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Volkswagen (VW)

Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. It is the biggest German automaker and the second largest automaker in the world.

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Electric car surrounded by German car logos

Are German industries on the decline?

Many German companies have been industry leaders for decades. But that era may be coming to an end.
BusinessFebruary 23, 202402:23 min
VW electric cars

VW guns for Tesla with homegrown software talent

The strategy involves hiring more IT professionals, who are proving hard to find. VW believes it has a solution.
BusinessFebruary 16, 2022
Car bodies

Chip shortage hits auto industry suppliers

German automakers are being hit hard by a semiconductor chip shortage. Suppliers are affected in particular.
BusinessOctober 22, 202103:06 min
Audi logo on a newly-produced car in Germany's Ingolstadt

Audi not liable in VW scandal — for now

This could change if proof emerges that executives knew that the parent company was tampering with emissions values.
Law and JusticeMarch 8, 2021
Hiltrud Werner, VW-Vorstand, Made in Germany

From GDR worker to VW boss

She talks about her life and career path, all the way onto the board of Germany's biggest company.
BusinessNovember 5, 201905:41 min
VW protester outside a US court

Class action lawsuit against VW in Germany

More than 400,000 Germans are part of the legal action. But lawyers have warned against joining the class action suit.
BusinessSeptember 30, 2019
VW and Ford logos

VW, Ford cooperate on self-driving cars

Volkswagen is investing billions in a Ford-owned company that develops self-driving car technology.
BusinessJuly 13, 2019
Berlin PK VW und Microsoft planen vernetzte Fahrzeugdienste

VW, Microsoft together in the cloud

The car industry is going through a profound transformation. Volkswagen appears to understand this better than most.
BusinessFebruary 27, 2019
VW Matthias Müller

Volkswagen set to replace CEO Müller

VW brand chief Herbert Diess is to become VW Group's new CEO, replacing Matthias Müller as part of a management change.
BusinessApril 10, 2018
VW Volkswagen Abgas Skandal

VW exec receives seven-year prison sentence

Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt had pleaded guilty over his role in the VW's Dieselgate scandal.
BusinessDecember 6, 2017
Bildergalerie Autosalon Paris 2014

VW sets sail for new shores

Although the German auto giant has raced back into profit, there's no shortage of questions about its future.
BusinessMarch 14, 2017
Matthias Müller Vorstandsvorsitzender der Volkswagen AG

VW caps salaries despite profit

Germany's embattled carmaker VW roared back into the black last year - and introduced a cap on executives pay.
BusinessFebruary 24, 2017
VW Produktion

VW swings back into profit

The German car group has posted a steep rise in quarterly earnings despite huge Dieselgate costs in its core VW brand.
BusinessOctober 27, 2016
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Made in Germany – The business magazine

Jobs for refugees: How will the influx affect Germany's labor market?
Cars and TransportationOctober 13, 201526:02 min