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Volkswagen names new heads of the Group’s key quality and design divisions

Volkswagen names new heads of the Group’s key quality and design divisions

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December 15, 2022
The Volkswagen Group is restructuring the two cross-brand functions of quality and design. The aim is a closer connection to the Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi and Porsche main brands, in order to ensure consistent focus on customer needs. The Group Board of Management also expects the new structure to facilitate clearer priority setting and faster…
30 years of DAFI: Scholarship program for refugees celebrates anniversary

30 years of DAFI: Scholarship program for refugees celebrates anniversary

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December 14, 2022
The "Deutsche Akademische Flüchtlingsinitiative Albert Einstein", or DAFI for short, has been in existence for 30 years. The Volkswagen Group supports the program, which enables talented refugees to study at a university or college. The 30th anniversary was now celebrated in Berlin with guests from business and politics. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UN Refugee…
Winter aid for Ukraine: workforce again shows great solidarity

Winter aid for Ukraine: workforce again shows great solidarity

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December 14, 2022
Great response to the winter appeal for donations by the Group Works Council and the Volkswagen Group: In the first four days, the workforce has collected more than 125,000 euros for refugees in and from Ukraine. "I am extremely pleased about the solidarity among our workforce. A big thank you! Every donation counts to help…
Helpers help helpers: Volkswagen Refugee Aid calls for support

Helpers help helpers: Volkswagen Refugee Aid calls for support

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December 14, 2022
Volkswagen Refugee Aid's major "Donate Warmth" appeal mobilizes Volkswagen AG's workforce. With the donations in kind, Volkswagen employees provide immediate help in the crisis regions of Ukraine threatened by cold and darkness. Less threatening, but similarly strenuous: the daily work of volunteers at aid facilities for refugees in Germany. Volkswagen has provided 59 Multivans alone…
8 excellent minivans you can't buy in the United States

8 excellent minivans you can't buy in the United States

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December 14, 2022
Americans have fallen out of love with minivans. For some reason, a super-practical, multi-seat vehicle that can haul almost anyone and anything is less popular than giant SUVs that make it difficult to access the third row. The rest of the world hasn’t forgotten the minivan’s virtues, and many well-known automakers offer a whole rainbow…
Volkswagen and Enel X Way launch Ewiva to build Italy’s largest high-power charging network

Volkswagen and Enel X Way launch Ewiva to build Italy’s largest high-power charging network

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December 13, 2022
The Volkswagen Group and Enel X Way, the Enel Group’s company dedicated to electric mobility, announced today the launch of their equally-owned joint venture Ewiva, which aims to accelerate the uptake of electric mobility in Italy promoting the development of a reliable and capillary high-power charging (HPC) network across the country. Today’s announcement and opening…
Volkswagen AG creates the largest charging network in Europe with Elli

Volkswagen AG creates the largest charging network in Europe with Elli

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December 9, 2022
Volkswagen AG and its charging and energy brand Elli have reached their next milestone: With 400,000 charging points, Elli is now operating the largest charging network in Europe, with more than 800 providers in 27 countries. Over the past 18 months, the network has doubled in size by adding about 200,000 new charging points. Elli…
Volkswagen ID.Buzz crashes its way to five-star rating in Europe

Volkswagen ID.Buzz crashes its way to five-star rating in Europe

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December 8, 2022
Volkswagen's heritage-laced ID. Buzz breaks with tradition in at least one significant way: it's one of the safest cars in its class. While owners of the original Bus often joke that the driver is the crumple zone, the new electric van earned a five-star crash test rating in Europe. The European New Car Assessment Program…
2023 VW Tiguan Review | A large, but middling crossover

2023 VW Tiguan Review | A large, but middling crossover

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December 7, 2022
Pros: Available third row; stronger engine than most rivals; big for a compact crossover Cons: Below-average fuel economy and no hybrid option; uninspiring design, touch climate and steering wheel controls have a learning curve The 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan is VW's most popular model, and it's easy to see why. Americans like big cars, and the…
Free software update brings new features to the Volkswagen ID.4

Free software update brings new features to the Volkswagen ID.4

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December 7, 2022
Volkswagen is keeping its promise of making software improvements to the ID.4 crossover. The company announced a comprehensive round of digital updates that includes new features for the infotainment system and more information displayed in the instrument cluster. The updated software was developed for all 2021 and some 2022 models, and Volkswagen calls it "a…
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