will survive Volkswagen has ended production of the current Volkswagen Golf for the U.S. and the entry-level model will be eliminated from the lineup in 2022.....

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Renault Launches Cheapest Subscription Car Service in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Engaging in a trend started by automakers such as Toyota, Audi, Volkswagen, Fiat and Jeep, in Brazil, Renault has just joined the subscription car business. Named Renault On Demand, the service pledges to be the cheapest in the country today. Vehicle subscription is a servic....

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Volkswagen CEO To Now Compete With Elon Musk On Twitter, Warns Of Grabbing 'Some Market Share' From Tesla Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) CEO Herbert Diess made his debut on Twitter Inc's (NYSE: TWTR) platform on Wednesday by taking a dig at Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: read more....

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VW Golf production ends for US – Here's what comes next Volkswagen is ending production of the US-spec Golf, calling time on its iconic hatchback, though it won’t be the last of the nameplate in America. Perennially popular, the Golf has seen almost 2.5 million sales in the US since VW first launched it in the market back in 1974. Now, though, VW&#....

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VW's Newest Ad, About Evolution, Was Shot in One Take Car brand Volkswagen taken a look back through history as inspiration for its latest cinematic spot "The Wheel," which promotes its new electric model as like the latest step in the evolution of transportation. The spot, by Johannes Leonardo, was shot in one take and features the use of a zoetrope--....

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4 companies to recall over 14,000 vehicles Honda Motor Co., Audi Volkswagen Korea and two other companies will voluntarily recall over 14,000 vehicles to fix faulty components, the transport ministry said Friday. This is the latest in a series of recalls by carmakers operating in South Korea....

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Volkswagen triples electric car sales ahead of climate rules Automaker Volkswagen tripled sales of battery-only cars in 2020 despite the pandemic as its new electric compact ID.3 came on the market ahead of tough new European Union limits on auto emissions. It's an early sign of what will likely be an upcomi....

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[Behind the Wheel] Volkswagen's Passat GT shows standard of business sedan Volkswagen’s flagship sedan, Passat GT, has returned to Korea, with its base in the European model and with smarter technology to assist drivers. Introduced in 1973, the Passat has been one of the German automaker’s global best sellers,....

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How businesses stayed in contact in a touch-averse world Businesses that are successful in the long term are built on the pillars of trust and one of the ways this trust historically has been built is via human interaction with the brand and its various touchpoints. Covid changed all that. How did businesses solve this mega-challenge in the new touch-av....

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Volkswagen designed an adorable robot that can charge your electric vehicle on its own – Strictly Robots Volkswagen unveiled prototypes for a fully autonomous mobile robot that can charge electric vehicles. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Volkswagen, Charging, Electric Car, and Volkswagen Electric Cars....

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Tesla Loses Top Spot To Volkswagen In Norway EV Sales Sales of Volkswagen AG's (OTC: VWAGY) Audi electric vehicles have shot past Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) in Norway, according to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), CNN read more....

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[News Analysis] Will there ever be an LG or Samsung car? As batteries account for more than 40 percent of the cost of an electric vehicle’s parts, major automakers including Tesla, BMW and Volkswagen are making efforts to develop their own batteries. Such moves have stoked concerns that South Korea....

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Electric cars hit record 54% of sales in Norway as VW overtakes Tesla Battery electric vehicles accounted for more than half of all cars sold in Norway last year, putting the country way out in front in efforts to kill off the internal combustion engine. And Tesla lost its sales crown to the Volkswagen Group.....

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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot shareholders to vote on merger MILAN (AP) — The marriage of carmakers PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is built on the promise of cost-savings in the capital-hungry industry, but what remains to be seen is if it will be able to preserve jobs and heritage brands in a global market still suffering the shakeout from the p....

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China: VW's Uighur problem Volkswagen builds cars in China’s Western Xinjiang region and may be using forced laborers in its work force. The region is home to the Uighur minority, which has been oppressed and imprisoned by the regime in Beijing.....

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Volkswagen Gives A Sneak Peek Of Its Autonomous Electric Vehicle Charging Robot German automaker Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) unveiled a prototype of its fully automatic mobile charging robot on Tuesday. What Happened: The prototype mechanism is capable of charging electric vehicles in restricted and confined spaces like underground garages. read more....

