Volkswagen

Volkswagen equips 2025 ID.Buzz with 3-year charging offer 

Volkswagen of America is offering a charging plan for its 2025 ID.Buzz in collaboration with Electrify America. Every 2025 ID.Buzz…

Volkswagen cuts its annual sales and delivery outlooks again

Volkswagen has cut its annual sales and delivery outlooks for the second time in less than three months, as the…

Volkswagen partners with Google to create AI assistant

Volkswagen and Google worked together to create a smartphone app with an AI assistant for VW drivers.  While on the…

Volkswagen initiates stop sale and production halt for ID.4 amid recall

Volkswagen has issued a stop sale for the ID.4 all-electric crossover amidst the company's efforts to address an issue with…

Tesla’s Elon Musk questions Volkswagen’s Rivian investment

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is questioning Volkswagen's Rivian investment, asking about the German company's financials after it committed to funneling…

XPeng planning to manufacture EVs in Europe

Xpeng plans to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe, circumnavigating the European Commission's import taxes on China-made EVs.  Xpeng's Chief…

Volkswagen ID. Buzz pricing announced: starts at $59,995

Volkswagen has announced pricing for the ID. Buzz, the reborn version of its famous Van that was widely successful, especially…

Xpeng battles tough competition and projects low revenue for Q3

Xpeng is forecasting a lower-than-expected revenue on its electric vehicles for the third quarter after it missed Q2 sales estimates…

VW Cupra Tavascan from China gets lower EU tariff rate

The European Commission reduced Volkswagen's import tariff rates for the Cupra Tavascan, produced by the German automaker's SEAT subsidiary in…

EV ‘phobia’ allegedly grips South Korea, leading to price cuts

Electric vehicle (EV) phobia is allegedly gripping customers in South Korea after an electric Mercedes-Benz caught fire. The government announced…

Volkswagen delay EV production on new models

Volkswagen plans to delay the production of upcoming electric vehicle (EV) models.  The German automaker’s CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Oliver…

Volkswagen and DOE set wireless EV charging record with a Porsche Taycan

Volkswagen and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory set a new wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging…

Volkswagen delays next-gen ID.4 and other EVs due to software issues

Volkswagen is facing continued issues with its software, which is causing the automaker to delay multiple next-generation vehicle models, including…

Rivian and Volkswagen eye joint venture to tackle EVs

Rivian and Volkswagen are eyeing a joint venture to tackle the growing global electric vehicle market. The companies recently paired…

Volkswagen cements relationship with XPENG in China

Volkswagen further cemented its collaboration with Chinese automaker XPENG. Volkswagen Group and XPENG plan to jointly develop industry-leading E/E Architecture…

VW to mass produce solid-state batteries

Volkswagen's battery company PowerCo will mass produce solid-state batteries based on QuantumScape technology platform. "With this cooperation, we aim to…

Ford Capri EV unveiling hints at the company’s plans for the EU market

Ford Europe recently unveiled the Ford Capri electric vehicle (EV) from its Cologne Electric Vehicle Center in Germany.  The Ford…

Volkswagen EV sales marginally affected by slowing demand

Volkswagen’s electric vehicle (EV) sales for the first half of 2024 (H1) have been marginally affected by slowing demand. The…

Electrify America launches congestion fee pilot at select charging stations

Electrify America has followed Tesla into one strategy intended to reduce congestion at its chargers, as announced by the Volkswagen-owned…

Rivian denies report alleging that R2 may be produced at Volkswagen’s South Carolina plant

Electric truck maker Rivian has denied a recent report from Germany claiming that the upcoming Rivian R2 may be produced…