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Volkswagen is partnering with Illumination’s new blockbuster film, Despicable Me 4, in a global campaign In Germany, the campaign features Volkswagen’s new GOAL special-edition models as well as the men’s national football team and Illumination’s iconic Minions. The mischievous Minions from Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 will now play a key part in Volkswagen’s global campaign. The carmaker is launching a series of marketing actions simultaneously in various markets as part of a global cooperation with the film. In Germany, for example, the characters from the new film will appear with the players from the German Football Association (DFB) in a campaign to promote the new GOAL special-edition models at the start of the European tournament. The collaboration launches just in time for the theatrical release ofIllumination’s Despicable Me 4 onJuly 3, 2024 in the US and in Germany on 11 July 2024. “The Minions are likeable and approachable, exactly the image the Volkswagen brand wishes to portray,” Susanne Franz, Chief Marketing Officer Volkswagen, said. “Their special kind of humor fits well with our twinkle-in-the-eye approach to marketing. The creative force of Universal Pictures, Illumination and Volkswagen has the potential for us to make a splash at the European championship with a humorous, innovative and catchy campaign.” Just how the Minions, with their distinctive welding goggles, help emotionalize the Volkswagen brand varies from market to market. In Germany, Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 teams up with the men’s national football squad to promote the marketing measures for the new GOAL special-edition models. An exclusive equipment package is currently available for the ID.3(((ID.3 GOAL - Combined power consumption 16.3-15.1 kWh/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions 0 g/km; CO₂ class: A.

The Volkswagen brand significantly increased its deliveries last year, with: around 4.87 million vehicles handed over to customers worldwide. The figures exceeded the previous year’s numbers in all regions. In total, the increase in deliveries was 6.7 per cent. Demand for electric mobility also grew: Volkswagen handed over about 394,000 fully electric vehicles to customers worldwide in 2023, which corresponds to an increase of 21.1 per cent compared to the previous year. Imelda Labbé, Volkswagen Board Member for Sales, Marketing and After Sales: “The delivery figures show that we are on the right track as a brand and that our cars are well received by our customers. We expect the market environment to remain challenging in 2024. But with our revised and attractive product portfolio, we are in the right position.” All-electric ID. models in high demand worldwide Volkswagen was able to increase sales of its fully electric vehicles by 21.1 per cent to about 394,000 units in 2023. The largest markets for all-electric cars for the Volkswagen brand – in absolute figures – were China, Germany, the US, the UK, Sweden, France, Norway and Belgium. In Germany, for example, about 30,000 ID.4 models were delivered (+ 62.9 per cent). Volkswagen’s first fully electric ‘world car’ was also well received in the US: about 38,000 examples of the ID.4 were delivered to customers here, which corresponds to an increase of 84.2 per cent compared to 2022.

Volkswagen Financial Services are electrifying the fleet of Siemens AG together with the Volkswagen brand: the company's fleet will be gradually supplemented with up to 1,000 leased Volkswagen ID.4 vehicles. These all-electric vehicles are part of the electrification and sustainability strategy pursued by Siemens, one of the largest and longest established industrial companies in Germany. "Fleets of companies and public authorities provide significant leverage for the market ramp-up of e-mobility. Therefore, the electrification of vehicle fleets is also of central importance to us at Volkswagen Financial Services. We are observing that more and more fleet managers are also electrifying their service vehicles. This shows how suitable and practical electric mobility has become for everyday use," said Armin Villinger, Chairman of the Management Board of Volkswagen Leasing GmbH. "The fleet customer business is of great importance to Volkswagen. That is why we are pleased to continue our long-standing and trusting cooperation with Siemens into the era of electromobility," stressed Achim Schaible, Chairman and Spokesman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Germany. Siemens has set ambitious goals for the electrification of its own fleet within the framework of its sustainability strategy. The company aims to make the entire fleet CO₂-neutral and fully electric by 2030. "The electrification of our fleet is a clear commitment to achieving our climate goals. But we also want to be a pioneer in our industry and send a clear signal for sustainable fleet management in line with our DEGREE framework," explained Stefan Kurz, Head of Global Fleet Management at Siemens. He added: "We chose the Volkswagen ID.4 because, in our opinion, the vehicle offers a good combination of range, charging speed, trunk volume, and price." The ID.4 is the first all-electric compact SUV from the Volkswagen brand. It is produced and offered for sale in China, the USA, and Europe.

Volkswagen is supporting the Vatican City State in its transition towards sustainable mobility. At the beginning of 2024, the company will deliver just under 40 fully electric models from its ID. family, ranging from the ID.3 to the ID.4 and ID.5. The vehicles are part of the decarbonization strategy of the VCS, aiming to make the Vatican fleet climate-neutral by 2030. Imelda Labbé, Member of the Board of Management for Sales, Marketing and After-Sales at Volkswagen Passenger Cars, and Dr. Christian Dahlheim, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, have personally handed over the first two electric vehicles to the Vatican, two ID.3 Pro Performance models. The Vatican City State is strongly committed to the implementation of innovative and sustainable solutions that make it possible to reduce, in concrete terms, the impact of human activities on the environment in order to protect the planet. Mobility is at the heart of a specific program called "Ecological Conversion 2030", which aims to reduce the CO₂ footprint of the state's vehicle fleet. To achieve this, the existing vehicles are to be gradually replaced by electric ones to make the entire fleet CO₂-neutral by 2030.

