Volkswagen Group and PowerCo SE launch site search for first gigafactory in North America
Volkswagen Group and PowerCo SE launch site search for first gigafactory in North America
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Title: Volkswagen Group and PowerCo SE launch site search for first gigafactory in North America
Description: The Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo SE founded in July 2022 intend to accelerate the build-up of their global battery business through rapid expansion to North America. Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume and the Canadian Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, signed in Wolfsburg today an Addendum to the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of August this year to identify suitable sites for a cell factory in Canada. The two parties will continue their cooperation in the areas of battery value creation, raw material supply chains and cathode material production which had been established in August. Furthermore, PowerCo and materials technology group Umicore have agreed to investigate a strategic supply agreement on cathode material for North America. In September, the two companies had announced that they would cooperate in Europe by forming a joint venture for precursor and cathode material production.
Volkswagen Group and PowerCo SE launch site search for first gigafactory in North America
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Title: Volkswagen Group and PowerCo SE launch site search for first gigafactory in North America
Description: The Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo SE founded in July 2022 intend to accelerate the build-up of their global battery business through rapid expansion to North America. Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume and the Canadian Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, signed in Wolfsburg today an Addendum to the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of August this year to identify suitable sites for a cell factory in Canada. The two parties will continue their cooperation in the areas of battery value creation, raw material supply chains and cathode material production which had been established in August. Furthermore, PowerCo and materials technology group Umicore have agreed to investigate a strategic supply agreement on cathode material for North America. In September, the two companies had announced that they would cooperate in Europe by forming a joint venture for precursor and cathode material production.
Closing the skilled-labor gap together: Volkswagen and CARIAD support the 42 Berlin coding school
Closing the skilled-labor gap together: Volkswagen and CARIAD support the 42 Berlin coding school
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Title: Closing the skilled-labor gap together: Volkswagen and CARIAD support the 42 Berlin coding school
Description: As a founding member of 42 Wolfsburg, which opened in spring of 2021, Volkswagen recognized the potential of the novel peer-based training concept for its transformation to a software-centered mobility provider from the beginning. Together with its software subsidiary CARIAD, Volkswagen is once again expanding its dedication to promoting the next generation of highly qualified coding experts and – along with its partners Bayer, Capgemini, Microsoft, SAP and T-Systems – providing 42 Berlin with funding in the range of double-digit millions. Additionally, Volkswagen and CARIAD are making their global network and expertise available to the students, for example through mentoring programs and internships. Following 42 Wolfsburg, 42 Heilbronn and 42 Prague, 42 Berlin is the fourth iteration that the Volkswagen Group is funding as part of the 42 network.
Closing the skilled-labor gap together: Volkswagen and CARIAD support the 42 Berlin coding school
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Title: Closing the skilled-labor gap together: Volkswagen and CARIAD support the 42 Berlin coding school
Description: As a founding member of 42 Wolfsburg, which opened in spring of 2021, Volkswagen recognized the potential of the novel peer-based training concept for its transformation to a software-centered mobility provider from the beginning. Together with its software subsidiary CARIAD, Volkswagen is once again expanding its dedication to promoting the next generation of highly qualified coding experts and – along with its partners Bayer, Capgemini, Microsoft, SAP and T-Systems – providing 42 Berlin with funding in the range of double-digit millions. Additionally, Volkswagen and CARIAD are making their global network and expertise available to the students, for example through mentoring programs and internships. Following 42 Wolfsburg, 42 Heilbronn and 42 Prague, 42 Berlin is the fourth iteration that the Volkswagen Group is funding as part of the 42 network.
The new ID.3 is ready and raring to go
The new ID.3 is ready and raring to go
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Title: The new ID.3 is ready and raring to go
Description: Volkswagen will be unveiling the new ID.3 to the public this coming spring. The second-generation ID.3 is set to be the latest chapter in the ID. family success story: To date, more than half a million ID. models – built on the basis of the modular electric drive matrix (MEB) – have been delivered to customers around the world. Currently, the ID.3 is produced at the Zwickau and Dresden plants in Germany. However, the production network will be expanded next year to include the main Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg. This is in order to meet high levels of customer demand for the fully electric compact car.
The new ID.3 is ready and raring to go
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Title: The new ID.3 is ready and raring to go
Description: Volkswagen will be unveiling the new ID.3 to the public this coming spring. The second-generation ID.3 is set to be the latest chapter in the ID. family success story: To date, more than half a million ID. models – built on the basis of the modular electric drive matrix (MEB) – have been delivered to customers around the world. Currently, the ID.3 is produced at the Zwickau and Dresden plants in Germany. However, the production network will be expanded next year to include the main Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg. This is in order to meet high levels of customer demand for the fully electric compact car.
