Volkswagen (VW)

Stocks slide on weak US jobless data

Tesla’s 8.7 per cent tumble puts pressure on equities indices

VW’s ID saloon gets bigger battery for 700km range

Volkswagen confirms its new ID.7 will get an 86kWh battery pack

EV sales rise in March as diesel declines

Total number of cars licensed for the first time rose last month

How has Ireland’s car market changed with a decade of two registration plates?

From financial crash to Brexit, Covid, and the chip crisis, the Irish car market has changed out of all recognition in the past decade

VW chief Thomas Schäfer: ‘Ireland is becoming strongly electrified’

Now based in Co Wicklow, Schäfer says Irish customers can expect to see more affordable electric models from the brand

VW’s new electric model promises EV motoring for less than €25,000

New concept car previews an affordable electric model for 2025

VW prioritises North American battery plant over Europe as it seeks €10bn from US

Early draft of Net Zero Industry Act falls short of expectatioms ahead of publication next week

European stocks gain on hopes of measured Fed rate hikes

Iseq rises, supported by Smurfit Kappa and AIB

Global shares steady despite mixed outlook

Shares in engineering giant Rolls Royce climbed 23%, pushing up aviation and auto stocks

Ora Funky Cat: Don’t be fooled by name or look of this thoroughly modern motor

Ora’s oddly named Funky Cat arrives in Ireland from China – with added German DNA – take on the electric establishment

Audi unveils an electric coupe cum pickup truck – but beneath the frippery is a display of EV intent

The PPE electric car platform marks progress for the maker, which also has autonomous driving in it sights

The Irish Times car buyer’s guide for 2023: The best SUVs and crossovers

In the final part of our series we pick our favourites in this category, from seven-seaters to luxury drives

VW warns soaring EU energy costs render battery plants unviable

Volkswagen plans to have six battery factories in full operation across Europe by 2030

VW cuts delivery forecast amid supply-chain constraints

Carmaker seeing increased pressure from competition

MG delivers its best car in decades – and it’s priced to give its rivals sleepless nights

MG4 all-electric family hatchback is a joy to drive and far cheaper than its nearest competitors, the Volkswagen ID.3 and the Renault Megane E-Tech

Porsche rises in landmark IPO weathering tough markets

Flotation is Europe's largest this year

Volkswagen warns of production shift from Germany over gas shortage

Car marker employs nearly 300,000 people in Germany

Porsche IPO to raise almost €9.4bn for parent company Volkswagen

German car maker plots Europe's biggest IPO in a decade

Volkswagen set for multi-million euro windfall on huge gas trade

Car market set to reap profit as gas prices surge

Volkwagen’s ID.Buzz is the classic VW campervan reinvented — with a not so classic price tag

There’s plenty of excitement about VW’s all-electric family car, which hits the right notes with its retro styling but starts at a hefty €65,890

Volkswagen seeks to drive through market gloom with Porsche IPO

German company planning one of Europe’s biggest initial public offering despite gyrating markets

‘Arrogant’ car makers waking up to the importance of chip suppliers

Microchip shortages have forced automakers around the world to cut more than 13m vehicles since start of 2021

Porsche and Piech families seek driving seat at Volkswagen

Families control most of Volkswagen’s voting rights

E-fuels might be worse for pollution than regular petrol

Independent tests indicate synthetic petrol releases the same level of nitrogen-oxide and even more carbon monoxide and ammonia

Herbert Diess ousted as Volkswagen boss

Chief executive forced out after vote and will be replaced by Porsche chief Oliver Blume

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