Volkswagen believes that software plays a key role in the development of chassis and steering systems for the autopilots of the future, and these are the systems that German engineers are currently working on. The head of the development department Karsten Shebsdat told what has already been done in this area, what remains to be… More
Following the usual Tiguan, Volkswagen has updated the seven-seater version of the crossover, which has the Allspace prefix in the name. The novelty is already available from European dealers of the German brand. Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace is 22 centimeters longer than the usual Tiguan. Major changes include the Digital Cockpit and the multifunction steering wheel…. More
The German branch of the environmental organization Greenpeace Deutschland and 20-year-old activist Clara Mayer have sued Volkswagen, Reuters reported. In their opinion, the auto giant is not trying enough to counteract global climate change. The reason for the lawsuit was the stringent requirements put forward against Volkswagen to reduce its carbon footprint, which the auto… More
During the premiere of the Volkswagen ID.5 cross-coupe, the German manufacturer partially revealed another model – ID. Buzz. It seems that this is becoming a kind of tradition, because the ID.5 itself first appeared in the spring at the presentation of the ID.4 GTX. ID. Buzz is positioned as the ideological successor of the classic… More
So far, an insurmountable obstacle to all-consuming electrification is the weight of the batteries. And it’s not just about electric vehicles, but also about plug-in hybrids. There are so many conventions around the environmental friendliness and economy of the latter! .. The problem is especially acute when it comes to a status car. A crossover… More
The Volkswagen Group’s electric mid-range SUVs have something special: they all have or will have a coupe version. The Audi Q4 e-tron already has it in the form of the Q4 e-tron Sportback, the Skoda enyaq gets the enyaq Coupe, and at Volkswagen the ID.4 joins the ID.5. The latter is about to open up… More
Volkswagen lowered its supply forecast, lowering sales expectations and warning of job cuts as Europe’s largest carmaker reported lower-than-expected operating profit due to a shortage of computer chips. Profits showcased the pressure Volkswagen is facing in trying to switch production to electric vehicles, and Tesla is preparing to relocate to DM territory with a new… More
Volkswagen has released official fuel consumption figures for the 2022 model year Jetta and Jetta GLI sedans for the US market. With the new 1.5 TSI and 2.0 TSI engines, the four-doors have slightly reduced their “appetite”. The updated Volkswagen Jetta 2022 received a 1.5 TSI EA211 series gasoline engine (158 hp, 250 Nm) in… More
The electric Volkswagen ID.3 in the first year of its presence on the European market allowed the brand to take a leading position in new car sales in many countries. At the start of sales of the model, more than 144 thousand orders were received, while about 50 percent of them accounted for new customers… More
Volkswagen is considering the possibility of producing several modifications of the future serial electric car ID at once. Buzz with automatic control system. At the ITS World Congress in Hamburg, dedicated to the development of the transport systems of the future, the Germans presented the concept of an unmanned ambulance. The uploaded video shows a… More