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It's official: Rivian's R2 SUV matches Tesla's industry-leading efficiency and beats Model Y on range.

Major automakers backed the Environmental Protection Agency proposal to delay enforcement of a regulation requiring significant cuts in air pollution from vehicles for two years but want the agency to move quickly to rewrite the rules.

Hiley Volkswagen of Arlington announces the availability of the 2026 Volkswagen Atlas, responding to rising demand for family-oriented SUVs with advanced technology and safety features Arlington, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - June 3, 2026) - Hiley Volkswagen of Arlington has announced that the 2026 Volkswagen Atlas is now available at its Volkswagen dealership. The introduction of this model addresses increased demand for family-oriented SUVs equipped with modern safety features and advanced technology.

The automaker has spent big developing cars “in China, for China.” Now it has to convince local drivers to buy them.

Recent results reveal a stark contrast in revenue trends and profitability margins for these electric vehicle makers.

Final bids for a majority stake in engine maker Everllence are due Tuesday and owner Volkswagen plans to pick a buyer over the next few weeks, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN | RIVN Price Prediction) is leading the electric vehicle complex into Friday afternoon.

Rivian's delivery growth could drive a higher valuation.

Volkswagen is concerned about declining resale values of its vehicles as lower-priced Chinese competitors expand in the Brazilian market, the company's head in Brazil, Ciro Possobom, told Reuters on Monday.

Top labour representatives at Volkswagen said they would not allow plants to be closed, while remaining open to proposals to secure the future of under-used production sites in Germany, according to a joint statement to Reuters on Friday.

Chinese electric vehicle startup Xpeng is in talks with Volkswagen and other automakers about buying a factory in Europe, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Volkswagen's controlling family shareholders piled pressure on the automaker to overhaul its business model on Wednesday after the German company's ongoing problems led to a drop in first-quarter profit at their holding group.

Volkswagen's U.S. brand Scout was designed from the start to pursue a potential stock market listing or to allow strategic investors to take a stake, its CEO Scott Keogh told daily Handelsblatt, as it explores new funding options.

Volkswagen has pushed Amazon out of the top spot to become Rivian's largest shareholder, new filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show.

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ABS--Volkswagen Financial Services Poland (VWFS Poland) and BearingPoint are marking three successful years since the launch of VCL Master Poland DAC, Poland's first STS (Simple, Transparent, and Standardized)-compliant asset-backed securities (ABS) transaction, initiated in February 2023. Over the past three years, the securitization has demonstrated strong and stable performance, improving transparency, enabling full compliance with European Securities and Markets Autho.

Volkswagen AG (VWA:CA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union next week to 25%, a move that could jolt the world economy at a fragile moment.

The April scoreboard for electric vehicle (EV) stocks delivers a surprise. Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN | RIVN Price Prediction) stock outpaced the field with a 9% monthly rally in April, while Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock managed a more modest 3% gain.

Volkswagen reported a sharp decline in first-quarter earnings, as tariff pressures, geopolitical tensions and rising competition impacted performance. Europe's largest carmaker posted an operating profit of 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) for the first three months of the year.

Volkswagen reported a 2.5% drop in revenue in the first quarter.

The results come as top European original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) navigate several industry headwinds.

Volkswagen on Thursday reported an unexpected 14% decline in operating profit at the start of the year as it faces tariff pressures, geopolitical uncertainty and stiff competition from Chinese brands.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students in Washtenaw Community College's (WCC) Transportation Technologies programs are bringing a 1974 Volkswagen Thing into the electric age by converting the vintage vehicle into a fully electric car as part of a hands-on learning project.

Germany may finally be moving out of stagnation in 2026, and that could put some of its biggest industrial, software and automotive names back on investor watchlists.

China and Germany will contribute their strongest capabilities to the Audi brand, an SAIC VW executive said on Friday, with the establishment of a new SAIC-Audi research centre representing the start of the 3.0 era of joint venture partnership.

Volkswagen has lowered its mid-term sales volume goal for China, the company's China chief Ralf Brandstaetter was quoted as saying by Handelsblatt on Thursday.

Volkswagen AG has selected bidders for the next round of bidding for its heavy diesel engine unit Everllence, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Volkswagen Group announced on Tuesday its AI roadmap in China to incorporate its "agentic AI" into vehicles built on its China-only architecture, starting from the second half of this year.

German automaker announced it would incorporate AI agents that allow humans to control car features with voice commands into its cars in China. CTO Thomas Ulbrich told CNBC that the in-car AI agent would draw on tech from Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu.

Volkswagen plans to cut its production capacity by another one million cars, CEO Oliver Blume said in an interview with business news outlet Manager Magazin published on Tuesday.

Volkswagen is bracing for even tougher competition in China, where the world's largest car market could shrink for the first time in almost a decade, the head of the German carmaker's business in the region said in a newspaper interview.

Volkswagen is expected to take a hit to first-quarter earnings from the decision to end production of its ID.4 electric SUV at the German carmaker's Tennessee plant, analysts said on Tuesday after a call with management.

