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CeBIT 2014 in Hanover, Dr. Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Stephan Weil and Prof. Dieter Kempf join Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn

VW’s Winterkorn speaks about a New Era of Automotive Digitalisation at CeBIT 2014

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The automobile is approaching a new era of digitalisation which will have fundamental impact on the mobility of the future. The Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, said at the opening ceremony of CeBIT 2014 in Hanover: “The two ground-breaking inventions, the automobile and the computer, are moving […]

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Volkswagen Chattanooga Solar Panel System

VW Group Invests More Than 10 Billion Euros in Green Technology

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The expression, ‘to put your money where your mouth is’ is one that could be used for Volkswagen who’re doing exactly that. Since their announcement of wanting to be the world’s leading automotive manufacturer, Volkswagen have literally been spending billions. Research and development costs for the last year alone were up 15% from previous, making

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VW e-up!

1,000 Free Green Miles for VW e-up! Owners, courtesy of Ecotricity

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On sale now, the Volkswagen e-up! offers a quieter alternative to their award winning up! city car. Available from 24 e-Retailers, the e-up! offers a five door, four-seat high spec. car producing zero emissions at the tail pipe. In addition, Volkswagen have teamed up with Ecotricity, the world’s first ‘green electricity’ company, to provide an

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VW Autonomous driving

AdaptIVe European Automated Driving Research Project Commences

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A European research project known as AdaptIVe (Automated Driving Applications & Technologies for Intelligent Vehicles) has begun at the MobileLifeCampus in Wolfsburg, Germany, aiming to advance automated driving technology. It is made up of a consortium of 29 partners, all of whom will lead key roles in solving known issues and enhancing safety and efficiency

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VW e-up! electric car around Stockholm

Volkswagen Makes Some Noise for the New e-up! Electric Car

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In this video entitled “The streets sound different. e-mobility by Volkswagen.” Volkswagen have tried to add sound to a so-called silent vehicle by putting a vocalist and beatbox artist, Fatih Sahin, with a set of speakers and microphone to give a ‘conventional’ soundtrack to the electric e-up!. As is often stated by both marketing teams

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VW e-up! electric car

Volkswagen Launch e-Solutions Finance for e-up! Electric Car

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Volkswagen are now offering their new electric up!, dubbed the e-up!, from £199/month. The car’s price is a not insignificant £19,250 after the Governments current Plug-in Car Grant of £5,000 is taken away from the true price VW are asking; £24,250. Deliveries are expected to commence at the end of January so although still not

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VW XL1 New York (1)

Volkswagen XL1 PHEV Diesel-Electric Hybrid Hits the Streets of New York

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Not news as such, more an excuse for some interesting photos, Volkswagen’s superb hybrid XL1 supercar (not in the speed sense but in the technology stakes it certainly is) hit the streets of New York. Some very lucky Volkswagen employees are conducting a month long tour across America which takes them right across from Los

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Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn

Volkswagen Paves the Way for Electric and Hybrid Drivetrain Research

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The Volkswagen Group is the world’s leading automotive company in the field of innovative drive technologies. This has been confirmed by a study comparing the development activities and innovation excellence of 20 international automotive groups recently published by the Centre of Automotive Management (CAM). The Volkswagen Group expanded its innovation lead compared with the previous

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