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Behind the wheel of the Volkswagen ID.4 crossover This article was originally published by Steve Schaefer on Clean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesel and gasoline engines. VW....

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VW mobile charging robot would bring the power to your EV Gas pump attendants are getting an EV upgrade, with Volkswagen showing off a new mobile charging robot that could bring the power to your electric vehicle and even plug it in for you. The prototype robot would be free to roam around restricted parking lots, VW suggests, bringing power to wherever an....

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2021 Volkswagen ID.4 First Drive – Ripe for the Picking The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 is America's first taste of a new-age VW electric vehicle. Riding atop the German carmaker's EV-specific MEB platform, the ID.4 is all-new from the ground up, and it certainly feels like it both inside and out. After my brief stint driving the ID.4. I can see why it makes a ....

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Volkswagen loses top court case in EU in diesel scandal BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to cheat on emission tests and cannot argue it was merely protecting car engines. The scandal known as "Dieselgate" erupted five years ago when t....

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Volkswagen Group will retain Lamborghini and Ducati The Volkswagen Group owns a number of very well known brands, including Lamborghini, Ducati, and Bugatti. For a while, Volkswagen was considering spinning off some of those brands, but that won’t happen for at least two. Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati and Italian supercar manufacturer ....

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Audi Volkswagen Korea to launch 8 EV models over 3 years Audi Volkswagen Group has unveiled its electrification strategy and business plans in the Korean market over the next years. The group said in a digital press conference Friday its four affiliated brands -- Audi, Volkswagen, Lamborghini and Bentley....

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VW’s electric ID.4 feels way more personalized than a Tesla Tesla lets you name your car (I went with the very original "Tessie" during a Model 3 loan last year), but Volkswagen's upcoming electric compact SUV, the ID.4, lets you customize the entire feel of the car. The ID.4 was revealed in September as VW's first electric SUV available in the U.S. I....

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Volkswagen Accelerates EV Launches Till 2023 By Cannibalizing Gas Powered Models: Bloomberg Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) is eyeing an early 2023 launch of its compact and budget electric car, priced below €30,000 ($35,800) under the VW brand, read more....

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Both Volkswagen and Tesla are preparing cheaper EVs A new report is going around that claims new, more affordable electric vehicles will be coming to market. According to the report, both Tesla and Volkswagen have given new EV programs the green light to create cars selling for between $25,000 and $30,000. That is a price point that will undoubtedly ....

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Suspect in custody after vehicle strikes gate outside German Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices The Volkswagen station wagon, spray-painted with the phrases "You damn child and old people murderers," and "Stop the globalization politics," struck the German chancellery in Berlin just before 10 a.m. local time.....

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2021 VW ID.4 electric range gets EPA confirmed – Here's how it compares Volkswagen’s new all-electric crossover, the 2021 ID.4, has sailed through US EPA testing with no upset in its range results, an important milestone as the automaker tries to make a splash in the affordable EV segment. Arriving at dealerships imminently, the ID.4 is America’s first taste....

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Car hits gate outside German leader's offices; little damage BERLIN (AP) — A car crashed into the front gate of the building housing German Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices on Wednesday morning, but appeared to have caused little damage, Berlin police said. Officers were on the scene investigating the crash at the German chancellery, police spokesman H....

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Berlin police: Car hits chancellery gate, little damage BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police say a car crashed into the front gate of the German chancellery building housing Angela Merkel's offices on Wednesday morning but appears to have caused little damage. Spokesman Hartmut Paeth said police are on the scene investigating the incident but had no details ....

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Energized by digitization and electrification, FAW-Volkswagen leads the industrial innovation and reform On November 18, FAW-Volkswagen "Electrification, Digitization" Forum was held in Foshan, Guangdong Provicne.....

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Volkswagen Tiguan sells 10,000 units in Korea this year Volkswagen Korea said its mid-sized sport utility vehicle Tiguan surpassed 10,000 units in cumulative annual sales, a first for an imported SUV, the automaker said Thursday. According to Volkswagen Korea, the accumulated number of registered Tiguan....

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'A Race With Tesla,' Says Volkswagen CEO As German Giant Makes Another EV Push Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) CEO Herbert Diess said that the German automaker is making a move to shift away from gasoline guzzling vehicles to build more electric vehicles in order to better compete with Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: read more....

