Volkswagen Is in Deep Trouble, and Cost-Cutting Measures Won't Be Enough To Save It
24 Dec 2023, 01:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen may be in deeper trouble than we thought, and the cost-saving measures recently announced to stop the bleeding might not be enough to save it
The Iconic 911 Will Be the Last Porsche ICE Model Surviving the EV Revolution
26 Jul 2023, 09:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Porsche's iconic 911 will be the last internal-combustion engine model left standing as the German luxury carmaker gradually electrifies its lineup
Volkswagen Blames 'Reluctant' Customers for Slashing EV Production at Its German Plant
4 Jul 2023, 09:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen thinks the customers are to blame for the lackluster EV sales that led to a production halt at its Emden plant in Germany
Volkswagen Decapitated Its Cariad Software Subsidiary, Bentley Exec Named New CEO
8 May 2023, 15:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume dismissed the Cariad management and tasked Bentley's production boss, Peter Bosch, with turning the company around
Volkswagen Plays Both Ends, Announces Massive $193 Billion Electrification Plan
14 Mar 2023, 11:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen has announced increased investments to $193 billion to boost EV and software development while at the same time lobbying for e-fuels
Volkswagen Greenlights All-Electric Tiguan and Golf on MEB+ Platform
18 Feb 2023, 10:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen will reuse Golf and Tiguan nameplates under its ID. range of electric vehicles, with both slated to use the MEB+ architecture
Porsche Will Build a New SUV That's Bigger Than the Cayenne
11 Jan 2023, 08:48 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Oliver Blume gives details of Porsche's upcoming larger-than-Cayenne SUV, the upcoming 718 Cayman/Boxster electric, and 911 Hybrid
Audi Unveiled Plans To Slash Production Costs in Half by 2033, All Factories Get EV-Ready
20 Dec 2022, 10:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Audi announced plans to overhaul production, with all production sites set to become EV-ready by 2029 and production costs cut in half by 2033
Volkswagen Group Sets Sights On Quality Offensive and Design Clarification
19 Dec 2022, 12:34 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Volkswagen Group has changed its CEO, and announced its new direction for years to come. The first order of business will be fixing its quality issues
Porsche Chief Designer Michael Mauer Will Take On the Same Role for Entire VW Group
18 Dec 2022, 15:36 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Important changes at VW: The new CEO, Oliver Blume, has appointed Michael Mauer as Head of VW Group Design and Michael Neumayer as Head of VW Group Quality
Porsche 918 Spyder Will Have a Successor After 2025
12 Dec 2022, 08:15 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Porsche is working on a successor to the 918 Spyder, but this is not a priority. It will come in the second part of the decade.
Volkswagen to Replace Golf and Tiguan With Electric Variants at Its Main Wolfsburg Plant
7 Dec 2022, 17:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen plans to transform its Wolfsburg plant into an EV-only production facility, with the ID.3 replacing Golf and a future e-SUV to replace the Tiguan
Volkswagen Breathes New Life Into MEB Platform as Everything Else Takes the Backburner
5 Dec 2022, 16:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen intends to keep the aging MEB electric platform alive into the 2030s as all other EV projects are either postponed or axed
Audi to Ax Artemis AV Project as Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume Rethinks Strategy
5 Dec 2022, 13:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume is expected to dismiss Audi’s key autonomous driving project Artemis under a new software roadmap
Volkswagen Is Considering an Electric Golf Now That Project Trinity Got Delayed
18 Nov 2022, 11:51 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen Group’s new CEO, Oliver Blume, seems confused about the electrification plans, with the Volkswagen brand especially affected by the lack of vision
Volkswagen Brand Boss Confirms Project Trinity Was Postponed to 2028 To Save $2 Billion
18 Nov 2022, 10:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Oliver Blume decided there was no reason to rush things up and that the Trinity sedan could be produced in Wolfsburg without new investments.
Porsche Will Bring Flagship Three-Row Electric SUV to the U.S., Will Horrify Porsche Fans
28 Sep 2022, 08:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Industry insiders reveal talks inside Porsche to bring a three-row electric SUV to the U.S. market that would alienate fans even more than the Cayenne
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess Leaves the Company, Oliver Blume Named Successor
22 Jul 2022, 17:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen Group announced that Porsche CEO Oliver Blume will take over the helm of the company after Herbert Diess agreed to step down
Porsche Pledges Allegiance to Volkswagen Group Amid IPO Speculation
10 Nov 2021, 10:48 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / According to Porsche CEO Oliver Blume, his company is currently focused on its transformation into a battery-electric carmaker, rather than an IPO
Porsche 911 Will Always Be ICE-Powered, Says CEO Oliver Blume
2 Mar 2020, 15:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Porsche CEO Oliver Blume saya the carmaker will never completely abandon the use of ICE engine, especially in the 911 range