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Volkswagen Group adds board-level post for China as part of major management restructuring

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As part of an extensive structural and management realignment, the Volkswagen Group is adding a new Board of Management function for China, emphasizing the significance of the largest sales market in the world. The Volkswagen Group delivered some 2.3 billion (US$3.23

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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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He was appointed Board Member for Engineering at Bentley in 2003 before taking over as Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry in 2012. Following various management functions at Volkswagen, SEAT and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Thomas became manager of Volkswagen’s Kassel plant in 1998.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

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part of the mission.” ” Electric vehicle sales surge. BEV sales in the UK have grown rapidly over the past year – with demand rising, at least in part due to petrol shortages, which dried up many motorists’ gas tanks in September. Lack of home charging piles. .”

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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. With more than 9 million Tata vehicles plying in India, Tata Motors is the country’s market leader in commercial vehicles and among the top in passenger vehicles. Global ŠKODA sales reached 1.3

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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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Vahland’s successor as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Škoda will be Bernhard Maier, until now Board Member for Sales and Marketing of Porsche AG. These toolkits (Baukasten) feature standardized technical components for each automotive vehicle segment (volume, premium, sport and commercial vehicles).

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Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6B over next five years; seeking to make itself future-proof

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Beyond production, investments are planned mainly in the areas of development, quality assurance, genuine parts supply and information technology. The ratio of capital expenditure to sales revenue will be at a competitive level of around 6% on average in the period 2011 to 2015. share of the world passenger car market.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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It’s a robust list of a variety of models–the majority of which are focused on the hot crossover segment–with total sales of more than 150,000 from six major automaker groups. This list is subjective and weighted toward functionality with an emphasis on fun, but also factors in sales numbers.