Volkswagen gives the all-clear on semiconductor shortage

BERLIN: The shortage of semiconductors has hit Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen hard since the end of 2020, but now the German company has given a cautious all-clear. There are currently no longer any acute bottlenecks, said Dirk Grosse-Loheide, who oversees procurement on the group’s managing board, reported German news agency dpa. “In the last six […]

VW vows to dominate e-car market by 2025

FRANKFURT: German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday it is aiming to dominate the electric car market by 2025 as it accelerates the pace to catch up with US pioneer Tesla. Volkswagen sold 422,000 electrified vehicles in 2020. Of those, 230,000 were fully electric cars — or three times more than in 2019 — and the […]

Latest VW Golf all about high-tech interior

One of the world’s favourite cars just got an upgrade. After 35 million sales and 45 years, VW is launching the eighth generation of the Golf. Despite being the best-selling car at home in Germany and in many countries abroad, the Golf is finding it increasingly difficult to hold its own against the SUV and […]