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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche. He moved to Saab as Executive Director Design in 2000 and was also given responsibility for Advanced Design at General Motors Europe in 2003.

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Audi presents PPE-based activesphere concept; electric drive quattro coupé with active back cargo bed

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The variable ground clearance is reminiscent of an Audi model family that has attracted an enthusiastic, loyal fan base in the C and later B segments since 2000—the Audi allroad. It is being developed under Audi’s leadership together with Porsche AG. degrees, the departure angle 28.1

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Winterkorn says Volkswagen developing 10-speed DCT and high-performance diesel; plug-in hybrids offer great potential

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Since 2000, the group has reduced the fuel consumption of its TDI and TSI engines by more than 30%. Everyone needs to play their part in this: carmakers, politicians and the fuel industry. The Volkswagen Group’s first plug-in hybrids, the Porsche Panamera and Audi A3 e-tron, will shortly be going into full production.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Three other brands, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz, finished midpack. When compared to the average non-turbo engine among 2016-2018 models, overall, Lexus makes the most reliable turbo powertrain, followed by Honda and Porsche. Porsche bucks the trend in this group, rising two places to number 11.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

Tesla powertrains are now pretty solid for the most part, but Tesla owners report a lot of build quality issues including irregular paint, broken trim, door handles that don’t work, and trunks that don’t close. Data is accrued primarily on model years from between 2000 and 2023. All of these pull down the brand’s reliability score.”

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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By offering the appropriate products we intend to achieve sustainable and profitable growth in very different parts of the world. In 2000, it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group. That is why we are systematically pursuing our regional growth strategy. —Matthias Müller, CEO of Volkswagen AG. Global ŠKODA sales reached 1.3

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Gadget’s New World

Revenge of the Electric Car

&# and he’s taking a bigger role in “Revenge.&# That’s partly because Gadget’s new 2000 square foot shop is being built out of the ashes of his old shop in Culver City. Stage One is transforming an abandoned LA warehouse and rebuilding his silver electric Porsche into a scalable production vehicle.

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