Volkswagen Q1 deliveries fall 4% as demand in China and the United States weakens despite growth in Europe and rising order intake.

Product cycle momentum (20+ launches, EV push) and improving order intake support a ~5% EBIT margin trajectory despite conservative guidance and macro headwinds. Better working capital management, lower inventories, and ongoing cost-cutting (€6bn target by 2030) underpin improved cash generation and industrial liquidity. At ~5x P/E with limited earnings volatility and optionality from assets, offer a compelling entry point. We remain buyers.

The company, which houses a stable of brands that includes VW, Audi and Porsche, said its group vehicle deliveries fell 4% on year.

Volkswagen reported a dip in global deliveries at the start of the year, falling 4% year on year in the first three months of 2026, as the German carmaker battles with weak demand in China and the United States.

Car deliveries fell 15% as the end of production of its petrol-powered 718 range and the discontinuation of tax incentives for electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. dented sales.

Porsche AG's deliveries slumped further in the first three months of 2026, with sharp declines in key markets China and the United States, as loses its shine across.

Volkswagen will no longer produce the all-electric ID.4 at its U.S. factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the German automaker shifts its resources into high-volume vehicles like its upcoming gas-powered Atlas SUV.

Volkswagen said it is ending US production of its ID.4 crossover SUV. The automaker is prioritizing assembly of its gas or hybrid-powered Atlas SUV.

The German carmaker is the latest to scale back plans for electric vehicles in favor of gasoline models.

Volkswagen said on Thursday it will end production of the ID.4 electric SUV out of its Tennessee plant this month, citing a challenging time for the U.S. electric vehicle market.

The electric crossover's sales struggled in recent years.

Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America and Uber have started testing autonomous microbuses in Los Angeles, the companies announced Wednesday, the latest step as they prepare to launch a robotaxi service by late 2026.

The Highway Trust Fund is projected to reach insolvency in 2028, facing a potential 46% spending cut.

Alliance for Automotive Innovation CEO John Bozzella proposed replacing the federal gas tax with a weight-based vehicle fee for road infrastructure spending.

Rivian is taking a multi-prong approach to growing its business. The company's relationship with Volkswagen is important in two ways.

Rivian is VW Group's software and hardware partner outside of China. Xpeng is doing a lot of the same work for Volkswagen in China.

VWAGY unlocks another $1B investment in RIVN after a winter testing milestone validates the next-generation EV software architecture in extreme conditions.

Winter testing has been completed for the VW ID EVERY1, the first vehicle under a joint venture between Rivian and Volkswagen Group to be equipped with the EV maker's software and electrical architecture. That's not just progress toward getting this vehicle into customers' hands; it also unlocks another $1 billion investment from Volkswagen Group into Rivian.

Volkswagen's software partnership with Rivian , a cornerstone of CEO Oliver Blume's turnaround strategy for the German auto group, has passed a key milestone, bringing the U.S. partner closer to its next tranche of funding.

Volkswagen's top investor, Porsche SE , expects the German auto group to reduce complexity, with divestments possible in various areas, the holding group's CEO said on Thursday.

Porsche SE , which controls German auto group Volkswagen , suffered a 9% blow to its after-tax profit in 2025, the company said on Wednesday.

Czech carmaker Skoda, which is owned by Volkswagen , will withdraw from the Chinese market by mid-2026 after struggling to keep up in the region's rapid shift towards electric vehicles, the company said on Wednesday.

Volkswagen is in discussions with Rafael Advanced Defence Systems over a potential agreement to convert one of its German factories to produce missile defence components, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. The proposed partnership would involve repurposing Volkswagen's Osnabrück plant in Lower Saxony to manufacture parts for Israel's Iron Dome air defence system, according to the report.

ROME--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #digitaljourney--OCTO, a leading company in the field of telematics, data analytics and AI-driven solutions for insurance and fleet management, announces a strategic partnership with Volkswagen Group Info Services AG. The goal of this cooperation is to expand data solutions for fleet operators by directly integrating vehicle data from the brands Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Škoda, Seat, Cupra and Audi. Through this partnership, OCTO gains direct access to veh.

Germany's car industry could learn from China's disciplined industrial planning, Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume said in an interview released on Sunday, as the automaker pushes ahead with deep restructuring to stay competitive.

Volkswagen (VWAGY) is changing course in China as it looks to catch up in the EV race, and that shift now includes moving away from Nvidia (NVDA) in favor of lo

Bentley plans to cut about 275 jobs in the UK as it navigates weaker demand and higher trade costs, while continuing heavy investment in electric models and its Crewe site. The luxury carmaker reported an operating profit of £186 million in 2025, and said customer deliveries fell 5% amid a challenging global market, particularly in China, and pressure from US tariffs.

Porsche suffered a 10.6% stock decline after a year marked by strategic missteps and regulatory headwinds. DRPRY's aggressive EV pivot, driven by EU regulations, backfired as customer demand lagged and costs soared, leading to a €2.4 billion realignment charge. 2026 guidance implies margin recovery absent one-off costs, but war-driven macro risks remain unpriced, capping upside and justifying a hold rating with a $48.31 target.
