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Volkswagen customers in Germany ordering more diesel vehicles; share of 43% in 2018, vs. 39% in 2017

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Customers of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in Germany are once again placing more orders for diesel vehicles. In Germany, the diesel debate is emotionally charged—and frequently strays from the facts. —Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Sales, Jürgen Stackmann.

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars lifts global deliveries of BEV vehicles by 197% and of electric vehicles overall by 158% in 2020

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In 2020, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019). —Klaus Zellmer, the board member responsible for Sales of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. in 2019 to 34.8% In Sweden, the ID.3

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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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ADAC testing finds new diesel cars cleaner than required; Euro 6c and 6d-Temp vehicles well below the permissible NOx limits

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In Germany, testing by ADAC (Allgemeine Deutsche Automobil-Club eV) has found that all the Euro 6c and 6d-Temp vehicles that have been measured on the road to date meet much stricter requirements nitrogen oxides (NO x ) than required by the EU. Our measurement results show that diesel technology can have a future.

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JATO: Euro car market drops 7.9% in June; SUV demand slows; Tesla posts highest market share gain

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The European car market dropped in June 2019 as 1.49 It was the biggest monthly drop so far in 2019, as only four out of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis posted growth but counted for a marginal 2.6% As seen in Q1-2019, the brand is posting large increases in its Model 3 deliveries at the end of each quarter.

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