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Volkswagen has 30k+ reservations for the ID.3 1ST edition; most from Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and UK

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Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. —Jürgen Stackmann, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand responsible for Sales, Marketing and After Sales. 3 1ST is to start at the end of 2019, as planned. More than 100,000 ID.

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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

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In spring 2020, the Volkswagen Tiguan broke the production barrier of six million units, with 910,926 units manufactured in 2019 alone. This versatile vehicle is available for sale in 80% of countries in the world and is the most successful SUV on the market in Europe. Later that year, the first Tiguan came to market.

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Volvo Cars and Autoliv announce the launch of Zenuity JV for AD and ADAS; first ADAS products in 2019

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The new company is expected to have its first driver assistance products available for sale by 2019 with autonomous driving technologies following shortly thereafter. Both Volvo Cars and Autoliv will license and transfer the intellectual property for their ADAS systems to the joint venture.

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Volkswagen bundling all intelligent driver assistance technologies under new umbrella brand IQ.DRIVE; heading to autonomy

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Before Christmas, Volkswagen will be launching a 360° marketing campaign for the new brand in Germany, consisting of TV commercial and posters as well as printed and online advertisements. In January 2019, special IQ.DRIVE models will appear in European dealerships. Other European markets are to follow next year.

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Volkswagen launches “We Share” electric car sharing in Berlin with 2,000 EVs; service begins 2Q19; European and US expansion in 2020

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The first fleet of vehicles will be rolled out in the German capital Berlin, and will comprise 1,500 e-Golfs when the service begins operating in the second quarter of 2019, with an additional 500 e-up! —Jürgen Stackmann, Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Sales. following later. family from 2020. “We

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Volvo Cars and Autoliv autonomous driving JV Zenuity starts operations

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Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden and with additional operations in Munich, Germany, and Detroit, USA, the initial workforce of close to 300 people is from Volvo Cars and Autoliv as well as some new hires. Zenuity is expected to have its first ADAS products available for sale by 2019 with AD technologies following shortly thereafter.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update. Road Test: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster. BMW – the Ultimate Electric Driving Machine?