There is a record, but not the right one: Volkswagen sold more sausages than cars of its own brand in 2024
It is said that the German automaker’s core business is weakening, but Volkswagen still set a sales record — albeit for sausages.
Volkswagen Tiguan test drive: no emotions, just facts
It’s hard to talk about a car that doesn’t have a pronounced character. The Volkswagen Tiguan seems to have everything going for it, but you won’t expect any emotional outbursts from this crossover, although the Tiguan definitely claims to be one of the best in this segment. I’m a natural «Japanologist», not a…
ID.2X – VW’s most compact electric crossover with a price of about €30 thousand will be presented in September
VW will officially unveil its smallest electric SUV at the IAA motor show in Munich in September, CEO Thomas Schaefer announced. He went a step further and also confirmed the name of the upcoming electric vehicle: ID.2X (formerly known as ID.2all SUV). He also shared a sketch of the car.
The first details about Volkswagen ID.ONE – a city electric car for €20 thousand.
Volkswagen plans to make electric cars more accessible to everyone. The company has revealed new details about its budget model, which is likely to be called ID.ONE and will enter the market in 2027. The expected price is about €20 thousand, which will make this electric car one of the most affordable in its class.
Volkswagen Golf MK8.5 test drive: one step closer to premium
It’s a thankless task to change a public favorite, but you can always make minor adjustments. The updated Volkswagen Golf MK8.5 may be difficult to distinguish, but it has definitely become more pleasant to deal with. What am I talking about? Because the VW Golf has always been attractive to consumers. For fifty years now, […]
Volkswagen ID.4 2025: what an electric car with a price of $45 thousand can offer.
Volkswagen is resuming production of the ID.4 electric vehicle at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and has announced initial prices for the 2025 model. Currently, only versions with an 82 kWh battery are available, and models with a 62 kWh battery «will be available later», although the exact timing is unknown.
UAH 125 billion spent by Ukrainians on new cars in 2024 – Which brands raised the most money?
In 2024, new passenger cars worth over UAH 125 billion were sold in Ukraine. This is 18% higher than the previous year.
Toyota, Renault, Skoda and others: almost 70 thousand new cars purchased by Ukrainians in 2024
In December 2024, Ukrainians purchased more than 5.5 thousand new passenger cars. This is 6% less than in December 2023, but 5.7% more than in the previous November.
Volkswagen to cut 35,000 jobs but keep plants in Germany
Volkswagen has announced a «Christmas miracle», introducing major changes to its German operations that will avoid immediate plant closures, layoffs or salary cuts. However, it is planned to cut about 35 thousand jobs in the near future, although the plants will continue to operate.
Ukrainians spent over UAH 10.2 billion on new cars in November: which brands are the most popular
In November 2024, Ukrainians spent more than UAH 10.2 billion on new cars. This is 12% more than in November 2023. At the same time, the amount was 8% less than in October.
Car preferences of Ukrainians: which brands were the most popular in November (the leader changed again)
In November, Ukrainians registered more than 5.2 thousand new passenger cars. This is 3% less than in November 2023. Compared to October of this year, consumer activity in the Ukrainian car market decreased by 10%.
Toyota is in the lead, BYD is growing rapidly, BMW is not doing well – a new rating of car brands
The resource fus2mоve has published a rating of the most popular car brands as of October 2024. It was compiled using data from local ministries of transportation and relevant agencies. The rating is based on statistics on the registration of new passenger cars in 159 countries.
Rivian to become Volkswagen’s technology partner for the electric Golf and the flagship Project Trinity electric vehicle
Rivian’s technologies will gradually appear in Volkswagen’s electric vehicles. First, they will be used in Audi and Porsche, and later they will even find a place in Volkswagen’s flagship model, known as Project Trinity.
The buttons are coming back: Volkswagen promises redesign, better batteries and materials in its electric cars
Volkswagen is going through a challenging period due to declining demand and production problems. The company recognizes the need for change and is planning a major redesign of its electric vehicles.
Ukrainians love speed: UAH 11 billion spent on new cars – BMW and Mercedes are in the top
In October 2024, Ukrainians spent UAH 11.1 billion on new passenger cars. This is 12% more than in the same period of the previous year. The figure also increased by 3% compared to September this year.
Volkswagen Multivan is an all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid based on the eHybrid 4Motion system with three motors
Volkswagen has introduced a new plug-in hybrid powertrain to its Multivan lineup. The Multivan eHybrid 4Motion replaces the previous PHEV version by adding all-wheel drive.
The leader of the Ukrainian new car market has changed: which brands were the most popular
In October 2024, more than 5.8 thousand new passenger cars were sold in Ukraine. This is only 1% more than in the same period of the previous year.
Volkswagen closes an electric vehicle production plant in Europe
Volkswagen has announced the closure of its Audi plant in Brussels, Belgium, a few days after announcing plans to close three plants in Germany. The Brussels plant, which produces the electric crossover Audi Q8 E-Tronis scheduled to cease operations on February 28, 2025.
Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainians have spent UAH 93 billion on new cars: which brands are the most popular
In the first three quarters of 2024, Ukrainians spent more than UAH 93 billion on new cars. This is 21% more than in the same period last year.
