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Volkswagen Group UK has appointed Alison Jones as its new brand director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, replacing Alex Smith, who has moved to an unspecified role elsewhere in the industry. Jones has worked with the brand in a number of capacities, including head-of retailer support, aftersales and customer service as well as a stint overseeing finances as brand controller. In ...

Volkswagen saw registrations in November fall 20% to 12,958 units in a UK market which rose 3.8%, according to figures from the SMMT. It was the first indication of how the brands within the Volkswagen Group stable would be impacted by the fall-out from the software emissions scandal. Within the Volkswagen Group Seat experienced the biggest decline, down 23.8% for the month ...

Volkswagen has turned in its first quarterly loss for years after taking a setting aside €6.7bn (£4.8bn) to modify the 11 million cars fitted with cheat emissions software. The carmaker turned in a €2.52bn pre-tax loss for the third quarter of the year compared to profit of €3.7bn for the same period in 2014. It generated an operating profit before ...

Volkswagen Group dealers may have to take on additional workshop staff to cope with the levels of work involved with modifying cars affected by the emissions scandal, according to dealer profitability specialist ASE. In the UK 1.2 million engines are affected in Audi, Seat, Skoda cars and Volkswagen cars and vans. Some of the cars will need software changes while ...

  The fastest selling used car in September was a VW diesel. The Sharan sold in an average of 13 days across the UK, according to sales trend data released by Auto Trader. The results come as VW Group has become embroiled in a diesel emissions fixing scandal, with Auto Trader acknowledging that it only became public knowledge towards the ...

The controversy on diesel emissions that has enveloped Volkswagen is a one-off and not an industry wide problem, SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes told a conference yesterday Addressing the National Air Quality Conference Hawes said there was no collusion in the industry. “Consumers are right to be concerned following the events of the past ten days. But we must remember, ...

  Volkswagen Group’s chief executive Martin Winterkorn has resigned following the diesel emission fixing scandal which has resulted in 480,000 cars being recalled in the US. Winterkorn, who has held the top job since 2007, took responsibility for the irregularities and has stood down saying the carmaker group needs a “fresh start”. “I am shocked by the events of the ...

The SMMT has moved to reassure UK car buyers that the scandal involving Volkswagen using software algorithms to falsify diesel emission test results in the US will not affect them as vehicles sold here comply with European regulations which are independently verified. “The UK automotive industry understands the concerns consumers may have following the actions of one manufacturer in regard ...

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 ...

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