#Brands
The Volkswagen Group is a company of powerful brands whose iconic products meet every mobility need and are broken down into the brand groups of Core, Progressive, Sport Luxury and Trucks. All brands share the very same goal: to develop and offer innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. Here is some additional information on the topic.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Volkswagen merges charging and fueling services under new company
The Volkswagen Group is strengthening its charging and fueling services through the merger of LOGPAY Transport Services GmbH, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, and the mobility service units of Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH (Elli). This strategic merger lays the foundation for future growth by offering seamless mobility services and an expanded range of solutions to both business and private customers transitioning to e-mobility. The newly established Elli Mobility GmbH, as a result of this merger, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH (Elli) starting (expected) in March 2025.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Group
The Group comprises ten brands from five European countries: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, ŠKODA, SEAT, CUPRA, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche and Ducati. In addition, the Volkswagen Group offers a wide range of further brands and business units including financial services. Volkswagen Financial Services comprises dealer and customer financing, leasing, banking and insurance activities, and fleet management.
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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.
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Extension of the TRATON Executive Board
In the execution of its TRATON Way Forward Strategy, TRATON has taken another important step by strengthening its Executive Board with a focus on Research & Development (R&D). The Supervisory Board of the company decided to appoint Niklas Klingenberg, Head of TRATON GROUP R&D, to the Executive Board as of January 1, 2025.
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One year of TRATON Charging Solutions and a strategic partnership with Hubject
One year since its inception, TRATON Charging Solutions has made significant strides in its mission to provide comprehensive and seamless charging solutions for commercial vehicles across Europe. As the dedicated eMobility Service Provider (eMSP) within the TRATON GROUP, which includes renowned brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON Charging Solutions has focused on enabling a smooth and efficient charging experience tailored to the unique needs of commercial vehicle operators.
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Audi Group: Challenging market environment shapes financial performance in the first nine months
The Audi Group's financial performance in the first nine months reflects the challenging macroeconomic situation. This includes a difficult market environment and expected restructuring expenses, for example as a result of a possible alternative use or a possible plant closure of the Brussels site. In the first nine months of 2024, revenue amounted to €46.3 billion, operating profit was €2.1 billion, and net cash flow amounted to €3.8 billion. The Progressive* brand group delivered a total of 1,251,381 vehicles from January to September, including 115,788 all-electric models. Audi is currently launching electric models and highly efficient combustion-engine vehicles in important core model series as part of a major product initiative. With the Audi Agenda, the company is also increasing its competitiveness and improving its processes and organizational structures.
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SEAT S.A. posts operating profit of 415 million euros in first nine months of 2024
SEAT S.A. achieved an operating profit of 415 million euros between January and September 2024. These results were 17.2% lower than for the same period of the previous year (501 million euros), in a challenging economic environment affecting the global automotive industry. Furthermore, 2024 has been a pivotal year for the company, marked by substantial investment to support several major launches for the CUPRA brand’s range of BEVs and PHEVs as the company drives forward its transformation toward electrification.
