The Latest Breaking News from Oliver Blume

VW Group Delays EV Battery Plant In Europe Amid "Sluggish" EV Demand

Volkswagen Group has decided to postpone a decision on its fourth battery cell plant, which was expected to be located in Europe, likely in the Czech Republic.

InsideEVs · Nov 2, 2023

VW Said To End ID.3 Production At Dresden's Transparent Factory

The Volkswagen ID.3 will continue to be built at the Zwickau plant and will also start production at the Wolfsburg factory this fall.

InsideEVs · Sep 18, 2023

Inside the Porsche Mission X: A Vision of Our EV Hypercar Future

Porsche's Mission X electric hypercar concept feels like the dawning of a new era in high-powered EVs.

Inverse · Jul 4, 2023

VW Annual Meeting No Piece Of Cake, Execs Take Heat Over China, EV Pace

VW Group was criticized over the alleged use of forced labor in China, as well as the slow EV transition and market share loss in China to BYD and Tesla.

InsideEVs · May 11, 2023

VW To Fire Cariad Top Executives After Software Development Mess: Report

Cariad was responsible for the multiple glitches encountered on the first units of Volkswagen’s EVs, including the ID.3, ID.4, and ID.5.

InsideEVs · May 8, 2023

Volkswagen Left Behind as China Goes All In on EVs

The push for battery power is leveling the playing field for foreign and domestic manufacturers.

Businessweek · Apr 17, 2023

VW Brand Boss: E-Fuels Are “Unnecessary Noise,” Combustion Will Be Over By 2035

Porsche is one of the biggest players in the development of e-fuels, but Volkswagen's boss seems to disagree.

InsideEVs · Apr 14, 2023

Volkswagen To Become Global EV Battery Supplier, Invest In Mining

Interestingly, just last week VW Group's new CEO Oliver Blume noted that its EV partnership with Ford is "intensifying," and now we have more details about how.

InsideEVs · Mar 22, 2023

EVs And ICE Vehicles On E-Fuels Need To Coexist, But Not Compete With Each Other: VW Group CEO

VW Group’s chairman says that there are markets outside the European Union where switching to all-electric cars in a short time would be problematic.

InsideEVs · Mar 21, 2023

No more red carpet for Musk as VW breaks with Tesla entrepreneur

Oliver Blume's predecessor Herbert Diess angered labor unions with his constant adulation of Tesla.

Fortune · Mar 17, 2023