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Volkswagen (VW)

Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. It is the biggest German automaker and the second largest automaker in the world.

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Check: Testing the Opel Zafira Electric

Check: Testing the Opel Zafira Electric

REV’s tests the Opel Zafira Electric. Can it compete with more expensive vans like the VW ID. Buzz?
Cars and TransportationOctober 9, 202409:58 min
A group of VW workers demonstrating on September 25, 2024 in Hanover, northern Germany

Volkswagen employees add to German carmaker's headaches

Volkswagen employees add to German carmaker's headaches

The carmaker needs to cut costs, but workers are demanding higher wages. Experts wonder how that is supposed to work.
BusinessOctober 8, 2024
A view of the entrance of a Volkswagen plant in Emden Germany. A large VW sign in seen in the foreground to the left.

German carmaker VW cornered by Chinese competition

German carmaker VW cornered by Chinese competition

Volkswagen says it may have to close factories and cut jobs due to weak sales and strong competition from China.
BusinessSeptember 25, 202401:33 min
An illustration showing how Chinese cars are looking to increase market share in the EU

EU divided over higher tariffs for Chinese EV imports

EU divided over higher tariffs for Chinese EV imports

Despite "constructive talks" between the EU and China, the impasse over tariffs on Chinese EVs threatens to escalate.
TradeSeptember 24, 2024
A workers meeting at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg with workers and management facing it off

Volkswagen's crisis: How can Europe's car industry survive?

Volkswagen's crisis: How can Europe's car industry survive?

While Europe's carmakers mull factory closures their Chinese rivals want to set up shop here. What's going wrong?
BusinessSeptember 23, 2024
An illustration showing the German flag and German car manufacturing moving toward China

What Volkswagen's woes say about Germany's economic future

What Volkswagen's woes say about Germany's economic future

Job cuts and plant closures at Germany's largest carmaker are a symptom of a wider malaise in Europe's largest economy.
TradeSeptember 11, 2024
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The outside facade of the VW components plant in Chemnitz

VW's warning on plant closures in Germany causes outcry

VW is being criticized for a cost-cutting plan that for the first time includes plant closures in Germany.
BusinessSeptember 3, 2024
Passengers on a train platform waiting to board a train

Corporate values: Why do companies bother saying 'sorry'?

Saying "sorry" can be hard. For companies admitting mistakes can be a matter of survival. Sometimes customers want more.
BusinessAugust 5, 2024
A sign outside a Toyota dealership in Tokyo, Japan, on January 30, 2024

Is Japan's car-testing scandal the new Dieselgate?

Toyota, Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha were found to have submitted incorrect or manipulated test data when certifying cars.
BusinessJune 9, 2024
Car emissions seen in headlights

New alliance for combustion engine phaseout

Despite broad agreement for a switch to emission-free vehicles by 2040, there are still holdouts, including Germany.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 10, 2021
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