EPA confirms claimed range for VW ID.4
Volkswagen’s electric crossover SUV, the ID.4 has now officially been confirmed by the EPA with a range of 250 miles (402 kilometres).
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Kuka to build underbody for VW ID.Buzz
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has entrusted Kuka with the planning, delivery, assembly and commissioning of a fully automated body shop for the substructure of the purely electrical ID. Buzz. The model will be produced at the VWN plant in Hanover from 2022.
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Volkswagen plans to make and sell the ID.3 in China
VW plans to launch the ID.3 in China at the end of 2021. So far the ID.3 has only been available in Europe. According to a report in German media, Volkswagen has already determined where in China they will build the ID.3.
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VW launches ID.4 in China with drone spectacle
A few days ago, Volkswagen presented the ID.4 for the Chinese market and did not scrimp on spectacle: For the launch of the electric car in China, the carmaker staged a lavish light show with 2,000 illuminated drones as shown in the video below.
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Volkswagen aims for 2023 with electric station wagon
After VW announced that the electric model Aero will also be built in Emden from 2023 in the course of its latest investment planning round, CEO Ralf Brandstätter has now revealed further details: The model will be launched as the Aero B and the Aero B Shooting Brake two years later than originally planned.
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Volkswagen sets aside €35 billion for e-mobility
In the course of its latest investment planning round for 2021 to 2025, Volkswagen intends to invest around 73 billion euros in the future-oriented topics including electrification, hybridisation and digitisation.
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VW electric cars now rolling off two lines in Zwickau
Volkswagen has now also converted the second production line at the Zwickau plant to the construction of MEB electric cars. The German carmaker converted hall 6 for this purpose within 13 weeks. Series production of the ID.4, which already began in August, will now take place in both Hall 5 and Hall 6.
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TIFS revealed as heat pump supplier for VW ID.3 & ID.4
TI Fluid Systems has started volume production of new thermal products, assemblies and technology for the Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4. TI Fluid Systems’ Jablonec plant in the Czech Republic supplies the components.
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VW presents two ID.4 versions for China
VW has now officially presented the two versions of the ID.4 made for the Chinese market. The ID.4 X is the version of the electric SUV developed for SAIC-VW, while the ID.4 Crozz is the counterpart of FAW-VW.
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VW cleans up their advertising
Volkswagen is advertising its ID.3 electric model in six cities in Great Britain with a special campaign. Large murals in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Bristol, and Glasgow were painted using a paint called Airlite, that “eats” pollution found in the ambient air.
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VW launches ID.4 X production in China
VW has started production of MEB-based EVs at its SAIC-operated plant in Anting near Shanghai with the production of the ID.4 X. The ID.4 Crozz, the counterpart of the other China joint venture with FAW, is to follow in a few weeks.
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NXP battery management system for the MEB platform
The Dutch semiconductor manufacturer NXP has announced a major order from Volkswagen. As the Dutch company has now announced, it is the sole supplier of the battery management systems for Volkswagen’s MEB platform – for millions of vehicles.
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UK prices out for regular VW ID.3 cars
One month after the UK delivery launch of the VW ID.3 1ST Edition, Volkswagen announced pricing for the seven pre-configured series ID.3 models. Order books are to open next week.
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VW ID.4 sells out overnight in the USA
The interest in the new VW ID.4 seems to be particularly large in the USA – so large that when reservations opened the server was overloaded for some time.
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As a compact SUV, Volkswagen’s fully electric ID.4 is catering to what is currently the world’s largest market segment. This is supposed to take the electric car out of its niche, whereas the ID.3 mostly targeted European markets. Prices for the ID.4 1st start at 49,950 euros, while cheaper basic models are to follow in […]
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VW hands over the ID.3 1st Edition to UK customers
The first customers in the UK have now received their ID.3 1st Editions. Retailers across the country officially started delivery alongside a Grand Handover event at Volkswagen Cambridge that received the first MEB electric cars.
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Three years of free charging for VW ID.4 in the USA
Long before the US market launch of the ID.4, Volkswagen announced a special charging offer for its customers there. Those driving a Volkswagen ID.4 in the USA will be able to make use of unlimited charging for three years at Electrify America’s DC stations at no additional cost.
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VW brand boss Brandstätter: “The ID.4 will be a world-class car.”
Shortly before the world premiere of ID.4, VW brand boss Ralf Brandstätter and Volkswagens eMobility board member Thomas Ulbrich took questions from journalists. The managers mentioned some interesting figures about the e-SUV, on expected sales in particular.
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VW confirms Zellmer as new board member
Jürgen Stackmann, a member of the Board of Management of the VW brand, has left the Volkswagen Group with immediate effect. As of 15 September, the new Board Member for Sales is now Klaus Zellmer, previously head of Porsche Cars North America.
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When Musk meets Diess
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a surprising stopover in Braunschweig at the end of his visit to Germany, which lasted several days, and met with Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess.
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VW supplies ID.3’s to European dealerships
VW is preparing for the start of delivery of the ID.3 to pre-orderers. The Volkswagen Group is currently delivering more and more copies of the electric car to dealers in Europe so that the vehicles can be handed over to the customers in September.
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VWCV gets Hanover plant ready to make electrified vans
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has used the summer break at its Hanover plant to revamp for producing the new Multivan and purely electric ID.Buzz in Germany from 2022. In short, Hanover is preparing for the future models of the Bulli family that sees increasing electrification.
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VW is building a high voltage lab in Chattanooga
Volkswagen has begun to expand its Chattanooga plant in the USA in preparation for the production of the VW ID.4 before series production begins in 2022. The expansion not only applies not only to the assembly of electric cars but also to the development of new electric models.
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MEB drive unit to come from Vitesco
Continental’s drive unit Vitesco Technologies has developed the drive control unit for Volkswagen’s MEB electrical construction kit. The German company based in Regensburg is the sole supplier of the component for the MEB platform.
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Volkswagen ID.1 possibly delayed until 2025
VW’s planned small electric car for under 20,000 euros will be launched two years later than previously thought, according to a new report. The presumed designation for the car is the ID.1 and is set to replace the VW e-Up.
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VW offers modular full service leasing for the ID.3
Volkswagen Financial Services has created a special full-service leasing arrangement to support the advance sales of the ID.3 electric model. The “Lease&Care” package solution is designed to offer ID.3 to private customers and business customers at transparent and calculable costs.
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Around one month after the start of ordering the limited VW ID.3 1st Edition for early bookers, Volkswagen will launch the ordering systems for the public on 20 July 20. However, the order of the ID.3 will still not be entirely without restrictions then.
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VW starts MEB reconstruction of the Emden plant
VW has started the conversion of the Emden plant for the production of MEB electric cars. Unlike the plant in Zwickau, Emden will continue the assembly of combustion engines in parallel.
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VW to make only electric cars in Zwickau from now on
The last vehicle with a combustion engine rolled off the assembly line at the VW plant in Zwickau. The Volkswagen plant in Saxony will only produce electric cars here in future, starting with the VW ID.3.
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VW testing first ID.3 electric cars with 150 employees
VW has started the employee fleet for the ID.3 at the vehicle plant in Zwickau, Germany. The first electric cars have now been handed over to test drivers from Zwickau for a stress test in everyday life. In terms of software, however, the test vehicles do not yet correspond to the targeted series status.
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