Volkswagen Group

✨ Welcome to our November newsletter! This month, the Volkswagen Group celebrated major achievements and milestones: From prestigious industry honors to global sustainability efforts and marking one year of our #EnterElectric campaign.   Discover the highlights that defined this month – and stay tuned for what’s next. Catch up on the latest from the Volkswagen Group below!

✨ Celebrating one year of #EnterElectric! 🗨️ Do you remember this milestone moment? At IAA MOBILITY 2025, the Volkswagen Group showcased the complete Electric Urban Car Family – a joint project of Volkswagen, Škoda Auto and CUPRA. Launching in 2026, these Electric Vehicles deliver cutting-edge technology, smart design, and affordability, making electric mobility a reality for millions. 👉 Join the movement and find out how we're shaping the future of electric mobility - and #EnterElectric! 

✨ It’s time for ‘Driven by Culture’. Today, we are focusing on CUPRA, a brand that embodies a unique approach to performance and design. The Mediterranean spirit is at the core of CUPRA, a brand that inspires the world from Barcelona and combines this with cutting-edge technology. 🚗 This cultural foundation inspires vehicles that transcend conventional standards, offering a blend of innovation, individuality and emotional design. CUPRA is created for individuals who value authenticity and seek to challenge expectations. 👀 Discover how Barcelona’s culture influences CUPRA’s identity in our 'Driven by Culture' series.

♻️ Volkswagen Group launches Circular Economy Project House: cross-functional teams across the Volkswagen Group will drive circular business models—keeping materials in the loop, securing raw materials, and creating new value. 🌱 Circular Economy is a key pillar of our sustainability strategy #regenerateplus to drive economic growth while reducing our environmental footprint and strengthening supply chain resilience. 💡 We are preparing to establish a center of competence in the near future to learn and start the operation. 🗨️ Check out the insights below!  #CircularEconomy 

🚗 For the first time in Volkswagen Group’s history, new vehicle platforms and key technologies can be fully developed and brought to market readiness with all approval processes outside Germany. With the opening of its new Test Workshops in Hefei, Volkswagen Group China Technology Company (VCTC) has completed its final expansion stage — now delivering end-to-end development capabilities directly in the Chinese market. The new facilities significantly strengthen local R&D, integrating software, hardware, and whole-vehicle validation under one roof. This enables: + Faster decision-making + Closer customer alignment + Accelerated rollout of next-generation technologies Volkswagen Group continues to expand Hefei’s capabilities: The Functions Integration Test (FIT) Laboratory will come online in mid-2026 — one of only two in the Group — to simulate extreme environmental conditions. These efforts establish a future-ready foundation for Volkswagen’s next chapter in intelligent and connected mobility. 👉 Hear directly from Oliver Blume, our Volkswagen Group CEO and Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of Volkswagen Group China in the asset below — their quotes provide exclusive insights into this milestone!

🧬 The Volkswagen Group is on its way to becoming the Global Automotive Tech Driver and innovation is in our DNA. For generations, our iconic brands have been shaping the future of mobility with their pioneering technologies and forward-thinking approach. Explore some historic milestones - each one a chapter in the story of innovation. ⏩ A unique interior concept for maximum space, a youthful design focusing on fun and practicality and numerous Simply Clever details characterize the Škoda Auto Roomster introduced in 2006. 🏆The Škoda Roomster has won various international awards, including the coveted Red Dot Design Award for outstanding product design in 2007.

✨ It’s time for 'Driven by Culture’! Today we focus on Škoda Auto, a brand that has been an integral part of the automotive and cultural heritage of the Czech Republic for 130 years. 🚗  Country-specific characteristics such as resilience and pragmatism have strongly influenced Škoda’s approach towards innovative, efficient high-quality engineering. These values continue to shape the brand and its products to this day, which is reflected, for example, in the brand-specific Simply Clever features and the spacous interior. These qualities make the vehicles ideal companions for Everyday Explorers, while the  strong customer focus reflects the motto of the company's founders Václav Laurín and Václav Klement: "Only the best is good enough for our customers.
 👀 See how Czech culture has shaped Škoda’s brand identity, its approachable attitude and its values such as practicality, functionality and intuitiveness.

At COP30 Brazil in Belém, our focus is clear: to drive the implementation of our regenerate+ sustainability strategy. Representing us on this global stage is Dirk Voeste, Chief Sustainability Officer at Volkswagen Group.   🗨️ During a fireside chat with Nina Mikander and Gavin Edwards, they discussed the outcomes of the Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) pilots and the importance of measuring the state of nature. Why? Because climate change and biodiversity loss demand urgent action.   🤝 Our commitment:  To make nature-related management practical and impactful. By participating in the NPI pilot, we aim to develop credible, science-based standards that can be implemented in real-world business operations, not just on paper. Practicability is the bridge between ambition and action. Only then can strategies deliver tangible results for nature and society. #ClimateAction #COP30 #RegeneratePlus 

🚘 Revealed at the 2013 IAA, the AUDI AG Nanuk Quattro was a crossover blending supercar performance with off-road capability. Powered by a 5.0L V10 TDI and featuring all-wheel steering, it remained a one-off concept. 💬 Would you drive this supercar crossover?

🏆 Celebrating Excellence: Six awards for Volkswagen Group at Das Goldene Lenkrad 2025! At the 49th edition of Das Goldene Lenkrad, the Volkswagen Group is the most successful manufacturer, taking home six out of twelve awards. The core brand Volkswagen achieved a historic success with four category wins. Each year, the German trade magazine AUTO BILD and BILD am SONNTAG honor the most outstanding new models with this prestigious award.   At the event in Berlin, the Volkswagen Group will be represented by Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume, as well as Thomas Schäfer for Volkswagen, Markus Haupt for SEAT S.A./CUPRA, and Michael Steiner for Porsche AG. 🗨️ Oliver Blume, CEO Volkswagen Group: "The result shows that our product offensive is working, our new models are very well received, with innovations and iconic design. The Volkswagen Group is delivering and is back! With new energy, a clear direction, and an explicit ambition: we want to be the global automotive tech driver." 🏅 An overview of the winners: - Compact class: Volkswagen Golf GTI EDITION 50            - Mid-size class: CUPRA Terramar VZ 1.5 e-Hybrid              - Upper Mid-size class: Volkswagen ID.7 GTX Tourer            - Sports Car: Porsche 911 GT3                             - Family Car: Volkswagen Tayron                           - Editorial award for "Best car under €40,000": Volkswagen T-Roc  👉 swipe here for more! *  Golf GTI EDITION 50 – Combined energy consumption: 7.9-7.6 l/100km | Combined CO₂ emissions: 179-173 g/km | CO₂ class: G-F Terramar VZ 1.5 e-HYBRID – Energy consumption (weighted combined): 13.8–14.8 kWh/100 km plus 1.6–1.8 l/100 km | Energy consumption (with discharged battery): 5.7–6.1 l/100 km | CO2 emissions (weighted combined): 37–42 g/km | CO2 class (weighted combined): B | CO2 class (with discharged battery): D–E ID.7 GTX Tourer - Combined energy consumption 18.8-16.6 kWh/100 km | Combined CO₂ emissions 0 g/km | CO₂ class A 911 GT3 - Combined energy consumption: 13.8–13.7 l/100 km | Combined CO₂ emissions: 312–310 g/km | CO₂ class: G | CO₂ class weighted combined: G