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New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

Green Car Congress

The new Passat is the first vehicle to be equipped with the MQ281, followed by almost all vehicle classes of the brands Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen. Although they function unobtrusively, manual gearboxes have a significant share of the gearbox market worldwide due to a high installation rate. MQ281 manual transmission.

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Markets Roundup December 2020

EV Sales

Big Eight Let's see how the Big Eight EV Markets fared in 2020: China * Tesla Model 3 #1 - First foreigner to win the trophy, but the Wuling Mini EV was closing in and is the favorite for the 2021 title; * 1.3 And the Market Share reached 6.3%, a new record. So.another market ready for the Disruption Zone ?

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Volkswagen Group to add 15 more plants to Industrial Cloud this year

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The 15 additional plants slated for integration this year are from the Audi, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Porsche and Components brands. Cost savings through standardization.