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VW Group restructuring in response to emissions testing scandal; greater focus on the modular toolkits; Klinger out, Horn stays

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Following its appointment of Matthias Müller as the new CEO of the Group ( earlier post ), the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG approved a new management structure for the Group and the brands as well as for the North America region. Reorganization of the North America region.

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Volkswagen Group closing in on 3M units sold in China this year

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Audi deliveries grew 19.7% —Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler. Deliveries in North America in the period to November were up 6.7% Those strong results put the Volkswagen Group in a close heat with GM, which just announced passing the 3-million mark in that country. Earlier post.). to 217,400.

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Porsche Q1 sales soar, but Taycan production issues remain

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It shows the strong demand for our products and the strength of our brand,” said Detlev von Platen, Executive Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Porsche. “It’s particularly pleasing that we were able to post gains in every sales region – in spite of the still volatile economic situation and limited parts availability.”

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A Volkswagen brand pickup will not happen, but we still have Scout’s EV truck coming

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The VW Amarok is based on Ford’s newest Ranger and is for sale in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but not North America. Volkswagen also teased the Tarok pickup concept in 2019, asking, “Is America ready for a smaller pickup again?” It’s a completely unique platform — ground up being engineered and developed.”

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Audi presents results of diesel assessment to KBA

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Following the conclusion of internal technical analyses of all its V TDI engines, Audi has passed on its essential findings to the German Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, KBA) as the responsible authority. —Abraham Schot, interim CEO and Audi AG Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing.

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Audi presents results of diesel assessment to KBA

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Following the conclusion of internal technical analyses of all its V TDI engines, Audi has passed on its essential findings to the German Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, KBA) as the responsible authority. —Abraham Schot, interim CEO and Audi AG Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing.

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Volkswagen Group delivered 572,100 BEVs worldwide in 2022, up 26% y-o-y, 6.9% of total

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Hildegard Wortmann, Member of the Extended Executive Committee for Sales, said: “Our brands have shown a decent performance regarding deliveries in a very challenging environment last year. Audi Q4 e-tron (incl. Audi e-tron (incl. In North America, 842,600 customers received their vehicles, a decline of 7.2%.

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