ŠKODA achieves significant growth in deliveries, sales and operating profit in first three quarters of 2016

News Add to File Folder • ŠKODA’s deliveries in the first nine months of the year increase by 6.2% to 840,900 vehicles • Traditional Czech brand achieves 9.0% increase in sales revenue to 10.1 billion euros • Operating profit increases by 28.1% to 940 million euros ŠKODA continues on course to success: The Czech automaker … Read more

Audi Group: Special items weigh on third quarter

Stable operating business and extended provisions for the V6 3.0 TDI diesel issue: The Audi Group succeeded in increasing its deliveries and revenue in the first three quarters of the fiscal year, while operating profit is well down on the prior year figure mainly due to special items. The operating return on sales after nine … Read more

Volkswagen obtains final approval of 2.0L TDI settlement program in the United States

Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and certain affiliates (together, Volkswagen) announced today that Judge Charles R. Breyer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has granted final approval to the settlement agreement between Volkswagen and private plaintiffs represented by a Court-appointed Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) to resolve civil … Read more

Volkswagen Group expands IT competence: Digital Lab in Berlin inaugurated

The Volkswagen Group is further expanding its IT competence. The company inaugurated its Digital Lab in Berlin on Tuesday at a ceremony attended by the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Dorothee Bär, the CEO of the Volkswagen Group, Matthias Müller, Member of the General Works Council Heinz-Joachim Thust, … Read more

SEAT and Aqualia create the first 100% Spanish alternative fuel from waste water

SEAT and Aqualia have joined forces to develop the innovative SMART Green Gas project, which aims to obtain 100% Spanish origin, renewable biofuel from waste water to be used in compressed natural gas (CNG) powered vehicles. To kick off their collaboration, with a duration of five years, both companies this month have begun performing pilot … Read more

Inaugural meeting of Sustainability Council – Volkswagen Group makes multi-million euro proactive fund available for projects

News • Nine internationally renowned experts meet for the first time in Berlin • Sustainability Council appoints Georg Kell, Founding Director UN Global Compact, as   its chair and defines initial areas of focus • Intensive dialogue with Board of Management Chairman Matthias Müller, Board   of Management member Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt • Volkswagen Group … Read more

ŠKODA Digital Lab: Future workshop for new digital technologies and solutions

ŠKODA is strengthening its innovative power and digital development expertise by establishing a digital lab in Prague. Creative teams will be exploring and developing new business models in the innovative ideas workshop. This will involve integrating digital technologies more strongly into ŠKODA’s current core business, and developing innovative connectivity and mobility services. The pilot phase … Read more

Plant opens in Września, Poland: state-of-the-art factory for the new Crafter

Festive plant opening in Września, Poland: about 1,000 guests from state authorities and business as well as representatives from the workforce and unions – from Poland and Germany – joined with members of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Group and its brands to officially start up the automotive plant that is dedicated to … Read more