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Volkswagen CEO currently under heavy fire from unions
Diess remains positive about the meetings because of the progress VW made.

Meghana KandraDecember 2, 2021

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is under fire from the unions in reference to strategy. However, Diess remains positive about this as the company made progress. Re...

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Apple global battery chief poached by Volkswagen

Aashish SehrawatNovember 28, 2021

According to his Linkedin page, Apple's global battery development chief, Ahn Soonho, has moved to Volkswagen to lead the automaker's development of electric ve...

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Rivian becomes third-most valuable car company with $145.08 billion market cap

Meghana KandraNovember 16, 2021

Backed by Amazon, Rivian surpassed Volkswagen by becoming the 3rd most valuable automaker in the world. It is evaluated to have a $142.08 billion market cap, wh...

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Foreign automakers selling in China seek transparency from regulators

Meghana KandraNovember 15, 2021

Foreign automakers in China have been targeting the market due to the potential for the upcoming EV shift. However, global automakers are seeking a clearer path...

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Spain offers two possible sites for Volkswagen’s battery plant

Meghana KandraNovember 5, 2021

The Spanish regional government Catalonia proposes two locations for Volkswagen's battery manufacturing plant. Neighbouring Aragon also proposed plant location....

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Fiat Chrysler nears to pleading guilty of emissions fraud probe

Meghana KandraOctober 27, 2021

Fiat Chrysler nears to pleading guilty after the multi-year probe that needs to be resolved. The company is almost guilty of emissions fraud in regard to its el...

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Volkswagen making fewest cars since 1958 due to supply chain problems

Meghana KandraOctober 21, 2021

Volkswagen says that their production in the Wolfsburg plant was just around 300,000 cars this year. And this is the lowest production value the company is maki...

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Volkswagen executive sees global chip shortage running well into 2022

Prattay MazumdarOctober 20, 2021

Volkswagen AG's (VOWG_p.DE) top Americas leader said on Tuesday the worldwide semiconductor chip deficiency will run well into the following year. Volkswagen G...

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VW’s Diess invites Tesla’s Musk to executive conference as a “surprise guest”

Meghana KandraOctober 17, 2021

Volkswagen's CEO Herbert Diess invited Tesla's Eon Musk online to the executive conference that was held in Germany. Musk addressed the 200 executives that were...

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Volkswagen Autonomous Ambulance under testing for launch in 2025

Meghana KandraOctober 16, 2021

Volkswagen has been working on autonomous vehicles for some time now. It includes working on self-driving buses in order to outmatch Tesla. Volkswagen has been ...

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