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With the new I.D. VIZZION1, the Volkswagen brand has today given a glimpse of the individual mobility of the future on the evening before the Geneva International Motor Show. The full electric sedan will be the future top model of the I.D. family and will reach the roads by 2022 at the latest. In addition, it is prepared for fully autonomous driving. The I.D. VIZZION is part of Volkswagen’s major product and technology offensive. By 2025, the brand intends to sell at least 1 million electric cars per year and to become the market leader in e-mobility

Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand said: “The I.D. VIZZION shows what our brand is capable of in terms of technology, design and quality. It is the most personal, most emotional and most individual Volkswagen of all times. And it also shows that, even in the electric, self-driving future, we will be using desirable, expressive and individual automobiles – and not just uniform tin boxes.

The I.D. VIZZION is based on the newly developed modular electrification toolkit (MEB) and underscores the technological performance capabilities of this architecture. From the outside, it is as large as a Passat, but it offers as much space in the interior as a Phaeton. The interior has the shape and materials of a lounge. In addition, the radical simplification of operation makes for effortless mobility. Passengers can opt for entertainment, information, relaxation or work, in line with their personal wishes. The pure electric range of the model is up to 650 kilometers.

“The I.D. VIZZION is our very realistic vision for a Volkswagen of the future. And we will be offering this model – by the latest in 2022 as the top sedan in the I.D. family with the innovative I.D. cockpit and a steering wheel. The model will be prepared for fully autonomous driving. Step-by-step, it will relieve the driver of tasks – if the driver so wishes. With the I.D. VIZZION we are underlining Volkswagen’s claim: we want to be among the leaders in shaping the individual mobility of the future.

No other brand is tackling e-mobility as uncompromisingly as Volkswagen. With the MEB, Volkswagen has developed a powerful tool that covers the entire range of individual mobility. From compact cars to SUVs and large luxury limousines, everything is possible. By 2025, the Volkswagen Group will start production of more than 15 full electric models on the basis of the MEB. The first models are to be launched in 2020.

1This vehicle is not yet offered for sale and is therefore not subject to Directive 1999/94/EC.

Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk

Starting in May, Volkswagen customers purchasing new vehicles with CarPlay support1 can enjoy Apple Music's 45 million songs free for up to 6 months

Volkswagen today announced that beginning in May 2018, customers in Europe purchasing a new Volkswagen with CarPlay support1 will be able to access the Apple Music streaming platform free of charge for up to 6 months.2 New customers of the streaming service will receive a free six-month membership. Buyers already registered with Apple Music will receive three months free of charge.

Jürgen Stackmann, Volkswagen brand Board Member for Sales, says: "This exciting offer for Apple Music with CarPlay will provide 45 million songs to customers purchasing new Volkswagen vehicles. By combining the passions of the two brands for music and technology, we can deliver our customers a seamless and enjoyable entertainment experience in the car."

Music has always played a key role in the tradition of the Volkswagen brand. From the memorable special editions developed together with the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi and Genesis in the mid-1990s through to the portfolio additions up! Beats and Polo Beats, music has always accompanied Volkswagen vehicles. Nowadays, Volkswagen Garage Sound, Volkswagen's digital music platform, offers a series of unique international concerts that can be followed off-line at exclusive venues and online via live streaming. This Apple Music offer combined with CarPlay will deliver a new level of music integration for Volkswagen drivers.

Article source: www.volkswagen-media-services.com

•898,700 vehicles delivered worldwide in January

•Fred Kappler, Head of Group Sales: "This is the best start to the year in the history of the Volkswagen Group.”

The Volkswagen Group handed over 898,700 new vehicles to customers worldwide in the first month of this year. "The Volkswagen Group brands made an excellent start to 2018. There was significant growth in all regions. Overall, worldwide deliveries by the Group grew 10.1 percent in January. That is the best start to the year in the history of the Volkswagen Group", Fred Kappler, Head of Sales at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft said, commenting on the January figures.

The Group handed over 332,600 vehicles to customers in Europe, an increase of 5.5 percent. Deliveries in markets in Western Europe grew 4.9 percent to 278,300 units, of which 97,900 (+7.4 percent) were handed over to customers in the home market of Germany, where the environmental incentive had a positive effect on developments. Between August 2017 and the end of January, 150,000 customers in Germany had already opted for the environmental incentive offered by the Volkswagen Group brands. Changeover to a new Group model will already reduce emissions by 1,995 tonnes of NOx1. Deliveries in Russia grew 20.8 percent and strengthened the result in the Central and Eastern Europe region where an increase of 8.5 percent was recorded.

