San Francisco: Renewing speculation of Apple’s self-driving car, the Cupertino-based tech giant has hired former Tesla senior designer Andrew Kim. Kim worked extensively on Tesla Model 3, S, X and Y along with the Roadster V2 and the Semi. “His LinkedIn profile says that he joined the company in December[Read More…]
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Volkswagen Year-end Offers: Discounts Upto Rs 2 Lakh On Polo, Ameo, Vento
In the market for a new automatic car? Volkswagen is offering some interesting benefits under its Big Rush scheme of offers, especially for the Ameo and the Vento. Here’s a detailed table of offers: MODEL AUTOMATIC VERSION DISCOUNTS LOYALTY BONUS CORPORATE BONUS EXCHANGE BENEFIT PRICE RANGE (EX-SHOWROOM DELHI) Polo – Rs 10,000 Rs 30,000 Rs[Read More…]
Samsung Electronics world’s 4th largest R&D spender
Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co has been ranked No. 4 among 1,000 major global companies in terms of spending on research and development (R&D) over the past one year, a report showed on Thursday. The South Korean tech juggernaut spent $15.3 billion on R&D projects from the second half of 2017,[Read More…]
Volkswagen India to support flood-affected customers in Kerala
Volkswagen India has announced special services and discounts for its flood-affected customers in Kerala. The carmaker will be offering free roadside assistance to the customers to tow their cars to the nearest service centres. Customers can also dial a toll-free number mentioned below to intimate Volkswagen service executives for assistance and[Read More…]
Volkswagen Tiguan launched at Rs 27.98 lakh
Volkswagen has launched the second-gen Tiguan at Rs 27.98 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi) in India. Unlike the discontinued Touareg, the Tiguan is locally assembled at the Volkswagen Group’s Aurangabad plant. Volkswagen Tiguan Prices (All Ex-Showroom, New Delhi) Comfortline 2.0-litre TDI diesel: Rs 27.98 lakh Highline 2.0-litre TDI diesel: Rs 31.38 lakh [Read More…]
Next-Gen Volkswagen Polo – this is it!
Rumours about the all-new Volkswagen Polo have been doing rounds all over the Internet for quite a while now. There had been reports about the new-gen VW Polo being spotted testing in Germany and this time around, clearer photographs of the next-gen Volkswagen Polo have emerged from South Africa. The[Read More…]
Massive job cuts expected, says Volkswagen HR chief
Auto giant Volkswagen (VW) expects the shift to electric cars to cost a five-digit number of jobs in coming years, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported, citing the carmaker’s human resources chief. Karlheinz Blessing, who sits on VW group’s nine-member top management board, said the carmaker will need to cut[Read More…]
Volkswagen gets final nod for $14.7 billion Dieselgate settlement
US-based owners of Volkswagen vehicles affected by the manufacturer’s infamous emissions scandal will now be able to sell their cars back to dealerships, after the company was granted final approval on its proposed $14.7 billion compensation deal. US District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco signed off on Volkswagen’s (VW)[Read More…]
Hefty payout: VW to pay $175 mn to US lawyers suing over ‘Dieselgate’
Volkswagen AG (VW) has agreed to pay $175 million to US lawyers suing the German automaker on behalf of the owners of 475,000 polluting vehicles, two people briefed on the agreement said. In August, the lawyers in the class action litigation sought up to $332.5 million in fees and costs[Read More…]
Dieselgate: VW sued for $9.2 billion in German investor lawsuits
Volkswagen faces Germany’s biggest investor lawsuit as attorneys filed complaints totaling 8.2 billion euros ($9.2 billion) related to the diesel emissions scandal that wiped out a third of the company’s market value. About 1,400 lawsuits are currently pending at a court in Braunschweig, about 20 miles from Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg headquarters,[Read More…]