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Volkswagen Group Increased Global BEV Sales In Q2 2023 By 53%

Volkswagen Group Increased Global BEV Sales In Q2 2023 By 53%

With over 180,000 units sold, it was the second best quarter so far.

By Mark Kane Jul 29 2023

Cupra Born Sales Increased In Q2 2023 By 60% Year-Over-Year

Cupra Born Sales Increased In Q2 2023 By 60% Year-Over-Year

However, sequentially, the results are rather flat.

By Mark Kane Jul 27 2023

Volkswagen Group Increased Global BEV Sales In Q1 2023 By 42%

Volkswagen Group Increased Global BEV Sales In Q1 2023 By 42%

With roughly 141,000 units sold, one in nearly 15 new vehicles were all-electric.

By Mark Kane Apr 26 2023

Cupra Born Sales Quadrupled In Q1 2023 To 9,200

Cupra Born Sales Quadrupled In Q1 2023 To 9,200

That's over 7 percent of the total Seat/Cupra volume.

By Mark Kane Apr 24 2023

Seat Won't Launch Any EVs Until 2026, Will Instead Stick With Budget ICE Cars

Seat Won't Launch Any EVs Until 2026, Will Instead Stick With Budget ICE Cars

The Spanish automaker's premium sub-brand, Cupra, will focus on electric cars.

By Ben O'Hare Mar 26 2023

Volkswagen Breaks Ground On Its Second Battery Gigafactory In Europe

Volkswagen Breaks Ground On Its Second Battery Gigafactory In Europe

Located in Sagunt, 18 miles north of the Spanish city of Valencia, the battery cell plant will have an initial annual output of 40 GWh.

By Dan Mihalascu Mar 20 2023

Volkswagen Group Global BEV Sales In 2022 Reached 572,100

Volkswagen Group Global BEV Sales In 2022 Reached 572,100

In 2023, it might get close to one million units, according to the forecast.

By Mark Kane Jan 18 2023

Cupra Born Sales Exceeded 31,000 In 2022

Cupra Born Sales Exceeded 31,000 In 2022

Together with the Volkswagen ID.3, more than 100,000 MEB-based hatchbacks were sold last year.

By Mark Kane Jan 17 2023

Seat Stalling On EVs "Until Costs Come Down"

Seat Stalling On EVs "Until Costs Come Down"

VW's budget subsidiary isn't rushing into electric cars just yet.

By Ben O'Hare Jun 12 2022

Cupra Reveals Stylish UrbanRebel: An Urban Electric Car

Cupra Reveals Stylish UrbanRebel: An Urban Electric Car

It will be launched in 2025, using the Volkswagen Group's MEB Small platform

By Mark Kane Jun 7 2022

Manufacturing / Production

Volkswagen Group Announces €3 Billion Battery Gigafactory In Spain

Volkswagen Group Announces €3 Billion Battery Gigafactory In Spain

It will be built in Sagunt near Valencia as part of a wider €10 billion investment under the Future: Fast Forward project.

By Mark Kane May 6 2022

VW Group Charging Updates: Fixed Prices, Plug&Charge, More Stations

VW Group Charging Updates: Fixed Prices, Plug&Charge, More Stations

Volkswagen, Skoda, Cupra and SEAT EVs are now offering fixed kWh prices throughout the entire public charging network in Europe.

By Dan Mihalascu Apr 26 2022

SEAT And Cupra Quadrupled Plug-In Car Sales In 2021

SEAT And Cupra Quadrupled Plug-In Car Sales In 2021

The company revealed how many Cupra Born were sold so far.

By Mark Kane Jan 16 2022

Tesla Is Escaping Volkswagen Group's BEV Pursuit: 2021 Sales

Tesla Is Escaping Volkswagen Group's BEV Pursuit: 2021 Sales

The gap extended to almost half a million electric cars per year.

By Mark Kane Jan 12 2022

VW Boosts EV Spending To Catch Tesla, Will Electrify More Plants

VW Boosts EV Spending To Catch Tesla, Will Electrify More Plants

VW Group pledged to increase investments in e-mobility by almost 50% to $59 billion through 2026.

By Dan Mihalascu Dec 10 2021

Corporate / Financial

Diess Stays On As VW Group CEO With Reduced Responsibilities

Diess Stays On As VW Group CEO With Reduced Responsibilities

Diess loses responsibility for China and global sales, gets to oversee the CARIAD software division.

By Dan Mihalascu Dec 9 2021

Diess May Remain VW Group CEO After All But His Powers Will Diminish

Diess May Remain VW Group CEO After All But His Powers Will Diminish

He will focus on strategy while VW brand chief Ralf Brandstätter could take over responsibility for the group’s mass-market brands.

By Dan Mihalascu Dec 6 2021

Tesla Vs Volkswagen Group: Is VW Really Catching Up?

Tesla Vs Volkswagen Group: Is VW Really Catching Up?

Let's compare electric car sales to find out.

By Mark Kane Oct 18 2021

Volkswagen Group More Than Doubled Electric Car Sales In Q3 2021

Volkswagen Group More Than Doubled Electric Car Sales In Q3 2021

In China, the growth was the fastest.

By Mark Kane Oct 15 2021

Volkswagen Group More Than Tripled Electric Car Sales In Q2 2021

Volkswagen Group More Than Tripled Electric Car Sales In Q2 2021

The company sold more than 170,000 BEVs and more than 171,000 PHEVs so far this year.

By Mark Kane Jul 21 2021

Volkswagen Group Reports Strong Results In Q1 2021

Volkswagen Group Reports Strong Results In Q1 2021

The company sold some 133,000 plug-ins globally, including close to 60,000 all-electric.

By Mark Kane May 6 2021

Manufacturing / Production

Volkswagen Cuts CO2 Emissions In Zwickau With New Press Shop

Volkswagen Cuts CO2 Emissions In Zwickau With New Press Shop

It avoided 5,800 tons of carbon dioxide by ending 9,000 truck journeys to the factory.

By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo May 6 2021

Seat Confirms The ID.2 Autovisie Revealed With New Teaser

Seat Confirms The ID.2 Autovisie Revealed With New Teaser

It will be a subcompact crossover the size of a Seat Arona, as the Dutch website suspected.

By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo Mar 22 2021

Volkswagen's EV Triplets: DC Fast Charging Capabilities Tested

Volkswagen's EV Triplets: DC Fast Charging Capabilities Tested

The charging curve is one of the weakest on the market.

By Mark Kane Jan 1 2021

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