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2021
HARTING sponsors Volkswagen 48-state driving challenge
HARTING partnered with Volkswagen as a sponsor for a challenge to drive a VW ID.4 across the 48 contiguous US states.
2021
Volkswagen announces plan to end US Passat production
Volkswagen announced that it would stop assembling the 2022 Passat at its Chattanooga plant in the United States as part of the plant’s transition to producing electric vehicles. The article says the planned discontinuation is in the future.
2021
Volkswagen India updates dealership design and connectivity
Volkswagen India began revamping its outlets ahead of the Taigun launch. The report says the first 30 outlets had been updated with a new showroom design, with more to follow; dealerships were also to receive improved connectivity and digitization.
2021
Volkswagen announces Passat phase-out in the US
Volkswagen announced that it would end production and sales of the Passat in the United States next year. The company said it would stop assembling the car with the 2022 model year; production of the model in Europe was not affected.
2021
Volkswagen recalls certain Jetta and Jetta GLI vehicles over airbag-module attachment issue
Volkswagen decided to recall 379 Jetta and Jetta GLI vehicles in North America because an unauthorized rework of the airbag control module's fixation holes could leave the stud incorrectly welded, potentially affecting airbag deployment. The article says the manufacturer planned to fix the issue by bending the stud and had implemented new quality-monitoring measures at Puebla.
2021
Weimer Volkswagen offers $500 discount to military personnel and first responders
Weimer Volkswagen offered eligible military personnel, first responders and qualifying household members a $500 discount on select new Volkswagen vehicle purchases or leases. The offer was valid for purchases from January 5, 2021, through January 3, 2022.
2021
EU fines Volkswagen and BMW over emissions-technology cartel
The European Commission fined Volkswagen and BMW a total of 875 million euros for colluding to curb the use of emissions-cleaning technology. The Commission said the companies had acknowledged their role in the cartel.
2021
Rimac announces acquisition of Bugatti
Rimac announced that it would acquire Bugatti from Volkswagen and establish Bugatti-Rimac. Under the agreement, Rimac would hold a 55% stake in the new company and Porsche a 45% stake; the source describes the deal as forthcoming, not completed.
2021
Volkswagen and Audi face data-breach class action
A California consumer filed a class action in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Volkswagen AG’s U.S. entity and its Audi brand, alleging that hackers compromised consumers’ personal information in a data breach. The suit alleges that the automakers did not adequately safeguard consumer data; the source does not report a court determination.
2021
Taiwan Volkswagen launches online vehicle viewing and home test drives
Taiwan Volkswagen introduced online vehicle viewing and home test-drive services, allowing consumers to view vehicles remotely or arrange a test drive at home.
2021
Volkswagen discloses customer data exposure
Volkswagen disclosed that an unauthorized third party obtained customer and prospective-buyer personal information from a vendor used by Audi, Volkswagen, and some authorized dealers in the United States and Canada. The article reports that more than 3.3 million customers were affected.
2021
Volkswagen and Audi disclose vendor data breach affecting customers and prospective buyers
Volkswagen Group of America said an unauthorized third party obtained limited personal information from a vendor, affecting more than 3.3 million customers and prospective buyers in North America, nearly all of whom were current or potential Audi customers. Volkswagen said it would offer free credit protection services to 90,000 Audi customers and prospective buyers whose sensitive data was affected.
2021
Volkswagen announces recall plan for imported Beetle vehicles in China
Volkswagen (China) Sales Co. filed a recall plan with China's market regulator for 30,687 imported 2012–2014 Beetle vehicles, with the recall scheduled to begin on October 15, 2021. The affected driver's frontal airbags may rupture and send fragments into the vehicle; the company said authorized dealers would replace them free of charge.
2021
Shell announces planned Blue Gasoline rollout
Shell said it would launch Blue Gasoline, a fuel containing 33 percent renewable biofuel, with plans to roll it out to its existing pumps. The article says Shell was partnering with Bosch and Volkswagen.
2021
Volkswagen reduces spare-part prices in India
Volkswagen reported that it had reduced spare-part prices by up to 11 percent in India; the article says the Polo and Vento became 23–25 percent cheaper to maintain, depending on variant.
2021
Volkswagen Anhui factory construction begins
The article reports that construction of Volkswagen Anhui's factory in Hefei officially began. It describes the facility as the Volkswagen Group's third pure-electric vehicle factory in China.
2021
Volkswagen ID.4 wins 2021 World Car of the Year
The Volkswagen ID.4 was voted the 2021 World Car of the Year by the World Car Awards jury panel.
2021
Volkswagen doubled battery-pack production capacity at Braunschweig
Volkswagen's Braunschweig factory doubled its annual capacity for assembling battery packs for MEB-based cars, from 250,000 to 500,000 packs.
2021
Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda unveils Kigali's second EV charging station
Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda unveiled its second electric-vehicle charging station, located at the Kigali Convention Centre. The station is part of the collaborative project described in the article.
2021
Volkswagen of America says Voltswagen name change was an April Fools' stunt
After Volkswagen of America had announced that it would change its name to Voltswagen, a spokesman told NPR the company would not change its name and said the renaming announcement was designed as an April Fools' Day announcement highlighting the ID.4 launch and the company's electric-mobility commitment.