All Press Releases
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Volkswagen Group: Ludwig Fazel Appointed New Head of Group Strategy
Ludwig Fazel will assume his new position on December 1, 2025, as Head of Group Strategy, Group Product Strategy, and the General Secretariat of the Volkswagen Group. In this role, he will report directly to CEO Oliver Blume. Until now, he has worked as Chief Operating Officer of Volkswagen Group Components and in parallel as Head of Strategy and Platform Business at Volkswagen Group Technology. He succeeds Stefan Weckbach, who is leaving the company at his own request.
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Test Center Complete: Volkswagen Group Now Able to Fully Develop and Validate Products in China for China
With the opening of its first Test Workshops in Hefei, Volkswagen Group China Technology Company (VCTC) has accomplished its final expansion stage, now bringing end-to-end development capabilities directly to the Chinese market. The new facilities significantly expand the Group’s local R&D strength and integrate software, hardware, and whole-vehicle validation under one roof — enabling faster decision-making, closer customer alignment, and accelerated rollout of next-generation technologies.
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First „Volkswagen Group Children’s Weekend“ at „Hamburger Bahnhof“ in Berlin
In their multi-year partnership (since 2012), the Volkswagen Group and the Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin have been continuously developing formats that enable more and more people to engage with art and culture – programs that promote access, encounter, and creativity. It originally started with free Thursday evenings (2018–2023), then evolved into weekly Family Sundays (since 2023), and now, with the 'Volkswagen Group Children's Weekend', both partners are inviting everyone to discover art together.
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Volkswagen Heritage verleiht Ivan-Hirst-Preis 2025
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Volkswagen Group dominates the „Das Goldene Lenkrad“ awards with six prizes and a historic brand record
The Volkswagen Group is the most successful manufacturer at the 49th edition of "The Golden Steering Wheel". Every year, the German trade magazine AUTO BILD and the BILD am SONNTAG newspaper recognise outstanding new models with this award. Of the twelve trophies awarded in total, six went to Volkswagen Group brands. The core brand Volkswagen achieved a historic success with four category wins. No other brand has ever received so many “Golden Steering Wheels” in a single year. Two further prizes were awarded to the CUPRA and Porsche brands.
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Alexander Schmitt appointed new Chief Procurement Officer of PowerCo SE
Alexander Schmitt will become the new Chief Procurement Officer and member of the Executive Board of PowerCo SE from November 18, 2025. This decision was approved today by the Supervisory Board of PowerCo SE. Schmitt has worked for mining company Anglo-American, based in London, where he was responsible for customer business as Chief Marketing Officer. As Chief Procurement Officer, he will be responsible for the entire procurement of raw materials, components and equipment as well as supplier management and value engineering. He succeeds Jörg Teichmann, who is stepping down by mutual agreement and will take on a new role in the Volkswagen Group.
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One year after its founding: Joint venture between Volkswagen Group and Rivian shows strong progress
One year after its founding, the joint venture “Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies” (RV Tech) is successfully collaborating with the Volkswagen Group and Rivian. The development of a state-of-the-art zonal architecture for future software-defined vehicles (SDVs) is progressing. Currently, RV Tech is preparing reference vehicles from the Volkswagen, Scout, and Audi brands with the SDV architecture for winter testing in Q1 2026. At the same time, the organization is being consistently developed: RV Tech now boasts a powerful international development team of more than 1,500 employees. With its new location in Berlin, the joint venture is also strengthening cross-site collaboration with the Volkswagen Group brands in Europe.
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Tarifverhandlungen 2021 für die Volkswagen AG fortgesetzt
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Modernes Entgeltsystem: Verhandlungen starten am 12. November
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Volkswagen Group makes decent progress in a difficult environment
The Volkswagen Group has published its financial results for the first nine months of 2025.
