All vw articles – Page 8
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ArticleHackenberg explains VW's new infotainment architecture
Volkswagen Group is rolling out a new modular infotainment system (MIB). The German carmaker hopes MIB will give it the tools to provide its customers state of the art infotainment systems that can be tailored to each of its brands and updated quickly and easily.Ulrich Hackenberg, member of the VW ...
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ArticleVW, BASF offer award for electrochemistry research
An electric battery-powered version of the VW up! small car will debut next year (Photo: VW)Volkswagen and BASF have established a 50,000 euro award for research that may lead to better high-performance energy storage.The award comes as the German auto industry is increasingly worried that for advanced battery technology, which ...
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ArticleAudi opens high-voltage battery project house
Audi employees working with high-voltage batteries (Photo: Audi)Audi opened a new 3,500 square meter high-voltage battery facility near its main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany, underscoring its intention to make electric vehicles a more important part of its product lineup by the end of the decade.By 2020, the Volkswagen Group premium ...
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ArticleCiting new ideas, VW extends Chinese crowd-sourcing project
VW’s experimental "Hover Car" would float just above the ground, guided by electromagnetic road networks(Photo: VW)Volkswagen is extending its Chinese "People's Car Project" indefinitely, as the German carmaker looks at ways to incorporate new ideas from the public into the design of future VW models.The project, which allows anyone to ...
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ArticleUS, German carmakers to demo fast EV charger
ACEA will make this combined charger the standard for new EVs in Europe from 2017 (Photo: VW)A group of eight US and German carmakers will demonstrate a common fast-charging technology they hope will accelerate the spread of electric vehicles.Volkswagen, Â Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors and Porsche will ...
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ArticleVW opts for new positioning system in high-bay warehouse
Car bodies are stacked 20 meters high at VW’s high-bay warehouse in Wolfsburg (Photo: PSI Technics)Volkswagen Group has decided to instal new software to operate a high-bay warehouse at its Wolfsburg factory more efficiently.The carmaker is replacing an old Trimble ICS5000L positioning systems with the so-called Positioning Solution System developed ...
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ArticleAudi acquires motorcycle maker Ducati
As expected, Audi said it is buying Italian motorcycle maker Ducati from the Investindustrial holding company, adding a twelfth brand to the Volkswagen Group's stable of brands.Terms weren't disclosed, but German press reports said the purchase price was around 860 million euros.Audi CEO Rupert Stadler cited Ducati's "great expertise in ...
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ArticleVolkswagen raises IT's profile with new in-house academy
VW will use IT to improve cooperation between its various brands (Photo: VW)Volkswagen has launched a new company-wide IT academy in a move to give greater in-house prominence to the role of information technology in meeting its corporate goals."IT is the nerve center of our company," said VW personnel chief ...
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ArticleMunich Management Colloquium: Winterkorn, Bohr see different resource opportunities
VW CEO Winterkorn (left) and Bosch Automotive CEO addressed the Munich management conference March 20MUNICH -- Top industry executives speaking at this year's Muenchner Management Kolloquium provided various interpretations of the conference topic: Growth through resource efficiency.But they agreed that, by making better use of available resources, companies can save ...
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ArticleVW's de Meo: Internet becomes No. 1 communication channel
Luca de Meo (photo: VW)As the global head of marketing for the Volkswagen Group and its core VW passenger car brand, Luca de Meo is responsible for defining what the group and its products stand for. That message needs to get acrossglobally to VW buyers of all ages and nationalities. ...
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ArticleVW chooses SAP for new CRM software
Volkswagen Group has chosen SAP to reorganize its customer relationship managenemt software, industry insiders say.SAP, the world's largest maker of business software, will provide CRM software for all passenger car brands belonging to the VW Group. Rollout will start in Germany in coming months and other countries, including Spain and ...
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ArticleVW sets target for sustainable production
VW has installed energy-saving lights at its new Chattanooga plant in the US (photo: VW)Volkswagen wants to improve the sustainability of its car plants by 25 pc between 2010 and 2018.The German carmaker said it will conserve energy, cut down on waste volumes, lower CO2 and other emissions and reduce ...
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ArticleMaking engine control software development more efficient
VW is looking for tangible benefits from its cooperation with Clausthal University (Photo: VW)Software development for engine control units is both complex and expensive. That's why Volkswagen and Clausthal University of Technology are looking for ways to make this work more efficient.Europe's largest auto company and the smallest technical university ...
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ArticleHarman extends infotainment contract with VW
Harman builds infotainment systems for a range of cars, including the Audi 6 Avant (Photo: Harman)Harman said it will provide a new infotainment system to Volkswagen group in a contract valued at 400 million dlrs.The US-based maker of premium audio and infotainment systems said the contract is an extension of ...
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ArticleCIO Straub to leave Audi - sources
Audi CIO Klaus Straub is rumored to be joining another automaker (Photo: Audi)Klaus Straub, recently named CIO of the decade by CIO magazine, is leaving Audi, company sources say.Straub, 47, is leaving the premium car division of Volkswagen Group of his own accord. Sources say he plans to join another, ...
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ArticleHofmann to become new VW CIO; Brunken, Schulte will be deputies
Martin Hofmann will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck Dec. 1 (Photo: VW)Martin Hofmann will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck as CIO of Volkswagen Group Dec. 1.As reported earlier, Hofmann will have two deputies: Ralf Brunken, who currently is the CIO of supplier Continental's automotive operations, and Uwe Schulte, ...
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IAA 2011: Winterkorn's Hyundai video raises questions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpPNVSQmR5c&feature=player_detailpageThe German news media are speculating whether a handheld video of Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn inspecting Hyundai's new i30 is a well-planned form of viral marketing by the German carmaker.The video, which shows Winterkorn, accompanied by several other VW executives, taking a close look at Hyundai's new Golf competitor and ...
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ArticleIAA 2011: Audi to show electric A2 concept
The electric A2 concept will seat four (Photo: Audi)Audi plans to show an electric A2 concept at the Frankfurt auto show (IAA) later this month.The model will be 3,800mm long, 1,690mm wide and 1,490mm tall. It will have LED lights, gesture control to unlock doors and touch-control areas on the ...
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ArticleVW opens reprocessing plant in China
VW, FAW and government officials opened the carmaker’s first engine reprocessing plant in China (Photo: VW)VW opened its first engine reprocessing plant in China and pledged to make quality used parts available to its customers in the world's biggest car market.The German carmaker said it would be able to reprocess ...
