Volkswagen Group to invest Rs. 7600 crores in India to expand production capacity and develop new products. Even after more than 15 years of presence in India, the Volkswagen Group has failed to capture a sizeable share of the market. Blame it on their premium product range or substandard after sales service, the automaker’s market … Read More
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is one of the biggest carmakers in the world. The Volkswagen Group comprised of around 12 brands that includes Volkswagen itself, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Scania and MAN. Volkswagen lineup includes all types of vehicles hatchbacks, sedans, crossovers, SUVs, pickup trucks, MPVs and so on. Headquartered in Wolfsburg, Volkswagen is the biggest German automaker in the world. Volkswagen was found in 1937. Volkswagen means people’s car. Volkswagen is also present in the Indian market with the Volkswagen Polo, Vento and Jetta. The German carmaker also has plans to expand its Indian lineup in the future with more India specific models.
Volkswagen T-Cross India Launch Being Considered
Volkswagen is likely to launch the T-Cross SUV in India to rival the Hyundai Creta and Renault Duster. Volkswagen is evaluating the prospects of entering the compact SUV segment in India with its T-Cross SUV. The T-Cross SUV will be based on the T-Cross Breeze concept showcased at the Geneva Motor Show last year. The … Read More
Volkswagen Entrusts Skoda To Engineer Cars For India
Volkswagen is counting on its alliance with Skoda for developing India-specific cars. German carmaker Volkswagen has entrusted Skoda to manufacture cars specifically for the Indian market. The Pune R&D team has already commenced work and evaluations are underway to determine the correct solutions for India. However, the launch timeline for the first product from this … Read More
Skoda Volkswagen Internal Conflicts Arise
Conflicts with regards to profit margins and cheaper labour arise between Skoda and Volkswagen. The union and managers at Volkswagen are seeking to contain competition from the company’s stablemate Skoda by moving some of its production to Germany and also by making it pay more for the shared technology. Volkswagen’s worker representatives are demanding for … Read More
Volkswagen 1.5-Litre Diesel Engine To Be Discontinued By 2020
Volkswagen’s 1.5-litre diesel engine will be discontinued due to the BS6 emission norms that come into effect by 1st April 2020. The BS6 emission norms coming into effect by 1st April 2020 will see a host of car manufacturers discontinuing their small diesel engines. Volkswagen Group’s 1.5-litre diesel is the latest victim of the stringent … Read More
Volkswagen Virtus & Polo On MQB Platform India Launch Likely
Volkswagen will decide on the MQB platform’s local manufacturing in India next month. Tata Motors and the Volkswagen Group had signed a MoU earlier this year (with Skoda taking the lead to develop low-cost vehicles for India) to explore a strategic alliance opportunity for joint product development. This alliance would allow the Volkswagen Group to … Read More
Volkswagen Overtakes Maruti In Exports In Q1 FY18
Volkswagen overtakes Maruti in car exports in Q1 of FY 17-18 and contributes to 14.80 percent of the total car exports from India. Volkswagen India has exported more cars than the country’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, in the first quarter of FY 2017-18. The German automaker exported 26,740 cars as against 25,821 cars by Maruti … Read More
Volkswagen Considering Ducati Sale To Hero Or Chinese Brand
Volkswagen intends to sell off the Ducati brand to streamline operations to fund for the strategic overhaul following its emission scandal. Volkswagen is considering selling off its Italian motorcycle brand Ducati either to India’s Hero MotoCorp or some Chinese brands. It is also reported that Volkswagen is cutting short its spending across all areas of … Read More
Only 30 Percent Of Volkswagen India Recalled Cars Rectified Yet
Of the recalled 3.4 lakh diesel vehicles, Volkswagen India could only rectify 30 percent cars as of March 2017. After admitting the use of defeat device in over 11 million diesel engine cars sold across the globe that allowed manipulation of emission tests by changing performance of vehicles to improve results, Volkswagen group has only … Read More
