Volkswagen News

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2025 Europe Rising Star: Michael Marr

2025 Automotive News Europe Rising Star Michael Marr learned valuable lessons from a startup that didn't get off the ground.

June 11, 2025 05:00 AM
2025 Europe Rising Star: Silvia-Luna Yzaguirre Sanchez

2025 Automotive News Europe Rising Star Silvia-Luna Yzaguirre Sanchez is most proud of building an international life for herself and adapting to different cultures.

June 11, 2025 05:00 AM
2025 Europe Rising Star: Tibor Boettcher

2025 Automotive News Europe Rising Star Tibor Boettcher is also a commercial pilot.

June 11, 2025 05:00 AM
Bentley maintains U.S. pricing through June amid tariffs, halts some exports to America

Bentley started June with about 378 vehicles in U.S. dealer stock, company officials said.

June 09, 2025 06:53 PM
Porsche helps develop one-off 963 RSP for the Captain, Roger Penske

A team made up of employees from Porsche AG, Porsche Penske Motorsport, Porsche Cars North America and Roger Penske himself created the 963 RSP.

June 06, 2025 01:52 PM
Former VW of America exec Andrew Savvas named CEO of Servco-owned Motorama dealership group in Australia

Andrew Savvas, VW’s former head of sales and marketing for the U.S., will take on his new role in July, according to a LinkedIn post.

June 05, 2025 12:00 PM
This VW bus is like a giant Sequoia: Very fire-resistant

The image, which showed the van from a distance, made the brightly colored vehicle appear relatively unharmed by the flames that had decimated the surrounding homes and trees of a Malibu neighborhood.

June 05, 2025 10:00 AM
VW’s troubled Cariad software unit has turned the corner, CEO Peter Bosch says

Former Bentley production chief Peter Bosch has led a broad reorganization of Cariad, which was launched in 2020 with ambitions to become the “second SAP,” a multinational German software company, but soon became a symbol of delay and dysfunction within VW Group.

June 04, 2025 10:10 PM
VW looks at making cars in Egypt to sell across Africa

VW Group, which has typically struggled to compete in cost-sensitive markets like Africa, India or Southeast Asia, could tap new markets as it struggles in Europe and China.

June 04, 2025 11:57 AM
Analysis: How German automakers can survive weak EV demand, tariffs and China surge

Focusing on electrification and software would be the best way for Germany’s automakers to survive a weak EV market, fierce Chinese competition and punitive U.S. tariffs, analysts say.

June 03, 2025 10:10 PM
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