Tag: Volkswagen

Exxon in talks with Tesla, Ford and Volkswagen on supplying lithium

Exxon Mobil is in talks with Tesla, Ford, Volkswagen and other automakers about supplying them with lithium as the oil giant works to build a business around the crucial battery metal, sources say.

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Chinese electric-car shares boosted by Volkswagen investment in Xpeng

Receive free Electric vehicles updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Electric vehicles news every morning. Shares in Chinese electric-vehicle makers rose sharply on Thursday after Volkswagen

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VW takes 5% stake in China EV maker Xpeng

Volkswagen Group plans to invest $700 million in Xpeng and jointly develop electric vehicles in China as the German automaker fights to halt a sales slide in its most important market. VW Group

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BYD widens sales lead over VW in China

BYD extended its lead over Volkswagen Group as China’s top-selling automaker, with its wide range of electric vehicles proving hugely popular among local buyers. After dethroning the German giant for the first time

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Tesla is lapping Germany’s automakers in the global EV race

Germany’s automakers announced bold plans the last several years to shift to electric cars and challenge Tesla’s dominance. Instead, they’re only falling further behind. Tesla delivered 889,015 cars in the first half of

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Why this isn’t your average EV

This new European car maker has launched its striking electric car Down Under and it brings a spicy flavour others can’t match. VW’s Spanish spinoff beat the German giant to market in Australia

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Car Review: 2024 Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron is an impressive choice in luxury electric vehicles

By Brian Armstead, special contributor For the 2024 model year, Audi, the German luxury brand within the Volkswagen Group, has a bonafide automotive superstar with its flagship Q8 Sportback e-tron. The full-electric e-tron

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Plug-In Car Sales In May 2023 Exceeded 250,000

The Tesla Model Y remains the number one choice, while the Volkswagen ID.4 is the best of the rest. Jul 16, 2023 at 10:00am ET The European passenger car market expanded by some

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Car brands that have bounced back in Australia in 2023

It’s been a tough couple of years for many of Australia’s car brands, which have battled to source and deliver vehicles in the face of parts shortages, COVID outbreaks, and quarantine kinks. But

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“Customer resistance:” Volkswagen cuts EV production as it fails to keep up with market

Volkswagen is cutting shifts and production on its electric vehicle lines at its Emden plant in Germany despite surging June EV sales figures in Europe. The company says the production cuts are due

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