Volkswagen survived Dieselgate, but a decade later it faces a different test: not one scandal but five pressures at once - China, the EV transition, software,…
On 18 September 2015 US regulators disclosed that Volkswagen used defeat-device software in diesel engines - about 482,000 US vehicles, roughly 11 million worldwide. CEO…
A June 2016 US settlement valued around 14.7 billion dollars was followed by a 2017 DOJ plea. Diesel was discredited as the bridge technology; capital and attention shif…
Volkswagen converted its Zwickau plant, at a cost above 1.2 billion euros, into a dedicated EV factory and began building the ID.3 on the MEB platform - the physical pro…
CARIAD, founded in 2020 to build one software stack for the whole Group, fell behind. Delays were linked to postponed Audi and Porsche models. Management was replaced in…
Domestic Chinese brands scaled fast in EVs, batteries, software and price. Volkswagen - defending territory it spent forty years building - saw its China volumes and sha…
After more than 70 hours of talks and warning strikes, Volkswagen, IG Metall and the works council agreed to more than 35,000 VW-brand German job reductions by 2030 - no…
Volkswagen Group reported 2025 revenue of 321.9 billion euros and an operating result of 8.9 billion euros - a 2.8% margin, down about 53% year on year. CEO Blume's shar…
H1 2026 revenue was 158.1 billion euros (roughly flat), operating result 5.9 billion euros (down about 12%), margin 3.8%. Tariffs and China were named drags. Management…
Volkswagen's 20-member Supervisory Board is scheduled to weigh three competing restructuring options - some including plant closures and business carve-outs, with furthe…
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