We deserve an affordable electric drop-top.
A car company CEO can be the hardest worker at the rumor mill. This situation happened recently when Ford boss Jim Farley tweeted about the possibility of the Puma coming to North America, even though he is precisely the person who could make that happen. A few weeks on and Volkswagen s CEO is teasing us with another tantalizing prospect: a convertible ID.3 electric car.
Ralf Brandstatter, Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, posted about the supposed ID.3 convertible on LinkedIn. An ID.3 convertible? Sounds quite appealing: enjoying nature with the top down, with the instant but silent electric punch. This could provide an entirely new, extraordinary feeling of freedom, the CEO said.
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Volkswagen Group teams up with Microsoft to accelerate the development of automated driving
February 11, 2021 GMT
WOLFSBURG, Germany and REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Volkswagen Group further strengthens its capabilities in the development of automated driving (AD) solutions. The Group’s software company Car.Software Organisation will collaborate with Microsoft to build a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform (ADP) on Microsoft Azure and leverage its compute and data capabilities to deliver automated driving experiences even faster at global scale. With ADP running on Azure, Car.Software Organisation will increase the efficiency of the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and AD functions for passenger cars across Volkswagen Group brands. Volkswagen and Microsoft have been strategic partners on the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud since 2018, which will span
This could be an exciting new era for VW compact passenger cars.
The Bugatti Chiron has a reputation for its incredible straight-line acceleration and record-breaking top speed. But with the introduction of the Chiron Sport, it can now also be honed around a track. Its more agile handling was helmed under the direction of Bugatti s Head of Technical Development, Stefan Ellrott.
He also helped develop the record-breaking Chiron Super Sport 300+ and the extreme Bolide Concept, as well as the Divo and Centodieci. In a surprise move, VW Group has announced Ellrott is leaving Bugatti to become Chief Technology Officer for Compact Vehicles at Volkswagen Passenger Cars. In his place, Gregor Gries, the previous Head of Powertrain Development at Bugatti, will lead the Technical Development department at Bugatti.
Volkswagen tripled delivery of electric cars in 2020
Volkswagen Passenger Cars has hit the ground running in the transition to electric mobility. 2020 was a turning point for Volkswagen and marked a breakthrough in electric mobility, said Ralf Brandstatter, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars.
In 2020, Volkswagen delivered more electric vehicles worldwide than ever before, handing over more than 212,000 electric cars in total, a 158% increase over 2019, including nearly 134,000 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV). We are well on track to achieve our aim of becoming the market leader in battery electric vehicles, Brandstatter continued. More than any other company, we stand for attractive and affordable e- mobility.