Compact sedans (Maruti Dzire, Hyundai Aura, Tata Tigor)' share in the overall sedan category grew from 68% in 2021 to 74.6% in 2024. Mid-sedans' (Honda City, Maruti Ciaz, Volkswagen Virtus) share declined from 26.2% in 2021 to 20.2%.
Volkswagen Passenger Cars is targeting a volume sales growth of about 15 per cent in the country in 2024, even as it expects the Indian passenger vehicle (PV) industry to grow by 5-7 per cent in the current year, its India brand director, Ashish Gupta, said on Thursday. This means the company is expecting to grow 2-3 times faster than the Indian PV industry in 2024. But globally, the German automaker is expecting just 3 per cent rise in sales this year, down from 12 per cent last year.
The sub-4 metre sedan will be available with both petrol and diesel engines.
The Volkswagen Vento is a great car when we look at its styling, build quality, driving feel and dynamics.
Carmaker meets govt; agrees to give evaluation results by Nov-end.
Future and concept cars at the New York International Auto Show.
The emission is nine times more than cap; Volkswagen denies the claim.
Volkswagen was the third largest automotive brand after Toyota and BMW in a 2015 listing of the world's top auto brands.
The top six auto brands are: Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota, Kia and Mahindra & Mahindra.
Volkswagen Tiguan's refreshing design and array of features could give its competitors run for their money, says Joshua David Luther.
German automotive giant Volkswagen (VW) has said it will focus on the premium sedan/sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment and avoid the mass hatchback segment. "Customers don't expect anything less than a premium product from VW. "Customers expect a certain level of quality and driving dynamics. We have to stay true to that DNA. "The day we go mass, customers will reject us," says Ashish Gupta, brand director, VW India.
Volkswagen may also have to compensate customers for misleading them about a car's performance.
Volkswagen is accused of using software in four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars from model years 2009 to 2015.
As India is progressing towards Bharat Stage IV (BSIV) emission norms, most cars still run under BSIII standard.
Volkswagen has partnered with PCH Group and launched Passat Sedan in Bangalore.
Volkswagen did not name a successor, but said proposals on management appointments would be made to a full board meeting on Friday.
Volkswagen said the 2-litre engines would get a software update.
Volkswagen sold about 45,000 cars in India in the year to end-March, of which about two-thirds were Polo hatchbacks
...But sales of domestic passenger vehicles dropped 2% to 3% year-on-year in August owing to low demand.
Under the settlement, owners of the affected cars have until September 1, 2018, to decide whether to have the car fixed or repurchased
Quality-wise, and on the fun-to-drive scale, the T-Roc is in a league of its own, notes Pavan Lall.
Volkswagen, the largest European car maker, sells the Polo, Vento, Jetta, Passat and the Touareg in the domestic market.
Under its India 2.0 plan, the Volkswagen group will develop and manufacture cars to meet the requirements of the region.
The VW Taigun made its world premiere in Brazil, and is perhaps a Volkswagen Golf, in emerging markets.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amount within two months.
At present, Mahindra First Choice is the leader in the Rs 60,000-crore (Rs 600-billion) multi-brand used car market.
'Volkswagen made some big mistakes.'
For the first time in history, the luxury car market is poised to cross the sales mark of 50,000 units in 2024, with Mercedes leading the way
German prosecutors launched an investigation on Monday into fraud allegations against former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn.
Fair trade regulator CCI has rejected allegations against Volkswagen.
The story about India enticing world auto majors will add another feather in European giant Volkswagen's (VW) cap as it prepares for its first fully-original Indian Volkswagen car, made with the help of expertise provided by Indian engineers and designers.
Volkswagen has so far been selling only the diesel variants of the Jetta in India that are priced between Rs 14.93 lakh or Rs 1.49 million and Rs 18.90 lakh or Rs 1.89 million (ex-showroom, New Delhi).
Volkswagen fitted emissions cheating software for Australia cars too.
Martin Winterkorn, the former boss of Volkswagen who quit last month, will step down from his remaining posts related to the company.
Volkswagen announced plans on Tuesday to refit up to 11 million vehicles and overhaul its namesake brand.
This would impact Vento, Jetta and Passat sedan cars, Polo hatchback and Polo Cross crossover in India.
On Wednesday, Volkswagen had asked its dealers in India to temporarily stop selling hatchback Polo, citing a technical issue.
Scandal-hit German carmaker Volkswagen on Monday said it will recall 1,950 diesel vehicles in China to rectify engine software that cheats on emissions tests.
Former head of Skoda Auto's India unit, Imran Hassen, is being forced out of the Volkswagen group following "differences" with the management, a senior company official said.
The final blueprint of the multi-crore global tie-up between Volkswagen and Suzuki Motor Corporation has started to unfold, with Maruti Suzuki looking at becoming an original equipment maker in cars for the German automaker for markets outside India.
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