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Category: Volkswagen AG
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11 Electric Cars Worth a Look as Gas Prices Soar
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Volkswagen to End E.V. Production at Tennessee Plant
The New York Times – Business:The German carmaker is the latest to scale back plans for electric vehicles in favor of gasoline models.
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Driverless Big Rigs Are Coming to American Highways, and Soon
The New York Times – Business:There are active test runs in Texas, and a handful of companies are banking on making a big entry into the market as early as next year.
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Europe and China Take Step to Resolve Dispute on Electric Vehicles
The European Commission allowed carmakers to volunteer limits on their imports from China instead of paying tariffs, an arrangement that could help Volkswagen.
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Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes
The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.
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Europe May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban
A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals.
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Volkswagen to End Production at German Plant, a First in Company History
The auto giant stopped making cars at the plant in Dresden, which opened in 2001, as it faces weaker demand and steep U.S. tariffs.
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Volkswagen, Hit by Tariffs, Reports $1.5 Billion Loss and Warns of Chip Shortage
Europe’s largest automaker said that a shortage of semiconductors could further hurt productivity.
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Volkswagen Says Loss of Chip Supply Could Hit Production
After China stopped deliveries of Nexperia’s chips over a dispute with the Dutch government, German carmakers are worried about supply shortages.
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German Leaders and Auto Chiefs Team Up in Push to Relax Emissions Rules
The chancellor said he planned to urge the European Union to back off a policy that has been widely interpreted as a ban on combustion engines after 2035.
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Tesla’s Car Sales Rise 7% as U.S. E.V. Tax Credit Ends
The company benefited from a surge in U.S. demand for electric vehicles after Republicans in Congress voted to end a $7,500 incentive at the end of September. But other carmakers benefited more.
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Is That Product Any Good, or Is It Just a Brand Halo?
The concept involves a company trying to parlay feel-good associations with one of its products into a positive reputation for the overall brand.