Tag Archives: VW

Annual EV sales have surges tenfold in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Research from Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS) shows that annual finance cases for electric vehicles (BEV/PHEV/HEV) increased 1,062% from July 2019 to July 2022. The percentage of electric vehicles financed by the car finance company as a proportion of all vehicles in its parc has increased from ...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a new online portal. It allows van owners to book their next service with live pricing and availability. The online service booking tool is fully integrated with the customer’s vehicle history, which means active service plans and required maintenance are automatically displayed. Owners can search using their vehicle registration number and choose their nearest Van ...

The Volkswagen Group increased its deliveries of all-electric vehicles by 27% in the first six months year-on-year. Despite supply bottlenecks, a temporary stop of production in Europe and Covid-related lockdowns in China, 217,100 BEVs have been handed over to customers in the first half year, up from 170,900 in the prior-year period. The BEV share of total deliveries reached a ...

Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen brand, has been appointed Chairman of the SEAT S.A. Board of Directors with effect from 8th July, 2022. The appointment sits in the framework of recent changes in the Group with effect from 1st July, including Schäfer’s designation as new member of the Group Board of Management responsible for the ‘Volume’ Brand Group, which includes Volkswagen, ...

The volume brands Volkswagen, Cupra/Seat and ŠKODA are now offering tariffs for public charging, allowing customers to charge at fixed kilowatt-hour prices throughout the entire charging network. With this step, the company looks to create “optimal cost transparency”. In the future, customers will have the choice between three basic tariffs, each with fixed prices per kilowatt hour charged. The new ...

Order books for the new Caddy California are now open with prices for the compact camper starting from £30,720. The Caddy California completes Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ camper line-up alongside the T6.1-based California and Crafter-based Grand California, meaning the brand which invented the original iconic campervan now has a touring model for every budget, journey, and adventure. It features a new, ...

The hot news items over the last few weeks has been the significant drop in the share price of Cazoo along with other ‘tech’ stocks. The markets appear to have decided that they need to pay more attention to profit than to Powerpoint, and are applying a more realistic valuation to businesses that are burning through investor cash, but are ...

The latest generation Polo GTI is now available to order from Volkswagen UK Retailers. It is priced from £26,430 RRP on-the-road. The GTI follows the launch of the revised sixth-generation Polo range earlier this year, and takes pride of place as its flagship. The new model features revised styling, even more equipment, plus improved safety – and even brings premium-car ...

The Volkswagen Group Aftersales Commercial Programmes team has appointed a new Business Development Manager. This is part of a drive to increase engagement with the franchised dealer network. Stuart Carr joins in his new role with extensive automotive aftersales industry experience, built up over the past 10 years. His previous roles include Accessories Product and Service Product Manager roles at ...

Volkswagen has gained some 70,000 new customers with the best-selling ID.3 in the first year. “The car is an absolute hit. It appeals to customers and has shot from zero to take top positions among new registrations in a large number of countries,” said Klaus Zellmer, Board Member for Sales, Marketing and After Sales at Volkswagen. By the end of ...