Volkswagen Group
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Market Insight 22 DecNew car shortages will prompt festive rental boom, predicts VW
Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) has predicted that new car supply shortages will trigger a festive car rental boom for franchised retailers operating its Rent-a-Car service.
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Market Insight 29 NovStellantis outsells Volkswagen Group as car sales decline 30% across Europe
Stellantis brands outsold those of the Volkswagen Group for the first time as Europe suffered a 30% decline in new car registrations during October, Jato Dynamics has revealed.
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Manufacturer 26 NovOEM funding helps Ionity EV charge network to 7,000 units by 2025
Kia and Audi are among car manufacturers helping to propel the Ionity electric vehicle (EV) charging network to 7,000 units by 2025 thanks to a €700 million (£592m) funding boost.
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Manufacturer 24 NovVolkswagen’s Europcar takeover offer approved by French regulator
Volkswagen has said that its takeover offer made for international vehicle rental giant Europcar has been approved by France’s market regulator.
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Car Model News 12 OctFord and VW partnership delivers new Tourneo Connect MPV
Ford has revealed the fruits of its widened commercial vehicles partnership with Volkswagen by unveiling its new Tourneo Connect MPV.
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Car Manufacturer News 21 JulVolkswagen more than doubles EV deliveries in first half of 2021
Volkswagen Group has delivered more than twice as many electric vehicles (EVs) in the first half of 2021 when compared to the previous year.
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Manufacturer 9 JulBMW, Daimler and Volkswagen Group reach £751m emissions cartel settlement
BMW and the Volkswagen Group have been fined €875.2 million (£752.2m) by the European Commission after forming a cartel with Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler to limit the potential of emissions reducing technology.
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Market Insight 28 JunVolkswagen Group records second-highest European market share this century
The Volkswagen Group’s rapid transition to electric vehicles (EV) has delivered its second-highest new car market share in Europe this decade, according to Jato Dynamics.
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Latest News 10 JunFormer VW boss Martin Winterkorn faces £10m dieselgate settlement
The Volkswagen Group is set to receive almost £10 million from former chairman Martin Winterkorn as part of a long-awaited dieselgate emissions scandal settlement.
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Manufacturer 27 MayLamborghini acquisition proposal follows EV supercar plan
Volkswagen Group have reportedly received a letter of intent from a holding company keen to pursue the acquisition of its Automobili Lamborghini supercar brand.
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Market Insight 27 MayVolkswagen ID.4 becomes first SUV to top European EV sales rankings
Volkswagen’s new ID.4 became the first SUV to top Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) sales rankings as it topped the charts for April, Jato Dynamics has reported.
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Manufacturer 21 May
VW Group confirms EV agency model switch by 2023 as Mercedes consults dealers
Mercedes-Benz is consulting its retailers on agency model franchise contracts as Volkswagen Group revealed the switch is likely to be completed for its electric vehicle (EV) model sales by the start of 2023.
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Manufacturer 18 May
Lamborghini reveals EV supercar plan in bid to halve CO2 emissions by 2025
Lamborghini has revealed that it will invest €1.5 billion (£1.29bn) to cut its CO2 emissions output by 50%in half by 2025.
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Manufacturer 30 Mar
VW to pursue former CEO Winterkorn and Audi boss Stadler for dieselgate damages
The Volkswagen Group has confirmed that it intends to pursue a dieselgate damages case against former chief executive Martin Winterkorn and Audi CEO Rupert Stadler.
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Manufacturer 23 MarSeat plans affordable urban EV and all-electric Cupra Tavascan SUV
Seat has revealed plans for a new affordable urban electric vehicle (EV) priced from £17,300 to £21,600 and given the green light to the Tavascan EV previously showcased by its Cupra performance sister brand.
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Manufacturer 5 MarVolkswagen targets data profits in connected, autonomous, EV-powered future
Volkswagen has set-out its plan to leverage profitability from data as it focuses on a future of autonomous electric vehicles (EV) with its new Accelerate brand strategy.
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Car Dealer News 3 FebMarshall opens Seat and Cupra dealership at former Oxford Vauxhall site
Marshall Motor Holdings has opened a new dealership featuring Seat and its performance sister brand Cupra in a former Vauxhall franchised site in Oxford.
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Manufacturer 2 DecCupra UK to open at Westfield White City and Lakeside Bromley stores
The Cupra brand has reached a “tipping point” in the UK with the impending opening of retail stores at Westfield White City and Lakeside Bromley as part of the performance car brand’s 58-strong dealership network.
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Manufacturer 13 NovCupra to accelerate performance with Formentor TV ad campaign
Seat’s Cupra breakaway performance brand is set to accelerate its profile growth with the launch of a television advertising campaign for its new Formentor SUV.
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Supplier News 13 NovVolkswagen Group UK signs deal with Dealer Auction
Dealer Auction will supply digital auction services to Volkswagen Group UK's franchised car retail networks after signing a preferred supplier agreement with the German OEM.
