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Volkswagen to make electric vehicle batteries in Canada

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Mar 14 12:22 PM

German car giant Volkswagen has chosen Canada to build its first battery plant outside Europe to localize its electric vehicle production chain in the region. Read more »

Volkswagen joins electric car price war

Lea Pernelle, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 01:31 AM

A new version of Volkswagen's flagship ID.3 electric car model will go on sale from the end of March for just under 40,000 euros ($42,000). Read more »

Porsche to enter stock market before the end of 2022: VW

Jean-Philippe Lacour, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 08:49 AM

German auto group Volkswagen said it would go ahead this year with a highly anticipated stock market entry for its premium sports brand Porsche, despite less than perfect financial conditions. Read more »

SM adds more e-vehicle charging stations in NCR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 02:47 PM

SM said more chargers will be installed in other malls in the coming months. Read more »

Lithium price jumps fivefold as demand surges for use in EV batteries

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 05 10:20 AM

The price of lithium, a rare metal used in the manufacturing of rechargeable batteries, has increased fivefold since April last year as demand from automakers surged, according to a recent report by British research firm Argus Media. Read more »

Climate summit lands pledges to slash emissions from cars, planes, ships

Simon Jessop and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 11:45 PM

Driving, flying and shipping contribute nearly a quarter of the world’s manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »

Volkswagen aims for half of vehicle sales to be electric by 2030

Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 08:41 PM

Volkswagen said on Tuesday it expected battery electric vehicles to account for half of its global vehicle sales by 2030, as Europe's largest carmaker prepares to phase out combustion engine cars.   Read more »

EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 billion for emissions cartel

Marine Strauss and Alexander Hübner, Reuters
Posted at Jul 09 08:30 AM

The European Commission fined German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of 875 million euros ($1 billion) on Thursday for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning technology they had developed. Read more »

China's Huawei scores 4G patent deal for VW cars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 06:24 PM

Huawei has struck a licensing deal that will allow use of its 4G technologies in connected vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen Group, the Chinese tech giant said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Hybrid leader Toyota turns on electrics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 08:52 AM

Toyota, which pioneered hybrid cars, unveiled Monday plans for its first global line-up of battery electric vehicles as other carmakers have pulled ahead in electrification.   Read more »

Volkswagen pulls a fast one: 'Voltswagen' rebrand a ruse

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 09:06 AM

VW spokesman Mark Gillies said in an email late Tuesday that the "Voltswagen" rebrand was a joke after the Wall Street Journal and other media reported that the announcement was indeed a ruse. Read more »

Volkswagen vows to dominate e-car market by 2025

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 08:21 PM

German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday it is aiming to dominate the electric car market by 2025 as it accelerates the pace to catch up with US pioneer Tesla. Read more »

Tesla market value tops $700 billion for first time

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 09:57 AM

The latest surge means the company is worth more than General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen combined.   Read more »

Volkswagen has paid $9.5 billion to US drivers over 'dieselgate'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 02:28 PM

Volkswagen has paid some $9.5 billion since 2016 to US motorists misled by devices installed by the German automaker to cheat emission standards, the US federal consumer protection authority said Monday. Read more »

Volkswagen, Adidas, Puma join Facebook ad boycott over hate speech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 08:11 AM

German giants Volkswagen, Puma and Adidas on Tuesday joined a growing advertiser boycott over hate speech against Facebook, following major consumer companies like Levi's and Coca-Cola.   Read more »