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Volkswagen clinches record sales

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Germany's Volkswagen said Wednesday it sold a record number of vehicles in 2017, putting it on track to hold on to the title of world's largest carmaker two years after its "dieselgate" emissions scandal. Some 10.74 million vehicles from VW or its subsidiaries ranging from Porsche and Audi to Skoda and Seat rolled out of dealerships last year -- an increase of 4.3 percentRead more

Carmakers see promise of bonanza in eastern Europe

Frankfurt am Main - Muslimchronicle

As Frankfurt's IAA auto show gets under way, European carmakers are looking to the continent's east for growth, where increasing numbers of people are wealthy enough to afford their own wheels. "It's the east that's really driving Europe," said industry expert, Laurent Petizon of AlixPartners. Car sales there increased 14 percent year-on-year in the first three months of 2017 alone,Read more

Volkswagen to electrify entire range by 2030

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

German carmaker Volkswagen doubled down Monday on efforts to clean up its image tarnished by the dieselgate scandal, vowing ahead of the IAA auto industry show to electrify its entire range by 2030. By the end of next decade, VW vows to offer "at least one electrified version of each of the 300 or so group models", the firm saidRead more

Volkswagen manipulated France sales figures

Frankfurt am Main - AFP

German car giant Volkswagen's French subsidiary manipulated sales figures for years to present an unrealistically positive picture to central management, news weekly Der Spiegel reported Friday. From 2010 onwards, around 800,000 cars from the Volkswagen brand as well as its Audi, Seat, Skoda and commercial vehicles subsidiaries were listed as having been delivered before they were even registered to driveRead more

Shaking off dieselgate, VW races back into profit

Wolfsburg - Arab Today

German auto giant Volkswagen on Friday said it raced back into the black in 2016 as car sales hit an all-time high, in the latest sign of its "dieselgate" scandal fading into the rearview mirror. But the costly fallout from the emissions cheating crisis also prompted the firm to announce a cap on executive earnings, in a major departure fromRead more

3-day time trial for Czechs making Tour de France trophies

Lindava - AFP

The three men in black t-shirts sweat as profusely as Chris Froome or Peter Sagan at a summit finish, but their toil is unlikely to win them global fame. Still, much of the world will see the crystal trophies these glassmakers are creating when the Tour de France champion, best youth, best climber and points leader thrust them high intoRead more