Volkswagen

VW, Rivian Launch Joint Venture, As Investment Rises To $5.8 Billion

Volkswagen and Rivian officially launch their joint venture, as German car giant ups investment to $5.8 billion, depending on certain…

4 weeks ago

Rivian To Gain Up To $5 Billion Investment From Volkswagen

Crucial intervention? Volkswagen to form joint venture with Rivian to share electric vehicle software and architecture

6 months ago

Volkswagen ‘In Talks’ With Blue Solutions For Solid-State EV Battery

Volkswagen, France's Blue Solutions reportedly aiming to co-develop solid-state electric car battery as EV makers reach for 'holy grail'

11 months ago

Porsche To Add Mobileye Driver Assistance To Future Cars

VW sportscar brand Porsche in major deal to add Mobileye driver-assistance platform to future vehicles after ending Argo AI support

2 years ago

Volkswagen To Build EV Academy In China’s Hainan

Volkswagen to build electric vehicle academy in China's Hainan province as it seeks to hold on to top spot in…

2 years ago

Mercedes-Benz And CATL To Build Massive EV Battery Plant In Hungary

Mercedes-Benz and world's biggest EV battery maker CATL to build 7.3bn euro battery plant in eastern Hungary as automakers look…

2 years ago

Volkswagen Chief Herbert Diess To Step Down

Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess to leave company next month after spearheading massive investments into software and electric vehicles

2 years ago

Volkswagen In ‘Long-Term Chip Deal’ With Qualcomm

Volkswagen seals long-term global deal with Qualcomm to supply specialised chips for self-driving features starting in 2026, Handelsblatt reports

3 years ago

Volkswagen Inks Joint Ventures For China EV Battery Supplies

Volkswagen to establish joint ventures with China's Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Group for nickel and cobalt as raw material prices soar

3 years ago

Ford Expands Electric Vehicle Deal With Volkswagen

Ford to manufacture additional all-electric vehicle on Volkswagen's platform, expanding planned line-up for European market

3 years ago

Volkswagen Microbus To Return As Electric Vehicle

Volkswagen to show production version of all-electric Microbus in March, with sales set to begin in US next year amidst…

3 years ago

Acer Slaps Volkswagen With 4G Patent Lawsuit – Report

Legal battle. German car giant sued, as Taiwanese PC maker Acer alleges VW has not paid for licenses for its…

3 years ago

Data Breach Affects 3.3m Volkswagen, Audi Customers

Personal data on more than 3.3m Volkswagen and Audi customers in North America compromised after vendor leaves information unsecured for…

3 years ago

Volkswagen Blames Chip Makers For Silicon Shortage

German car maker VW blames poor planning by chip makers as the principle reason for most car brands having to…

4 years ago

Microsoft Cloud To Help Volkswagen Self-Driving Push

German car maker Volkswagen expands Microsoft partnership to use Azure cloud services to help it develop self-driving cars

4 years ago

Taiwan Meeting With Top US Official Will Discuss Silicon Shortage

Silicon squeeze. Global shortage of silicon chips will be a topic covered during Taiwan's meeting with a senior US official

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Silicon Shortage Slows Car Production

Supply chain squeeze. Worldwide shortage of CPUs is slowing the manufacturing of new cars from a number of the world's…

4 years ago

Volkswagen Uses Google Quantum Computer For Research

Volkswagen to carry out traffic optimisation, material, and machine learning research on Google quantum computer

7 years ago

Nvidia Joins Forces With Volkswagen, Volvo, And ZF To Accelerate The Adoption Of Driverless Car Tech

More driverless car systems can be expected on road before too long

7 years ago

Google, Ford, Volkswagen And Others Challenge California’s Proposed Rules On Driverless Car Testing

The search giant and car makers objected to potential regulatory roadblocks the autonomous driving development

8 years ago

HERE Sucks Data From Cars To Power Traffic Services

Digital map maker HERE has revealed a set of traffic services which pull data from a car’s sensors, the company’s…

8 years ago

LG, VW Collaborating To Develop A Connected Car And Home Platform

The joint research between LG and VW aims to create a next-generation platform that better connects cars and homes for…

8 years ago

Mirantis Wins OpenStack Cloud Contract With Volkswagen

Pure play OpenStack vendor Mirantis to run cloud applications across every Volkswagen brand

9 years ago

The Best Brand Social Media Reactions of 2015

Digital marketing agency Liberty Marketing takes a look at the moments in 2015 when brands truly connected with their audiences…

9 years ago

Volkswagen’s Emissions Software Cheat ‘Will Cause 60 Premature Deaths’

An MIT study suggests a swift vehicle recall by Volkswagen would avoid 130 early deaths, though

9 years ago

Huawei And Volkswagen Partner For Connected Cars

Integration of smartphones with cars deepens with partnership between Huawei and Volkswagen

10 years ago