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SMMT statement on emissions testing
- 23/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has released a statement following an admission by the world's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, that it deceived US regulators in exhaust emissions tests. ‘The UK automotive industry understands the concerns consumers may have following the actions of one [...] -
VW and Audi face credibility question
- 22/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen and Audi could be facing a major credibility crisis in the UK market after the revelation that the company deliberately 'fixed' emissions software fitted to some of its vehicles in the US, say Glass's. The scandal means that models including the Audi A3, Volkswagen Jetta, Beetle, Golf and Passat were all [...] -
VW apologise for emissions error
- 21/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen has apologised after US regulators found some of its cars disguised pollution levels. VW chief executive, Martin Winterkorn said, ‘I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public.’ An investigation has now been launched into the device that allowed VW [...] -
Suzuki to buy back VW stake
- 16/09/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Japanese car maker Suzuki, is to buy back the 19.9 per cent stake held by top shareholder Volkswagen AG for up to £2.53 billion, after an international arbitration court last month ordered the German automaker to sell its holding. Suzuki said on Thursday it will repurchase as many as 122.77 million shares at [...] -
Mazda and VW recall 600,000 cars
- 17/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Car makers Volkswagen and Mazda have had to recall over 600,000 vehicles in the US. Volkswagen has had to recall vehicles due to air bag issues and Mazda are recalling vehicles because of potential steering loss. Volkswagen issued a vehicle recall order covering 420,000 vehicles in the United States due to an [...] -
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 delivers 4.2 million in 2015
- 15/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Volkswagen Group delivered 4.20 (January-May 2014: 4.19; +0.3%) million vehicles from January to May. ‘Deliveries so far this year have been characterised by mixed market trends. Even with their broad range of young and eco-friendly models, the Volkswagen Group brands are not entirely immune to this [...] -
VW’s braking system cuts claims
- 20/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen has been praised by Thatcham Research Centre, who have seen a 45% drop in third party personal injury insurance claims thanks to the fitment of auto-emergency braking systems. The latest generation Golf went on sale in the UK in January 2013. All except for the entry-level S models have Adaptive Cruise [...]