Tag: Volkswagen
VW invest a further US$200m in battery company
VOLKSWAGEN has invested another $200 million into QuantumScape, a Stanford University spinout developing solid-state batteries as the automaker bets on a next-generation technology that will unlock longer ranges and faster charging times in electric...
Volkswagen shrugs off €1bn legal hit with higher SUV sales
Sales of higher-margin sports utility vehicles and cost cuts helped Volkswagen shrug off a 1 billion euro legal charge to meet first-quarter operating profit forecasts on Thursday, sending its shares 4.5...
Volkswagen achieves new international environmental certification
Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has been awarded the new International Environmental Certification - ISO 14001:2015. This certification was awarded and confirmed by lead auditors from Tuev Nord and Volkswagen AG. ...
More industrial parks on the cards
Government has announced plans to upscale the revitalisation of local industrial parks to 20 locations.
Chairing a media briefing of the Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development cluster, Rural Development and Land...
Improving the global competitiveness of South Africa’s automotive industry
In spite of some excellent efforts by VWSA and Toyota SA to increase local content of the vehicles they assemble, the South African automotive industry in general is finding it difficult...