The Volkswagen Tayron is a new SUV with a wide range of engines and configurations starting at €45.5 thousand.
Volkswagen introduced a new car called Tayron in Europe. It has been available in China since 2018 and is now making its way to the company’s European portfolio. In fact, it is a seven-seater version of the latest generation Tiguan. In other words, it replaces the old Tiguan Allspace sold in Europe.
Volkswagen ID.7 Pro S covered 794 km on a single battery charge in real-world conditions
The Volkswagen ID.7 Pro S electric car has a promising claimed range of 709 km on the WLTP cycle. However, the manufacturer now claims that the car is not only capable of driving this distance in real-world conditions, but even significantly exceeds the declared autonomy. During real-world testing, the Volkswagen ID.7 Pro S covered an impressive…
In September, Ukrainians bought 5.7 thousand new passenger cars. What brands were the most popular
During August 2024 more than 8.1 thousand new passenger cars were registered in Ukraine. This was a new record for the last 32 months that Ukraine has been at full-scale war. However, in September, the car market saw a decline in activity.
Record sales of new cars: Ukrainians spent UAH 15 billion in August
Recently was reportedreported that the Ukrainian automotive market experienced a real boom in August. Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine increased by 40% to 8.1 thousand units, a record high for new car sales over the past 32 months.
Volkswagen Transporter will be available as an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid for the first time
The popular next-generation Volkswagen Transporter van will be available with fully electric and hybrid powertrains for the first time. Diesel engines will also be available in the seventh generation.
Toyota, Volkswagen, Honda and others – TOP 10 car brands in 2024
The updated ranking of the best automotive brands by sales for the first 8 months of 2024 shows significant growth of Chinese BYD. It has the highest growth rate among the TOP 10 car brands. The report is based on an analysis of data from ministries of transportation or their equivalents in 159 markets around the world.
Car boom: sales of new cars in Ukraine increased by 40%. What brands were the most popular
In August 2024, more than 8.1 thousand new passenger cars were registered in Ukraine. This is a new record for the last 32 months since a full-scale war has been going on in Ukraine. This is reported by Ukrautoprom.
Volkswagen Caddy plug-in hybrid: up to 122 km on electric power, combined fuel consumption of 0.5 liters per 100 km
Volkswagen has updated the Caddy van with a hybrid version with a long range on electric power. The new Caddy eHybrid and Caddy Cargo eHybrid are plug-in hybrids.
«The sportiest» Volkswagen ID.3 GTX Performance: 240 kW engine, 5.7 seconds to «60 mph» and price from €52295
Volkswagen has launched its «sportiest Volkswagen electric vehicle to date, the» ID.3 GTX Performance. Equipped with the most powerful electric motor and new batteries, it is seen as the electric equivalent of the popular Golf GTI Clubsport.
Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen and other manufacturers postpone plans to fully switch to electric vehicles
Automakers are gradually backing away from their ambitious plans to fully electrify their vehicle lines. More and more companies are recognizing that cars with internal combustion engines will remain on the market longer than expected.
🚙🔋Volkswagen follows Tesla — Chinese electric architecture CEA will reduce the cost of future electric vehicles by another 40%
Volkswagen together with Chinese Xpeng developed a new architecture for CEA electric vehicles that will further reduce the cost of future all-electric battery-powered models.
During the first quarter, Ukrainians bought 75% more cars from China, most of them — Volkswagen ID.4
Chinese-made electric vehicles continue to reshape the landscape of the Ukrainian automotive and electric market — you can see for yourself by looking at the latest statistics of Ukravtoprom regarding the most popular models in the first quarter of 2014.
Suddenly, BMW’s electric car sales have risen sharply amid a decline in Tesla and Volkswagen
BMW AG sharply increased sales of all-electric cars last quarter, a rather unexpected success for a German brand that has a peculiar reputation in Ukraine, especially in sharp contrast to the less optimistic results of Tesla and Volkswagen.
Tesla has reported a drop in electric vehicle sales for the first time in history. BYD’s sales fell by almost 1.5 times
And once again, we return to our favorite section Tesla vs BYD electric cars, and discuss the new report on Tesla’s car sales, which in the next round won a confident victory over BYD after the first knockdown in the last quarter of 2023. But there’s a caveat: for the first time in the history of Elon Musk’s company, sales have…
Tesla vs BYD. Top 10 largest electric car manufacturers in 2023 [world ranking]
At the end of last year, the global electric vehicle market a historic event has taken place: Tesla, which has been confidently holding the lead for years , lost for the first time to the Chinese auto giant BYD. It was this event that Visual Capitalist dedicated a new infographic, so keep in one image […]
In two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported more than 8K EV — eight times more than the pre-war level
In the first two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported almost 60 thousand cars (58,593 units) and 14% (8,026 cars) of them — were EVs, which is almost 8 times more than in the same period in 2021 (only 1,040 «electric cars» were imported then), according to a new study OpenDataBot.
Volkswagen starts selling the new Golf in Europe and launches Edition 50 anniversary model
Volkswagen has started pre-sales of the updated Golf in Europe with the launch of the Edition 50 model. This special edition is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the debut of the original hatchback iteration.
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