#Innovation
As it strives to become a sustainable mobility provider who acts as a role model in the areas of the environment, safety and integrity, the Volkswagen Group is applying an efficient, cross-brand research alliance. This alliance connects experts, facilitates collaborative working relationships among equals, fosters an innovative work environment and bundles activities for the purpose of tapping Group-wide synergies and efficiencies. Here is some additional information on the topic.
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Porsche delivers 279,449 sports cars to customers in 2025
With a balanced sales structure across individual markets, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, delivered a total of 279,449 cars to customers around the world in 2025. The figure was 310,718 for the previous year, representing a decline of 10 per cent. Porsche’s top priority remains a value-oriented derivative mix.
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Learning from data: Volkswagen Group launches Europe-wide initiative for greater road safety
The Volkswagen Group is committed to further enhancing safety for all road users across Europe. Building on successful experiences in Germany, the Group aims to expand its program for utilizing sensor and image data from customer vehicles to around 40 European countries. The goal is to continuously optimize driver assistance systems and automated driving functions using data from real traffic situations. Customers can benefit from these improvements through software updates to their vehicles. The ongoing enhancements to driving functions increase comfort and make a positive contribution to overall road safety. Customer consent is required – naturally in full compliance with all national and European data protection regulations. The rollout is scheduled to start in January 2026 with Volkswagen Passenger Cars models, followed by CUPRA, ŠKODA, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Audi and Porsche.
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Audi delivers 1.6 million vehicles in 2025 as strong fourth quarter ends challenging year
Audi delivered more than 1.6 million vehicles to customers worldwide in 2025, a decline of approximately 3 percent to the previous year. However, deliveries rose year over year in every month starting in September, signaling an upward trend. The order books support the trend: last year, orders increased over 13 percent compared with 2024, orders for electric models jumped around 58 percent. Deliveries of all-electric models reached a record of over 223,000 units in 2025, approximately 36 percent.
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SEAT & CUPRA breaks all-time sales record in 2025 despite industry headwinds
SEAT & CUPRA set a new sales record in 2025, delivering 586,300 vehicles despite a challenging global automotive environment - a 5.1% increase on 2024 (558,200) and surpassing the previous record of 574,100 set in 2019.
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Volkswagen delivers 4.73 million vehicles worldwide and further consolidates its market leadership in Europe
The Volkswagen brand delivered around 4.73 million vehicles to customers worldwide last year. Deliveries therefore virtually matched the prior-year level amid challenging market conditions (–1.4 percent). While a positive trend could be observed particularly in Europe (+5.1 percent) and South America (+18.5 percent), the market environment in China (–8.4 percent) remains challenging. US tariffs also had a marked impact on deliveries in North America
(–8.2 percent).
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Volkswagen Group and Qualcomm Sign Letter of Intent to Power Next Generation Driving Experiences
Volkswagen Group and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a long-term supply agreement to deliver advanced infotainment and connectivity capabilities powered by Snapdragon® Digital Chassis™ solutions.
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Innovation in the Automotive Industry
The automotive industry is developing at a rapid pace. Innovative technologies are defining vehicle functions and the driving experience. The Volkswagen Group sees this transformation as an opportunity to shape the mobility of tomorrow as a global automotive technology driver – climate-neutral, digital and connected. Our pioneering solutions along the entire automotive value chain combine experience and efficiency, safety and sustainability. This enables us to inspire customers time and time again. All over the world.
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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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Porsche AG reports robust net cash flow in a challenging market environment
Porsche AG resolutely pushed ahead with its decision to realign its product strategy at the end of the third quarter of 2025. This is intended to ensure strong profitability in the long term and, as expected, is having a significant impact on various key financial figures in the short term.
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Change at Volkswagen Procurement: Karsten Schnake succeeds Dirk Große-Loheide
Karsten Schnake will become the new member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand responsible for Procurement and a member of the Extended Executive Committee effective November 1, 2025. He thus succeeds Dirk Große-Loheide, who is leaving the company under a long-planned retirement program. In addition to his new duties, Karsten Schnake will continue as acting Board Member for Procurement at Škoda until December 31, 2025, to ensure a seamless transition.
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TRATON GROUP reports a decline in unit sales to 71,400 vehicles in the third quarter of 2025
In a persistently weak and uncertain market environment, the TRATON GROUP’s unit sales declined by 16% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2025.
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Markus Haupt confirmed as Chief Executive Officer of SEAT and CUPRA
The Supervisory Board of SEAT and CUPRA, chaired by Thomas Schäfer -Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Brand Group Core, and CEO of the Volkswagen brand- has appointed Markus Haupt as the new Chief Executive Officer of SEAT and CUPRA, effective immediately. Haupt has been serving as interim CEO since April 1, and now, with the full support of the company’s Executive Committee, formally assumes the position on a permanent basis.
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Scania beschleunigt Megawattladen im Fernverkehr: Start des ersten öffentlichen Hochleistungsladepunkts in Deutschland
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EV batteries drive the energy transition: Roland Berger study shows high potential of decentralized energy in Germany
Elli – a brand of the Volkswagen Group – together with an alliance of leading energy companies presents a new study about decentralized energy solutions. Technologies like electric vehicles, solar power systems, home storage systems, and heat pumps can save the German energy system up to €255 billion by 2045. This corresponds to around €13 billion per year in added value – a key lever for a secure, independent, and cost-efficient energy transition. Roland Berger’s analysis shows that Germany can only achieve both energy supply security and overall cost efficiency through the combination of large-scale centralized power plants and decentralized energy technologies.
