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Leading by example: SEAT S.A. strengthens its commitment to electrification in 2025
SEAT S.A. embarks on a pivotal year in its electrification journey. The company, which over the last few years has led the Future: Fast Forward project, one of the largest industrial investments in Spanish history together with the Volkswagen Group and other partners, will continue to promote sustainable mobility in 2025 with the aim of turning the country into a hub for electric vehicles in Europe.
Volkswagen Future Plan: brand gives first glimpse of entry-level electric model at works meeting
At today’s works meeting in Wolfsburg, Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, presented plans for the future of the core brand. Employees also had a first glimpse of the design of the Volkswagen brand’s future entry-level electric model at a price of about €20,000. “With the results of the negotiations in December, we have embarked on the largest future plan in the history of Volkswagen. We are now following an ambitious course with a view to ensuring that we reach the targets we have jointly agreed. This will be a key step in making electro-mobility attractive for everyone – the clear goal of our brand,” said Schäfer. At the same time, the Volkswagen brand CEO emphasized that Wolfsburg would remain the center for innovation and production competence. He said that the main plant would set new standards in automobile production.
Milestone on the path to climate-neutral production: all Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles factories now supplied with green electricity
Since 1 January, the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) plant in Hanover has been supplied exclusively with electricity from renewable sources. Climate-friendly energy supply is an important lever for reducing carbon emissions and conserving resources. By 2040, all Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles production sites will produce in a climate-neutral manner.
EAT S.A. the Spanish Government, through the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, and the Autonomous Communities of Catalonia, Comunitat Valenciana and Navarre join forces to boost electric mobility
SEAT S.A., the Government of Spain, through the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Comunitat Valenciana and the Government of Navarre have signed the ‘CASA SEAT Declaration for the promotion of electric mobility in Spain’, a joint commitment with the aim of advancing the transformation towards electromobility in the country. The agreement was endorsed at a summit held at CASA SEAT in the presence of Wayne Griffiths, President of SEAT S.A.; Salvador Illa, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya; Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry and Tourism; Carlos Mazón, President of the Generalitat Valenciana; and María Chivite, President of the Autonomous Community of Navarre.
Škoda Auto produces over 925,000 vehicles globally in 2024
In 2024, Škoda Auto manufactured over 925,000 vehicles at its global production facilities, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. Additionally, the company produced more than 280,000 battery systems for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles across the Volkswagen Group, over 1 million transmissions and nearly 500,000 engines.
TRATON with stable sales in 2024 at 334,200 vehicles, despite a difficult market environment
The TRATON GROUP kept unit sales at a stable level in 2024, despite a difficult market environment. According to preliminary data, the four brands Scania, MAN Truck & Bus, International (formerly Navistar), and Volkswagen Truck & Bus sold a total of 334,200 vehicles, a slight year-on-year decline of 1% (338,200).
1.7 million deliveries in 2024: Audi forges ahead with its model initiative
Audi delivered around 1.7 million vehicles worldwide in 2024. More than 164,000 of those were fully electric models. Reasons for this overall decline of almost 12 percent (8 percent for fully electric models) compared to the previous year included the challenging economic conditions, an intensely competitive market, and limited availability of parts. In addition, the new product portfolio is only gradually having an impact on global sales volumes.
Porsche delivers 310,718 vehicles in 2024
In 2024, Porsche AG comprehensively renewed its product range, with a generation change for four out of the six model lines: the Panamera, Taycan, 911 and Macan. Porsche has grown in four out of five world regions and achieved historic records. The share of electrified sports cars increased from 22 to 27 per cent. Almost half of them were purely electric vehicles.
Volkswagen delivers around 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in 2024
Despite strong headwinds, Volkswagen delivered around 4.8 million vehicles to customers worldwide last year (1.4 per cent fewer than in the previous year). Volkswagen was again the clear market leader in Germany with a market share of 19.1 per cent, according to the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA).
New SUV from Wolfsburg: the Volkswagen Tayron is now rolling off the production line at Volkswagen’s main plant
The newest member of the Volkswagen portfolio – the Tayron – was given a grand reception this week when employees from nearly all the different disciplines joined Wolfsburg Plant Manager Uwe Schwartz and Works Council member Jürgen Mahnkopf for the symbolic start of series production.