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VW To Spend $86B On Electrification, Powertrains, Digital Tech The automotive world is going electric. Volkswagen A G (Pink: VWAGY) has been working toward its plans for an electric future, and it looks like those plans are now clear. read more....

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Volkswagen Designed a Tiny Model of a Dealership to Promote its AR Showroom Volkswagen has shrunk its dealership experience into a model less than a foot tall in an effort to show off its new virtual showroom tools. The automaker and agency DDB Sydney placed a miniaturized exact replica of a Volkswagen lot--complete with tiny plant beds and glass floor-to-ceiling windows--i....

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VW boss: 'We have no forced labour' Volkswagen has defended its decision to continue operating a car plant in a Chinese region with alleged human-rights abuse.....

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Luxury Automaker Bentley Is Going All Electric Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) luxury automobile arm Bentley Motors said Thursday it is making a move towards full electrification of its entire model range by 2030. read more....

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Volkswagen unveiled a new version of its $40,000 high-performance Golf hatchback with 315 horsepower and a drift mode Volkswagen just revealed the most powerful version of the beloved Golf hatchback yet and it's coming to the US even if the normal version might not.....

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Subscription car: Volkswagen Launches Service and Promises Competitive Price RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The subscription car market is growing and one of the industry leaders, Volkswagen, has just announced its debut in the segment. On Wednesday, November 4th, The post Subscription car: Volkswagen Launches Service and Promises Competitive Price appeared first on The Rio Times....

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The 2021 VW Golf R is special – but not for the obvious reasons You may have been distracted at the time, but Volkswagen revealed the 2022 VW Golf R overnight and the hotly-anticipated performance hatchback is shaping up to be the most advanced car to bear the nameplate so far. Flagship of the new Golf lineup, horsepower and torque are up over the old Golf R, bu....

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2022 VW Golf R: The most powerful Golf features torque vectoring and Drift mode The 2022 VW Golf R is highly anticipated for many reasons. For starters, the new Mk8 Golf R is the most powerful Golf ever made. Besides that, the new Golf R promises a highly dynamic driving experience with its dazzling array of high-tech features. Volkswagen's newest Golf R is based on the five-do....

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America in the Mid-70s and 2020 It was summer almost half a century ago when I got into that Volkswagen van and began my trip across America with Peter, a photographer friend. I was officially doing so as a reporter for a small San Francisco news service, having been sent out to tap the mood of the nation in a politically … ....

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2021 VW Golf R officially debuts on November 4 German automaker Volkswagen is set to debut the 2021 Golf R this coming November 4, 2020. The new Golf R is the most powerful iteration of the Mk8 Golf. Specific details are scarce at the moment, and VW only provided a single teaser image of the new Golf R. However, we do know a thing or two about V....

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Volkswagen Korea aims to 'democratize' imported car market Volkswagen Korea aims to “democratize” the imported vehicle market here with a robust lineup of eight models, the company said Thursday. Reiterating the goal the company announced in 2018, the automaker said it aimed to expand its vehic....

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VW recalls Jettas to fix fuel leaks that can cause fires Volkswagen is recalling more than 218,000 Jetta sedans in the U.S. to fix a fuel leak problem that can cause fires.....

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Audi-VW Korea chief named head of foreign carmaker association Audi Volkswagen Korea Group Managing Director Rene Koneberg has been named the head of South Korea's imported vehicle association, the association said Wednesday. Koneberg has been serving as vice chairman of the Korea Automobile Importers and Dist....

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The Kubelwagen was Nazi Germany's answer to the Jeep, and it earned the respect of troops on both sides As Hitler rose to power in the 1930s, he wanted to motorize Germany. That led to the Volkswagen Beetle and its military cousin, the Kubelwagen.....

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2020 Volkswagen Passat R-Line 2.0T Review – Looking backwards VW is teetering on the edge. On the one side, the exciting side, there are all-electric cars like the 2021 ID.4 crossover: zero-emissions, instantaneous electric torque, and eye-catching styling that screams “this is Volkswagen’s future.” The 2020 VW Passat R-Line 2.0T represents t....

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2021 VW Arteon: Pricing and trim levels German carmaker Volkswagen has recently announced pricing and trim levels for its 2021 Arteon sedan. The updated Arteon is available in three trim levels and will arrive at VW dealers in Q4 2020. VW's flagship sedan remains powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with direct injecti....

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