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Older VW ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq Owners Get Battery Preheating
Skoda pushes battery preheating to 200,000 Enyaqs built through 2023 from November 16. VW's ID. Software 3.9.1 adds it for older ID models. No US date yet.
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ID. range, the GTI revival, PPE platform and Group strategy — Wolfsburg’s EV pivot in full.
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Volkswagen Pauses the Electric Golf After a $6.5 Billion Q3 Loss
Volkswagen lost €5.86 billion in Q3 2026, mostly on a non-cash Porsche writedown, and paused ID. Golf work. Its CFO says EVs earn less than gas cars.
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VW Takes China EV Technology Global, Starting in South America
Volkswagen will take its China-developed CMP platform and CEA electronics to South America by 2030, Reuters reports. Europe and North America wait for now.
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VW Weighs Xpeng Tech for Europe, Putting Rivian at Risk
VW may base three-quarters of its next VW, Škoda and Cupra models in Europe on Xpeng-developed tech, shrinking Rivian's $5.8B role, Reuters reports.
Audi
Audi Bets $4 Billion on a Georgia SUV Plant, and Never Mentions EVs
Audi's first US plant, a $4 billion Georgia site, is expected to build Q7, Q8 and Q9 SUVs from the early 2030s. Audi names no EV.
Volkswagen
VW Opens ID. Cross Orders at €27,995 After July Promise
Volkswagen opened German orders for the €27,995 ID. Cross Trend on October 19, with a 37-kWh battery and up to 201 miles of WLTP range. Electrek says no US plans.
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VW's Xpeng SUV Sells Just 7% of Its Original Monthly Target
VW's Xpeng-developed ID. UNYX 08 averaged 267 China sales a month from April to August, about 7% of the 3,622 planned, Reuters reports.
Fuel Shock
Volvo Calls the End of Diesel as EU EVs Outsell Gas and Diesel Cars
EU EVs outsold gas and diesel cars combined in August, 196,486 to 179,219, as diesel fell to 6.4%. Volvo's sales chief calls it the end of diesel.
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