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Volkswagen is pushing ahead with its “Think Blue” environment programme, extending it to retail networks. Last year it began a campaign to get the 1,200 Volkswagen dealerships in Germany more closely involved in its environmental management system. The aim is to cut CO2 emissions from the dealer network by 25% by 2020, which will also help to cut operating costs. By ...

Volkswagen has introduced a Reserve Online function to its Das WeltAuto used car scheme. The feature enables customers to pay a £500 deposit using PayPal to reserve a car. Should the customer see the car at the selling retailer’s premises within 48 hours and decide against the purchase, they can get a refund back to their PayPal account Ian Plummer, ...

Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech has resigned from the carmaker just weeks after he instigated a power struggle with its chief executive Martin Winterkorn. Piech (pictured) lost the boardroom battle in a five to one vote of Volkswagen’s steering committee last week. In a statement to shareholders Volkswagen said: “The members of the executive committee have unanimously determined that in view of ...

Springtime in Berlin and the management board of the Volkswagen Group detailed its results for the past year and its hopes and ambitions for 2015. Martin Winterkorn, chairman and chief executive, was confident, despite various economic and political headwinds. The group, which now encompasses 12 brands, including Ducati motorcycles and Scania and MAN trucks, made a record profit of €12.7bn ...

The VW Group was at the centre of a top management power struggle last week. The relationship between its long-time chairman Ferdinand Piech and its CEO for the past eight years Martin Winterkorn looked to have run aground. In an interview with the Der Spiegel magazine Piech said: “I am at a distance to Winterkorn.” The seven words ignited intense ...

The Volkswagen Touareg was the fastest used car off the forecourt for January, according to Glass’s research. The Vauxhall Mokka was in second place followed by the Chevrolet Orlando, Skoda Yeti and Toyota Prius. The slowest selling cars were the Vauxhall Cascada, followed by the Kia Optima, Seat Toledo, Renault Scenic and Suzuki SX4 S Cross The average selling price ...

Former Glass’s managing director Ian Tilbrook has been appointed as interim fleet director of Volkswagen Financial Services UK. His appointment comes as VWFS embarks upon a significant programme to grow its fleet business and improve its multi-marque offering. Tilbrook has an extensive fleet background as a former managing director of ING Car Lease. He also held senior positions at Alphabet ...

Volkswagen dealers have begun taking orders for the new Passat saloon and estate.

Toyota emerged once again as the most valuable car brand in the world

Robert Hazelwood, the former boss of Volkswagen’s car operation sin the UK, has resurfaced as the commercial director of BCA. Hazelwood, an industry veteran whose career has taken in top UK positions at Inchcape Retail, MG Rover, Ferrari, VW Commercial Vehicles and Skoda, left VW Group in June. Hazelwood will be responsible for BCA’s sales operations and remarketing services business ...