Enlarge / The VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen reader comments 229 with The Volkswagen passenger car brand looks set to lay off workers, according to a report in Reuters. The news organization saw a post on VW’s intranet quoting CEO Thomas Schaffer, who blamed low productivity and high costs for the impending cuts. “With ..
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Enlarge / Infotainment system in a 2016 Ford Escape. Getty Images | Todd Korol reader comments 48 with A federal appeals court rejected lawsuits that alleged five major carmakers violated a Washington state privacy law. The lawsuits centered on car infotainment systems that store text messages in a way that potentially allows the messages to ..
Dopo l’annuncio della cooperazione per le auto elettriche tra VW e Audi con i produttori cinesi Xpeng e SAIC, il CEO del gruppo Oliver Blume ha fornito maggiori dettagli. Ha parlato delle opportunità per il marchio VW con la cooperazione Xpeng e di ciò che Audi intende fare con la tecnologia SAIC. Durante una teleconferenza ..
Enlarge / The offending wheel in question. Volkswagen reader comments 171 with 96 posters participating, including story author Share this story It can sometimes feel like the arc of progress only moves in one direction and that it’s always making our lives worse. As car makers get turned on to technology—pushed by customers begging to ..
Enlarge / Volkswagen won’t reveal the US-spec ID Buzz for another year, but it invited us to drive the European version, which it has just launched. Jonathan Gitlin reader comments 138 with 89 posters participating, including story author Share this story Volkswagen provided flights from Washington, DC, to Copenhagen and back, plus two nights in ..
Enlarge / Not all progress is good. Hispanolistic/Getty Images reader comments 247 with 171 posters participating, including story author Share this story It’s probably a little early to be warning of extinction, but in some new cars, buttons are becoming hard to find. Given that a screen has to go into the dashboard anyway (thanks ..
Enlarge / Volkswagen is one of several automakers that are already assembling their EV battery packs locally. But the value of the materials that go into the pack will determine whether it qualifies for the revised clean vehicle tax credit. Volkswagen reader comments 179 with 98 posters participating Share this story The Inflation Reduction Act ..
Enlarge / A VW worker dismantles an electric vehicle battery pack for recycling. Volkswagen reader comments 41 with 32 posters participating, including story author Share this story Volkswagen Group announced on Thursday that it is consolidating its battery development and production in a new project called Mission SalzGiga. The name refers to Salzgitter in Germany, ..
Enlarge / A 2021 VW ID.4, the brand’s battery-electric crossover. Jonathan Gitlin reader comments 101 with 52 posters participating Share this story Volkswagen, the world’s second-largest electric vehicle manufacturer by volume, has “sold out” of battery-powered models in the US and Europe for this year as persistent supply chain bottlenecks hit global production. The Wolfsburg-based ..
reader comments 129 with 95 posters participating Share this story Produced and directed by Sean Dacanay. Click here for transcript. On Wednesday, Volkswagen used the South by Southwest festival to formally unveil the ID Buzz, the company’s forthcoming electric van. In the lead-up to that debut in Texas, VW gave Ars an hour with the ..