The joint venture “Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies” (RV Tech) has successfully completed the winter tests of its production-intent zonal architecture for the first generation of software‑defined vehicles (SDVs). Over the course of several months of testing in Phoenix (USA) and Arjeplog (Sweden), a joint team from Volkswagen, Audi, Scout, … [continued]
Volkswagen is preparing to unleash another new EV onto the European auto market. The Volkswagen ID. Cross is coming in the fall at a starting price of around €28,000, but Volkswagen is already showing it off in camouflage in the Netherlands. The vehicle is in that sweet spot that is … [continued]
Audi announced this week the arrival this fall of a new entry level electric car known as the A2 e-tron, to be manufactured in Ingolstadt.
The European Union’s policies and rationale slapping tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) may be a bit better than the USA’s, but they are also quite dubious. One interesting thing the EU is doing now is allowing exemptions for EVs produced in China for European brands. Why should they get exemptions? … [continued]
Volkswagen Group has just reached 4 million electric vehicle (BEV) cumulative deliveries. It’s a nice milestone to celebrate, and not a lot of automakers can claim to have achieved this, but it’s also far off of the company’s plans from just a handful of years ago. If you’re confused because … [continued]
The Volkswagen brand has reached another milestone in its electric vehicle journey. It has just delivered its 2 millionth fully electric vehicle. The milestone vehicle was a Volkswagen ID.3 produced in Volkswagen’s Zwickau factory, and then was delivered today to a customer at the company’s Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany. … [continued]
VW Caravelle PHEV coming to South Africa this year. With up to 7 seats, it is built on Volkswagen Group's MQB platform. Image courtesy of Volkswagen Group Africa.
Plug-in hybrids are the hottest thing in South Africa right now in terms of sales growth. Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) were up 280% in 2025 compared with sales figures from 2024. In total, 738 PHEVs were sold in 2024 and 2,808 PHEVs were sold in 2025 in the passenger … [continued]
Volkswagen Group has achieved another electric vehicle milestone this week. The German auto giant has just produced its 5 millionth electric drive unit. This was achieved across a handful of factories. “The Volkswagen Group has reached a milestone in producing five million electric drive units worldwide. This collective achievement by … [continued]
With 2025 numbers in and the more basic US EV sales reports out, now is the time for one of my favorite topics of exploration — how fast different automakers are electrifying. Yes, it just hit me that we should really do an analysis like this for global sales — … [continued]
It’s taken some time, but we’ve finally crunched the numbers for the US electric vehicle market in terms of auto brands and auto groups. (That’s full battery-electrics, not inclusive of plugin hybrids.) Here’s our report on how different auto brands and auto groups did in the EV market in 2025. … [continued]
