All Volkswagen articles – Page 8
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ArticleVolkswagen ramps up new Golf production
Germany - The new Golf is being produced faster than its predecessor thanks to various improvements to the Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant
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ArticleBentley starts Flying Spur production
UK - Bentley Motors is now producing the new Flying Spur at its Crewe plant
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ArticleBentley Motors plant becomes carbon neutral
UK - The Bentley Motors plant in Crewe is now operating as a carbon neutral facility
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ArticleRussia’s powerhouse
Volkswagen has recorded notable growth in Russia over the last few years, but management are being careful not to get excited. Michael Nash gets the inside view
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ArticleStricter EU CO2 regulations will reshape vehicle platforms and car design
As OEMs try to reduce CO2 and transition to electric vehicles in the face of the high fines, we expect a profound impact on vehicle design.
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ArticleVolkswagen enhances plant productivity
Germany - Volkswagen is implementing a number of various strategies to enhance its global production network by 30%
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ArticleVolkswagen Center of Excellence for Battery Cells
Volkswagen is now testing production methods for batteries at its Salzgitter facility
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ArticleVolkswagen develops new battery manufacturing technologies
Germany - Volkswagen is developing manufacturing technologies in order to better make lithium-ion batteries
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ArticleSkoda starts Superb iV production at Kvasiny
Skoda has started making its first electrified vehicle at the Kvasiny plant
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ArticleBohemian prosperity
After a record-breaking year, Skoda’s Kvasiny plant is aiming higher still, backed by industry 4.0. Gareth Price visits the operation in East Bohemia
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ArticleAudi tests new sealing process in paint shop
Hungary - The new sealing process could soon be rolled out across all Audi paint shops
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ArticleSkoda starts battery production for VW Group
Czech Republic - Batteries for hybrid vehicles in the Volkswagen Group are being made at Skoda’s Mladá Boleslav factory
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ArticleVolkswagen electric vehicles - the next chapter
Factories that make vehicles with internal combustion engines could soon be making electric vehicles. Volkswagen has already started the transition at one of its plants
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ArticlePorsche starts electric Taycan production
Germany - The Taycan electric sports car is being made in a new facility at Porche’s Zuffenhausen site
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ArticleDigitalised energy saving
Vehicle production has become increasingly digitalised, with a variety of different tools helping workers on production lines. These tools can also help reduce energy usage. Michael Nash provides an insight
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ArticleSkoda Mladá Boleslav paintshop
Construction of the new Skoda paintshop at its Mladá Boleslav plant began in August 2018. It has the capacity to produce 168,000 lacquered bodies per year.
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ArticleGathering clouds
Cloud computing has been used for some time by carmakers, but its full potential has still to be realised in automation applications.
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ArticleSuccess for Seat
Spain’s biggest exporter has turned its finances around and looks to have a bright future. Ian Henry reports
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ArticleAutomation advances
AMS investigates how robotics can be adapted to a wider range of applications and the potential offered by 5G communications
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ArticleVolkswagen Group starts producing new gearbox
Spain - Around 450,000 units of the new gearbox will be made of the new MQ281 gearbox