The first water-cooled Volkswagen model sold in the United States was the 1974 Dasher, known as the Passat back in West Germany. The year before that, that car's Audi sibling, the 80, went on sale here with Fox badging (not to be confused with the later Volkswagen Fox, which was a Brazilian-built Gol ).
With sales down across multiple models, Audi faces a challenging road ahead. Here's a closer look at the troubling numbers.
By Divya Chowdhury and Victoria Waldersee DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Volkswagen needs to increase investments in the U.S. to hit its market share targets, and cut costs in Europe to achieve profitable growth,
For all its talk of radical change, Volkswagen's cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker's tradition of cooperation between managers and workers, according to details disclosed by company sources.
Future production plans for carmaker Volkswagen's factory in the eastern German city of Zwickau remain in doubt, even after labour concessions in a new collective bargaining deal averted threatened plant closures.
Tesla's global auto sales topped Audi's for the first time. The Volkswagen-owned Audi delivered 1.67 million cars in 2024 compared to the 1.77 million delivered by Tesla (TSLA). Audi blames a more challenging economic environment and increased competition for the decline in sales.
Car giant VW to wind down production at 2 factories; China could buy factories for foothold in Germany. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Volkswagen AG’s deliveries declined last year as weak electric-vehicle demand and intense competition in the key Chinese market dragged on sales.
Al Nabooda Automobiles, the official importer of Audi in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, announced Jan Scheidgen as its new General Manager. With over two decades of international leadership in the automotive industry,
Volkswagen AG’s Audi sold 1.67 million vehicles in 2024, down 12% from a year earlier. Its struggle with intensifying competition in Europe and China and weak demand for its electric models dropped the brand behind Elon Musk’s Tesla,
Volkswagen AG, the German parent of brands including Audi, Skoda and Porsche delivered 9.03 million vehicles globally in 2024, 2.3% fewer than in 2023.
Sluggish sales in China and a continued slump in the market for electric vehicles helped drag down global sales for struggling German auto giant Volkswagen in 2024, the company reported on Tuesday. Worldwide,