The first water-cooled Volkswagen model sold in the United States was the 1974 Dasher, known as the Passat back in West Germany. The year before that, that car's Audi sibling, the 80, went on sale here with Fox badging (not to be confused with the later Volkswagen Fox, which was a Brazilian-built Gol ).
With sales down across multiple models, Audi faces a challenging road ahead. Here's a closer look at the troubling numbers.
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Volkswagen will need to make additional investments in the United States to hit its target of doubling market share in the country, its CFO Arno Antlitz said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,
For all its talk of radical change, Volkswagen's cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker's tradition of cooperation between managers and workers, according to details disclosed by company sources.
Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson has the details on a Volkswagen data leak that exposed the personal data of around 800,000 EV owners.
Tesla's global auto sales topped Audi's for the first time. The Volkswagen-owned Audi delivered 1.67 million cars in 2024 compared to the 1.77 million delivered by Tesla (TSLA). Audi blames a more challenging economic environment and increased competition for the decline in sales.
Sluggish sales in China and a continued slump in the market for electric vehicles helped drag down global sales for struggling German auto giant Volkswagen in 2024, the company reported on Tuesday. Worldwide,
Tesla surpassed Audi in global vehicle sales for the first time in 2024, with 1.79 million deliveries compared to Audi's 1.67 million. Audi faced inte
BMW's plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, produces the 3 Series, 2 Series Coupe and M2, with nearly all of the output going to the U.S. and other markets worldwide, according to the carmaker. From 2027, it will produce the all-electric "Neue Klasse" model line.
U.S. President Trump said he could impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico from Feb. 1, sending shares of several Asian automakers and battery firms lower in trading on Tuesday.
Volkswagen AG’s deliveries declined last year as weak electric-vehicle demand and intense competition in the key Chinese market dragged on sales.