With German automaker Volkswagen missing its electric vehicles sales target in China in 2021, the carmaker’s works council chief Daniela Cavallo has called on the company to get a deeper understanding of the Chinese car market in order to increase… Read More ›
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VW to set up venture capital fund in decarbonization push
In a statement Volkswagen AG said, it plans on setting up a venture capital fund, which would initially invest $355.14 million (300 million euros) in startups and in decarbonization projects. “Decarbonization will make many things more affordable, not more expensive,” said… Read More ›
VW’s shareholders approve $339M compensation for former executives
Volkswagen’s shareholders have approved a deal to settle claims against four former executives, including long-time CEO Martin Winterkorn, with regard to its emissions cheating scandal. The initial deal, announced last month, sees Volkswagen receive $339 million (288 million euros) in… Read More ›
Skoda Auto’s production delayed following shortage of car parts
In a statement trade unions said Volkswagen’s unit Skoda Auto plans on cancelling several shifts citing shortage of auto parts. The development comes ahead of the car maker’s annual general two-week leave. Although the annual leave is scheduled for the first… Read More ›
Swiss EV startup Piëch Automotive AG hires former CEO of VW & Porsche
On Monday, in a statement, Swiss electric car startup Piëch Automotive AG stated, it has appointed the former CEO of Porsche and Volkswagen, Matthias Mueller, as its new chairman. Incidentally, Piëch Automotive is founded by Anton Piëch, who is the… Read More ›
Albemarle, world No.1 lithium miner, to monitor aquifers beneath Chilean desert
With Chile’s residents and Chilean courts ringing the alarm on depleted water supplies in the country’s Atacama salt flat, Albemarle, the world’s top lithium miner had filed a proposal in December to monitor water flows beneath the parched desert floor…. Read More ›
German prosecutors latch on to bonus payments to suspended VW manager
German regulators are probing why VW made bonus payments to an executive who was suspended following the diesel emission cheating scandal. On Tuesday, in a development that continues to haunt Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest car producer, German prosecutors have begun investigating… Read More ›
Volkswagen strikes strategic partnership with Amazon for industry cloud
Volkswagen’s tie up with Amazon will help improve production at its factories. According to a report by Germany newspaper Sueddeutsche, the European Union’s biggest carmaker Volkswagen has struck a strategic partnership with Amazon.com Inc to create a kind of “industry… Read More ›
Volkswagen wins appeal against plaintiff over diesel car affected by emission cheating scandal
It is very likely that the plaintiff, supported by Germany vocal consumer body MyRight, will appeal the verdict in Germany’s highest court – the BGH. A ruling by the BGH will be binding on the rest of the cases under… Read More ›
VW will increase heat on Tesla with its EV factory in North America
With the entry of Europe’s largest carmaker in the United States, the electric vehicle segment in the country is set to heat up. In a strategic development, Scott Keogh, the newly appointed CEO of Volkswagen Group of America stated, Volkswagen… Read More ›