Volkswagen accelerating transformation of Wolfsburg plant
Volkswagen accelerating transformation of Wolfsburg plant
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Title: Volkswagen accelerating transformation of Wolfsburg plant
Description: Volkswagen is making the Wolfsburg site fit for the future: the brand will be making an initial investment of some €460 million in the main factory at the Group headquarters by the beginning of 2025. This was announced on Wednesday by CEO Thomas Schäfer during a works meeting in Wolfsburg. The investment is primarily earmarked for preparations to produce the new ID.3. The compact electric car will be leaving the assembly line in Wolfsburg from 2023 – initially in partial production, with full production slated from 2024. Ramp-up is due for completion by the end of 2025. The necessary training measures for the workforce are currently being prepared. Post-ID.3 (ID.3 - power consumption in kWh/100 km: combined 16.1-15.3; CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0; only consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not in accordance with NEDC are available for the vehicle.) ramp-up, a further all-electric model for the booming SUV segment is to boost Wolfsburg’s capacity utilization for EV production over the long term. The technical basis for the new model is the Modular Electric Drive System (MEB). Volkswagen’s e-car platform is to undergo substantial further development as the MEB+, thus becoming even more efficient.
Volkswagen accelerating transformation of Wolfsburg plant
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Title: Volkswagen accelerating transformation of Wolfsburg plant
Description: Volkswagen is making the Wolfsburg site fit for the future: the brand will be making an initial investment of some €460 million in the main factory at the Group headquarters by the beginning of 2025. This was announced on Wednesday by CEO Thomas Schäfer during a works meeting in Wolfsburg. The investment is primarily earmarked for preparations to produce the new ID.3. The compact electric car will be leaving the assembly line in Wolfsburg from 2023 – initially in partial production, with full production slated from 2024. Ramp-up is due for completion by the end of 2025. The necessary training measures for the workforce are currently being prepared. Post-ID.3 (ID.3 - power consumption in kWh/100 km: combined 16.1-15.3; CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0; only consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not in accordance with NEDC are available for the vehicle.) ramp-up, a further all-electric model for the booming SUV segment is to boost Wolfsburg’s capacity utilization for EV production over the long term. The technical basis for the new model is the Modular Electric Drive System (MEB). Volkswagen’s e-car platform is to undergo substantial further development as the MEB+, thus becoming even more efficient.
Volkswagen AG creates the largest charging network in Europe with Elli
Volkswagen AG creates the largest charging network in Europe with Elli
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Title: Volkswagen AG creates the largest charging network in Europe with Elli
Description: Volkswagen AG and its charging and energy brand Elli have reached their next milestone: With 400,000 charging points, Elli is now operating the largest charging network in Europe, with more than 800 providers in 27 countries. Over the past 18 months, the network has doubled in size by adding about 200,000 new charging points. Elli most recently expanded its network in western and northern Europe by adding the Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Dutch fast-charging specialist Fastned.
Volkswagen AG creates the largest charging network in Europe with Elli
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Title: Volkswagen AG creates the largest charging network in Europe with Elli
Description: Volkswagen AG and its charging and energy brand Elli have reached their next milestone: With 400,000 charging points, Elli is now operating the largest charging network in Europe, with more than 800 providers in 27 countries. Over the past 18 months, the network has doubled in size by adding about 200,000 new charging points. Elli most recently expanded its network in western and northern Europe by adding the Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Dutch fast-charging specialist Fastned.
Volkswagen with a first-class safety concept: five stars from Euro NCAP for the ID. Buzz
Volkswagen with a first-class safety concept: five stars from Euro NCAP for the ID. Buzz
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Title: Volkswagen with a first-class safety concept: five stars from Euro NCAP for the ID. Buzz (ID. Buzz Pro: Combined power consumption in kWh/100 km: 21.7–20.6; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0. Only consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not in accordance with NEDC are available for the vehicle.)
Description: The European test organisation Euro NCAP has announced its latest vehicle safety test results. With the ID. Buzz (ID. Buzz Pro: Combined power consumption in kWh/100 km: 21.7–20.6; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0. Only consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not in accordance with NEDC are available for the vehicle.) , a new Volkswagen model has also been awarded a “very good” rating and received the best possible score of five stars.
Volkswagen with a first-class safety concept: five stars from Euro NCAP for the ID. Buzz
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Title: Volkswagen with a first-class safety concept: five stars from Euro NCAP for the ID. Buzz (ID. Buzz Pro: Combined power consumption in kWh/100 km: 21.7–20.6; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0. Only consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not in accordance with NEDC are available for the vehicle.)
Description: The European test organisation Euro NCAP has announced its latest vehicle safety test results. With the ID. Buzz (ID. Buzz Pro: Combined power consumption in kWh/100 km: 21.7–20.6; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0. Only consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not in accordance with NEDC are available for the vehicle.) , a new Volkswagen model has also been awarded a “very good” rating and received the best possible score of five stars.