Volkswagen

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

In VW's next-generation Golf

London - Muslimchronicle

New details have emerged regarding the next-generation VW Golf. According to Auto Express, which spoke to several Volkswagen honchos at a supplier meeting, the eighth-generation model will make its debut next year at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new Golf Mk. VIII will also spawn a plug-in hybrid model, GTI, and Golf R, but the e-Golf appears to have been shelved. BothRead more

Volkswagen reports record global car sales

Detroit - Muslimchronicle

Volkswagen said Sunday that its namesake brand sold more vehicles worldwide in 2017 than ever before, a sign it is recovering from a bruising emissions-cheating scandal three years ago. "We finished 2017 with the best performance ever for Volkswagen," Herbert Diess, chairman of the board of management of the Volkswagen passenger cars brand, said Sunday night at the Detroit AutoRead more

Detroit Auto Show opens on Sunday

Detroit - Muslimchronicle

Volkswagen introduced a redesigned Jetta on Sunday at the Detroit auto show, aiming to renew interest in the compact sedan after it was tarnished in the company's global emissions scandal. One thing that might help: more car for less money. VW revealed the bigger and cheaper 2019 Jetta with only an internal combustion engine, as the German automaker continues to distance itselfRead more

VW to build autonomous cars

Frankfurt am Main - Muslimchronicle

The world's largest carmaker Volkswagen said Thursday it would work with Silicon Valley firm Aurora to create self-driving cars, hoping to deploy fleets of autonomous taxis to city streets by 2021. "With Aurora, VW gains access to an experienced and globally leading development team in software and hardware for driverless vehicles," the Wolfsburg-based group said in a statement. Founded by former autonomousRead more

Volkswagen boss urges end

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

The head of the world's biggest automaker Volkswagen has issued an unprecedented call to end tax breaks for diesel fuel in Germany, saying the technology must make way for cleaner ways of getting around. "I'm convinced that we need to question the sense and purpose of these diesel subsidies," Matthias Müller told business daily Handelsblatt Sunday. "We could moreRead more

EU wins powers on new cars

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

The EU gained new powers Thursday to spot-check vehicles and fine automakers under tougher rules agreed after the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal. The European Commission, the European Parliament and the 28 member states of the European Council said they reached agreement to tighten the rules "for safer and cleaner cars" following nearly two years of negotiations. "I welcome that theRead more

Ex-VW exec sentenced to seven years

Washington - Muslimchronicle

A US court on Wednesday sentenced former Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt to seven years in prison for his role in the German automaker's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. Schmidt, who led Volkswagen's US regulatory compliance office from 2012 to March 2015, was also ordered by a federal judge in Detroit to pay a $400,000 fine. He had pleaded guilty in AugustRead more

VW says will invest over 34bn euros

Frankfurt - Muslimchronicle

German automaker Volkswagen on Friday said it planned to invest more than €34 billion ($40 billion) over the next five years in new technologies to advance its push to become a global leader in electric cars. “We are reinventing the car,” chief executive Matthias Mueller said after a meeting of the group’s supervisory board. The bulk of the 2018-2022 spending spree would goRead more

Volkswagen to invest €22.8 billion in core brand until 2022

FRANKFURT - Muslimchronicle

Volkswagen will invest €22.8 billion (SR100.85 billion) in its main car brand over the next five years, it said on Saturday, a day after it announced a spending program aimed at bolstering its position as a maker of electric cars. Most of that sum, around €14 billion, will be spent in Germany, Volkswagen said, adding that one of the keyRead more