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VW overtakes Toyota’s global sales
- 28/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen overtook Toyota as the world's largest carmaker in terms of sales in the first half year, achieving its long-held ambition three years ahead of target. But remaining on top will be a challenge for the German maker of the Golf and Polo, as deliveries are falling in China, the destination of a third of its [...] -
VW innovate Automated Parking and Charging
- 15/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen aspires to holding the leading position in the field of automated parking. A look into the near future of automated parking is given by 'V-Charge', an EU research project, in which six national and international partners are jointly developing new technologies. Its focus is on automating the search for a [...] -
AW Repair Group pass Volkswagen Audit
- 06/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AW Repair Group is pleased to announce they are still among the elite 33 bodyshops across the country to hold Volkswagen full structural aluminium approval. The group’s prestige repair centre in Sleaford, Lincolnshire has passed their full Volkswagen audit with no minors. The audit took just over 3 hours, and was [...] -
Robot kills worker at Volkswagen plant
- 02/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen's production plants in Germany. The man died Monday at the plant in Baunatal, roughly 62 miles north of Frankfurt, VW spokesman Heiko Hillwig said. The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him [...] -
VW and Ford rewarded for innovation
- 05/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
This week saw the tenth presentation of the annual AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards for exceptional innovative achievement in the automotive industry. The Volkswagen Group emerged as one of the evening’s big winners, securing the award for ‘Most innovative car manufacturer 2015’ as well as receiving a special [...] -
VW group forum drive opens
- 29/04/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen AG will be opening a new communication platform, the Volkswagen Group Forum DRIVE, in Berlin on 1 May 2015. Following extensive remodelling with a completely new design, the former Automobil Forum on the Unter den Linden street will reopen with all twelve Group brands as well as the Volkswagen Financial [...] -
Budget UK chooses Volkswagen
- 09/04/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Budget UK has launched a new van rental service in London and has chosen Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as its sole light commercial vehicle supplier. From 1 April, the UK’s vehicle rental provider will comprise 100-strong Volkswagen Transporters in London alone, providing business customers and consumers with a [...]