An American law against the forced labor of Uighurs, a long-persecuted religious minority in Xinjiang, has been violated. The components of the cars will be changed but this will lead to delays in deliveries
Operating profit and revenues down for Audi in 2020, but the strong improvement recorded in the second half reduces losses - The Chinese market does well - The rally in the auto sector continues on the stock market
Sales of premium vehicles in China allow the manufacturer to return to profit in the third quarter and confirm the forecast for 2020, which should close in profit
The EU has opened a formal investigation into the three German car manufacturers (also involved the Porsche and Audi brands, owned by the Volkswagen group) because they allegedly agreed not to compete in the development of technology to clean petrol emissions and…
According to the Public Prosecutor of Munich, the number one of the German car manufacturer, Rupert Stadler, could "pollute the evidence" on the investigations related to the Dieselgate scandal
Agreement for the installation of public charging stations in the Cortina d'Ampezzo area, one of the first administrations to adhere to Enel's National Infrastructure Plan
The Indian manufacturer would be willing to present an offer of 1,8-2 billion dollars to the German group Volkswagen for the purchase of Ducati, currently managed by its Audi division.
The operation, free of charge for customers with cars with V6 and V8 TDI engines, also concerns Volkswagen and Porsche-branded cars.
Even private equity funds interested in the red controlled by Audi of the Volkswagen group, including Investindustrial, led by Andrea Bonomi, former president of Ducati before the sale to the Germans. Different scenarios that would emerge, but all…
Meanwhile the Dieselgate continues: the German authorities are carrying out a search in Ingolstadt, the headquarters of Audi
In the middle of the day, Piazza Affari is the liveliest among the European stock exchanges, awaiting the response of the Fed and the Dutch vote. Istat revises February inflation upwards. The recovering crude oil makes Eni, Saipem and Tenaris rise. Salt…
The South Korean government has revoked the certification of 80 models and fined Volkswagen the equivalent of around $16 million over emissions problems
The downsizing of the German company's investments will not affect the plan envisaged for Italy, in particular by Audi Ag: this is confirmed by Massimo Nordio, CEO of Volkswagen Italy.
The Ingolstadt-based company archives a record 2014 and is aiming for new all-time highs for 2014 - For Lamborghini, a new sales and revenue record, up 24% on an annual basis.
The objectives are the development of new models, the improvement of technology and the expansion of the worldwide production network - Audi also intends to increase jobs over the next year.
After the decision to move the assembly of the Q5 to the new Mexican site in San José Chiapa, temporarily leaving the production lines of the Bavarian plant, the novelty on the Q1 "guarantees employment in Ingolstadt in a lasting way", underlined Peter Mosch , to…
Ducati looks back on a more than positive 2012. "The credit goes above all to the results in the US market, which grew by 21%" said Gabriele Del Torchio, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding.
Last year Audi managed to score record numbers: +10,6% in revenues, to 48,77 billion; Ebitda up 2,2%, to almost 7,3 billion; operating profit at 5,4 billion (+0,6%) - Employees in Germany will receive an annual bonus equal…
The Volkswagen Group automaker reported a sharp increase in sales in July, marking an increase of almost 13% from a year earlier to 119.600 units.
Despite the strong recessionary trends especially in the countries of Southern Europe, the car manufacturer of the Volkswagen group confirms its target for 2012 and records a positive first half year: revenues +16%, operating profit +13,2%.
After the acquisition by Audi Ag, the new Ducati Board of Directors is formed - Rupert Stadler, CEO of Audi, Gabriele Del Torchio, Claudio Domenicali, Horst Glaser and Axel Strotbek make up the Board - Gabriele Del Torchio appointed Director…
Audi continues to grow and close the gap on its rival BMW: in June, the high-end Volkswagen brand increased its sales by 13,1%, with a total of 733.250 cars sold in the first six months of 2012 against…
The operation, which was examined under a simplified procedure, received the approval of the European institution that regulates the market, and this right after the excellent results announced by the Emilia-based company in the five-year period 2006-2011.
Audi sales surge in April: 125.200 new cars registered, up 14,4% on April 2011 - Good sales in the Asia-Pacific region, the United States and, to a lesser extent, Europe, too self…
The CEO of the German car manufacturer will put the current marketing director of the Volkswagen Group in charge of Ducati: Luca De Meo, the Italian who launched the Mito (Alfa-Romeo), the 500 (Fiat) and the new Beetle model - The group Wolfsburg…
According to sources in the German press, the agreement has been reached and will get the definitive green light tomorrow - Ducati will increase the number of brands of the Volkswagen group, which controls Audi, to twelve, increasing competition in the motorcycle sector with the…
The patron of Investindustrial: "There are many groups with capacity, but Volkswagen has shown in the past that it has money, technology and long-term vision".
The Germans intend to replicate the Lamborghini model with Ducati, that is to say leave the company in the Bologna area and make use of the resources that the "district" (or what's left of it) can offer.
The German company would have a pre-emption right to purchase the Borgo Panigale producer valid until April - Bonomi has said he wants to sell for one billion euros.
