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Fleet Study in Electric Mobility
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Fleet Study in Electric Mobility
Consistent use of renewable energy for electric mobility
German alliance is to research sustainable use of E-cars until 2012
Volkswagen supplies the innovative hardware in the Golf Variant twïnDRIVE Wolfsburg / Berlin, 28 June 2011 - Today, Volkswagen – in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment – is presenting the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. The p... -
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Volkswagen given the green light for two plants in China
Chinese government approves plans for Foshan and Yizheng
Planned annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles for each plant Wolfsburg/Berlin, 28 June 2011 - As planned, the Volkswagen Group can build two further automobile plants in China, continuing its long-term growth strategy in the world's largest market for passenger cars. During the German-Chinese government consultations in Berlin, final approval was granted today for the plants to be built at Foshan and Yizheng. Prof. Dr. Martin Wint... -
Success for Volkswagen´s Dakar hotshots, bad luck for Golf24 trio
Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen’s crew experienced an almost equal measure of success and disappointment at the 39th 24-Hour Race at the Nürburgring. The two blue biogas Scirocco GT24-CNG cars repeated last year’s success by coming first and second in their category. In addition to winning in their category, the three Dakar Rally winners Carlos Sainz, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Giniel de Villiers and the touring car legend Klaus Niedzwiedz also finished in a good 27th... -
Driving without a Driver – Volkswagen presents the “Temporary Auto Pilot”
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold: “An important milestone on the path towards fully automatic and accident-free driving.” Wolfsburg/Borås, 23 June 2011 - At the final presentation of the EU research project HAVEit (Highly Automated Vehicles for Intelligent Transport), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold, Executive Director Volkswagen Group Research, has presented the “Temporary Auto Pilot” by Volkswagen: Monitored by the driver, the car can drive semi-automatically up to a speed of 130 kilo... -
Rainer Zietlow Embarks on “TDI-Panamericana Endurance Challenge” in Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel SUV
Endurance Challenge Team Tackles World’s Longest Road in Celebration of the Pan-American Highway’s 75th Anniversary, Demonstrates Power and Durability of Clean Diesel Technology Ushuaia, Argentina / Herndon, Va. – June 23, 2011 – Renowned adventurer and off-road driver Rainer Zietlow and his team today announced they will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the legendary Pan-American Highway with the ultimate endurance challenge. They will embark on a fast, two-week drive from ... -
Volkswagen opts for renewable energy in Brazil
Two hydropower plants to cover 40 percent of power demand Wolfsburg, 24 June 2011 - Volkswagen do Brasil is investing 120 million euros in the construction of two hydropower plants. The two plants will have a total rating of 48.3 megawatts and will supply almost 40 percent of the electric power required by the company. Volkswagen is the first automaker in Brazil to invest in the generation of clean power from renewable sources. One of the two power plants has already been in operation since... -
Volkswagen and Tongji University in Shanghai agree endowed professorship for human resource management
VW Board Member for Human Resources Dr. Neumann: Intensify training and support for young scientists on Chinese growth market Shanghai / Wolfsburg, 22 June 2011 - Volkswagen and Tongji University in Shanghai are strengthening their long-standing cooperation and setting up an endowed chair for human resource management at the Sino-German College for Graduate Study. At the signing ceremony in Shanghai today, Dr. Horst Neumann, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft responsible... -
Volkswagen Group Reports 14.6 Percent Rise In Global Vehicle Deliveries From January to May
Volkswagen Group Reports 14.6 Percent Rise In Global Vehicle Deliveries From January to May Volkswagen Group reports 14.6 percent rise in global vehicle deliveries from January to May • Record: Vehicle deliveries for first five months top 3 million for first time • 17.4 percent increase in May • Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Benefiting from convincing model range” Wolfsburg, June 17, 2011 – The Volkswagen Group reported a further rise in globa... -
Volkswagen Golf24 Ready for the ‘Green-Hell’ of the Nürburgring
The most spectacular Golf will line up for the most extreme race as Volkswagen prepares to contest the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring this weekend (23–26 June) with three 450-hp Golf24 cars. Flat out around the clock, more than 200 competitors, rapidly changing weather conditions, strategy chess and all this on the world’s most difficult race track – the Golf24 has been built for exactly this enormous challenge. Fitting the 35th anniversary of the Golf GTI, Volkswagen Motorsport h... -
Special Sporty Model: ‘Edition25’ Multivan With Special Dramatic Look
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is launching an anniversary model to celebrate over 25 years since the first Multivan was built. The ‘Edition25’ Multivan is based on the current Multivan Comfortline, but offers even more finesse. It will only be available in Candy White paint and ‘Nappa’ leather interior trim in grey and anthracite highlights, so that the special touches are shown off to best effect. The model can be recognised above all by its matte black roof and black 18-inch ...
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