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Rivian And VW's $5.8B Joint Venture Will Power A Lot, Including 'Subcompact Cars'

Rivian and the Volkswagen Group's joint venture now has a name and a launch date. Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC—or, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, for short—kicks off Wednesday. 

InsideEVs · Nov 12, 2024

Volkswagen CEO Tells Publication Cost Cutting Necessary Amid "Structural Problems"

The CEO of Volkswagen revealed to a publication that the cost cutting measures in the company is necessary.

International Business Times · Nov 4, 2024

VW Boss: 'Decades of Structural Problems' Led to Crisis

To say Volkswagen is going through a rough patch would be an understatement. The Group’s latest numbers look terrible: Earnings after tax collapsed by 63.7% in the third quarter when sales dropped by 8.3%. Through this year's first nine months, profits are down 30.7% and sales are 4.4% lower. CEO…

Motor1 · Nov 4, 2024

An ‘earthquake’ at Volkswagen – and a crisis for Germany?

The company is seen as crucial not just to local but national wellbeing – and never before have its workers been threatened in their own homeland like this

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2024

VW slams production into reverse as industry faces battles on all sides

Plan to cut German factories is politically fraught but makes sense economically given Chinese competition, falling demand and CO2 rules

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume will spar with one of Germany's fiercest worker groups over his €10 billion cost-cutting plan to save the carmaker

Volkswagen is a unique case—half the seats in its supervisory board are controlled by labor representatives, who can determine the company’s future course.

Fortune · Sep 4, 2024

Is Germany in crisis? Giants consider pulling billions from economy

Intel is reconsidering a €30 billion factory while Volkswagen contemplates closures as German industry drowns in a two-year recession.

Fortune · Sep 3, 2024

Volkswagen in trouble? Carmaker considers first ever German factory closure

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Bloom decried the German manufacturing industry as his company said it was considering plant closures.

Fortune · Sep 3, 2024

Volkswagen Weighing Plant Closures, Job Cuts In Germany

German automotive giant warned it could take the unprecedented move of shutting down production sites, and threatened further job cuts as its savings plans stalled

International Business Times · Sep 2, 2024

Volkswagen May Push Back Flagship Next-Gen 'Trinity' EV To Make Room For Golf EV

Today on Critical Materials: VW delays flagship "Trinity" EV, Musk and Tesla seem to disagree on subsidies, and South Korea presses for EV battery transparency.

InsideEVs · Aug 13, 2024