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Volkswagen launches product “blitzkrieg” as sales slide, CEO warns EVs have lost the brand’s feel

Volkswagen Group reported a 4% drop in global deliveries for Q1 2026, underscoring mounting pressure—especially in China—while announcing an aggressive product push intended to...

Xpeng secures VW as first customer for VLA 2.0; targets 1 million overseas EV sales by 2030

Volkswagen's adoption of Xpeng's VLA 2.0 as its smart driving solution signifies the partnership's expansion into AI software capabilities. Xpeng has set a target of...

Volkswagen Group China Launches New Electronic Architecture to Boost Local Production

Volkswagen Group China has successfully commenced production of its first vehicle utilizing the China Electronic Architecture (CEA), a pivotal technology leap aimed at rejuvenating...

Are the glory days of German carmakers gone forever?

Pietro Micheli, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick The car industry is rarely out of the news, often under gloomy headlines related to tariffs, falling...

Volkswagen High-Profile Data Breach Highlights Carmakers’ Excessive Personal Data Gathering

Volkswagen Group's recent massive data breach has exposed the personal information of 800,000 electric vehicle owners, spotlighting the growing privacy risks in the automotive...

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Frédéric Fréry, ESCP Business School In late October 2024, Volkswagen’s works council announced that the group’s management was considering closing three factories in Germany, which would...

Volkswagen Integrates AI into the myVW Mobile App with Google Cloud

Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced the deployment of generative AI within the myVW mobile app through a strategic partnership with Google Cloud. Volkswagen is...

VW consolidates EV R&D in China, looks to build ‘Wolfsburg of the East’ in Anhui, report says

In a recent shake-up, Volkswagen moved its BEV R&D resources in China to Anhui province, where it hopes to build a "Wolfsburg of the...

Volkswagen Strengthens Partnership with Xpeng to Boost EV Development in China

Volkswagen Group has announced an extension of its collaboration with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Xpeng. The two companies have signed an agreement to...

VW’s PowerCo and QuantumScape sign license Agreement to Industrialize Solid-State Batteries

Volkswagen Group’s battery company PowerCo and QuantumScape announced they have entered into a agreement to industrialize QuantumScape’s next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. Upon satisfactory...

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