The Group handed over 67,900 vehicles to customers in the North America region in January, a rise of 2.0 percent. Deliveries in the U.S. market grew 6.7 percent to 44,300 units in the first month of this year. In Brazil, 28,100 customers chose a vehicle from the Volkswagen Group in January – a rise of 45.5 percent. Recovery on the Brazilian market and strong demand for Volkswagen brand vehicles led to double-digit growth of 21.2 percent in the South America region.

421,500 vehicles were handed over to Group customers in the Asia-Pacific region in January, representing an increase of 14.5 percent. Deliveries in the largest single market remained on the growth path in January: 398,600 new vehicles were handed over to customers in China (+15.9 percent).

1)150,000 vehicles* 19,000km* 700mg reduction. Assumption: vehicles are replaced by EU6-RDE diesel and electric vehicles; starting point: 800mg NOx (EU4 and earlier)

Article source: www.volkswagen-media-services.com

SUV cabriolet to be produced at Osnabrück from 2020
Volkswagen to invest €80 million in production
Cabriolet success story at Osnabrück is continued
New model safeguards capacity utilization and employment

Green light for a new cabriolet based on the T-Roc: within the framework of its major model offensive, the Volkswagen brand is launching its first convertible SUV. The new model is to be produced from the first half of 2020. At its meeting held today, the Volkswagen Group Supervisory Board confirmed the investment of more than €80 million in the Osnabrück plant which is required for this purpose. With this decision, the brand will be continuing the cabriolet success story of the Osnabrück team and safeguarding employment at the plant.

Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, says: "Volkswagen is evolving into an SUV brand. The T-Roc is already setting new standards in the compact SUV segment. With the cabriolet based on the T-Roc, we will be adding a highly emotional model to the range. I am especially pleased to note that we can count on the Osnabrück team's decades of experience with convertibles. The Osnabrück plant now has bright prospects for the future."

SUVs are currently making a key contribution to the growth of the Volkswagen Group's core brand. With 720,000 Tiguan vehicles delivered, this car is among the 10 best-selling models in the world and the top three SUV's. By 2020, the brand intends to expand its SUV range throughout the world to 20 models. By then, about 40 percent of the vehicles sold by Volkswagen are to be SUV's. With the new cabriolet based on the T-Roc, Volkswagen will further reinforce its presence in the compact SUV segment, one of the fastest-growing segments in global automobile markets.

The investment of more than €80 million in the production of the new cabriolet will allow the comprehensive modernization of production technology, assembly and logistics at the Osnabrück plant. Following the run-up phase, a production volume of up to 20,000 vehicles per year is planned.

With the new cabriolet based on the T-Roc, Volkswagen is bringing this body style into the currently particularly strong growing SUV segment. This model continues Volkswagen's cabriolet tradition, which dates back almost 70 years. The original version of the T-Roc was successfully launched on European markets at the end of 2017. To date, more than 40,000 orders have been taken for the model.

Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH currently has about 2,300 employees. In 2017, the plant assembled more than 76,000 units on three production lines. Currently, Volkswagen Osnabrück assembles the Volkswagen Tiguan and the Porsche Cayman. In addition, the plant is responsible for part of the painting work needed for the ŠKODA Fabia. Since Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH was founded in 2011, more than 280,000 vehicles have rolled off the assembly lines.

Article source: www.volkswagen-media-services.com

Volkswagen is kicking off the new automotive year with the world premiere of the new Touareg. The brand's flagship is the next milestone in the largest model campaign by Volkswagen. Standing at the top of the model range, the Touareg shows all of the brand's power with its expressive design, innovative technologies and dynamic handling properties.

The world premiere of the top vehicle will take place in China, the world's strongest growing SUV market and the company’s largest individual market.

The new Touareg makes the brand’s standards clear. The highly expressive design by Klaus Bischoff, Head of Volkswagen Design, and his team give it an unmistakable appearance that is strong in character. A phalanx of innovative assistance systems gives it a maximum degree of safety and comfort. One of the largest digital cockpits in its class, the Innovision Cockpit, opens up a new type of infotainment environment. Its connectivity makes it a driving internet node. The drivetrain, air suspension, rear-wheel steering and roll stabilisation all ensure a safe and dynamic driving experience.

With the new Touareg, Volkswagen is continuing the success story of this model series into a third generation. Like its predecessors, it will satisfy the rigorous standards of the premium automotive class and its customers. The exclusive SUV C-segment is currently one of the fastest growing segments in global automotive markets and is expected to double its volume by the year 2023 in China, for example.

The Touareg has demonstrated its performance power and driving capabilities impressively in around one million units ever since the model series launched in 2002: on-road, off-road and on rally trails around the world. Highlights include wins in the Dakar Rally events in the years

2009-2011.

Volkswagen is revealing the new Touareg and the entire range of its technical capabilities and comprehensive features for the first time in a world premiere on 23 March 2018 in Beijing.

1) The new Touareg is not yet on sale and is therefore not governed by Directive 1999/94/EC

Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk

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