Vehicle allocation for VW’s plants in Germany planned through 2028Reduced production complexity created by platform-based allocationImproved efficiency of vehicle allocation and production advances the performance program “ACCELERATE forward | Road to 6.5” The Volkswagen brand is preparing its Germany-based production network for the future. At a meeting today, the Group Board of Management informed the Supervisory Board of the Volkswagen Group about its vehicle allocation plans for the brand through 2028. In taking this step, the company has set its sites up for profitable capacity utilization and the economic perspective of the coming years. Efficient vehicle allocation and increased productivity are key aspects of the performance program ACCELERATE forward | Road to 6.5 initiated by the brand. Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand: “Our industry faces complex challenges as it undergoes a transformation that is being conducted under difficult business conditions. It is all the more important that we prepare our individual plants and the Volkswagen production network in Germany for the future. Within the context of our performance program, this newly approved vehicle allocation plan will make a substantial contribution to a strong, competitive VW brand.” Christian Vollmer, the Volkswagen brand Board of Management member for Production and a member of the Extended Executive Committee for Production, added: “We are using the transition to electromobility as an opportunity to reduce the complexity of our production operations and increase the efficiency of our plants even further. We are systematically bundling vehicles based on the same architecture across all brands in our plants. By doing so, we will save significant investments in the integration of different vehicle architectures. Rather, we want our plants to produce several different models on the technical basis of one vehicle architecture.”

Wolfsburg workforce given exclusive look at new model generation Production to start at main plant in fall 2023; market launch in first quarter of 2024Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars: “Thanking our staff was our top priority”Chairwoman of the Group Works Council, Daniela Cavallo: “The world premiere at the works meeting is a special sign of appreciation for our workforce” Even before the official media unveiling, Volkswagen this morning presented the new Tiguan to some 10,000 employees at the works meeting in and around Hall 11 at the Wolfsburg plant. The Tiguan is one of the most successful Volkswagen models of the present day and is therefore of particular importance to the company: Since it went on sale in 2007, 7.6 million units have been produced – almost one million of them in the past two years. Since 2018, the Tiguan has been the bestselling model of not only Volkswagen Passenger Cars but also the Volkswagen Group. The new, third generation of the bestselling SUV will roll off the assembly line in Wolfsburg from fall 2023 and come onto the market in the first quarter of 2024. With its familiar compact dimensions, the Tiguan combines progressive technologies with charismatic design. Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars: “Showcasing our new Tiguan to the VW team ahead of its world premiere was a top priority for us. It is our way of saying thank you to our employees for their hard work and passion. The compact SUV is a very important model for the company and the Wolfsburg location, an absolute bestseller across the whole world. A total of 7.6 million customers have purchased our compact SUV since its debut in 2007." Daniela Cavallo, Chairwoman of the General and Group Works Council, underlined: “The idea of holding the world premiere for and with the workforce came from the Works Council.

Mobility for everyone: Volkswagen is showing its extensive current and future product range at the IAA Mobility Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars: “Whether electric, combustion engine or hybrid vehicles, it will be possible to see the complete range of our new brand orientation.”World premiere of the ID. GTI Concept: the emotive GTI label is being transported into the electric futureAn accessible brand: in the Open Space on the Odeonsplatz, Volkswagen will engage in discussions with visitors The Volkswagen brand is giving its electric offensive an additional boost: by 2027, Europe’s largest automotive manufacturer will launch eleven new all-electric models and thus offer the widest electric vehicle range of all manufacturers – from a compact car priced as less than 25,000 euros through to a family saloon. In the future, there will also be sporty and emotive GTI versions of selected models from the all-electric ID. family. The ID. GTI Concept show car presented for the first time at the IAA Mobility in Munich provides a concrete insight into how Volkswagen will transport the iconic GTI label into the electric future. At the international motor show, the new orientation of the brand will be visible in all areas for the first time. Alongside electric vehicles such as the ID. GTI Concept, ID.4, ID.5 and new ID.7(((ID.7 - Power consumption in kWh/100 km: combined 16.3-14.1; CO₂ emissions in g/km: combined 0. Only consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not in accordance with NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Christiane Engel is taking over as Spokesperson of the Management Board and Managing Director of the Technology Division of Volkswagen’s Osnabrück siteJörn Hasenfuß, the current Spokesperson of the Management Board and Managing Director of the Technology Division of Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH, is leaving Volkswagen under a retirement program after more than three decades with the Group Effective as of May 1, 2023, Christiane Engel will take over as Spokesperson of the Management Board and Managing Director of the Technology Division of Volkswagen’s site in Osnabrück. Christiane Engel has years of international experience in production and recently headed up Quality Assurance at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in Wolfsburg. Her predecessor Jörn Hasenfuß is ending his active career in the Volkswagen Group after more than 36 years and is leaving the company under a retirement program. Christian Vollmer, Production Board Member of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand and Supervisory Board Chairman of Volkswagen Osnabrück, commented, “Jörn Hasenfuß played a vital role in ensuring that we will continue to produce innovative, attractive models for our customers in Osnabrück in the years to come. We would like to thank him for his commitment and wish him all the best for this new chapter in life. At the same time, I am delighted to welcome Christiane Engel, an internationally experienced executive, as the new Managing Director of the Technology Division and Spokesperson of the Management Board. Christiane Engel has a broad range of experience in Industrial Engineering, Quality Assurance and Production that will ideally supplement that of the other Board members. I firmly believe that thanks to her high level of expertise and her leadership qualities, she is best equipped to successfully master the new challenge.” Christiane Engel began her career in the industrial engineering department at Volkswagen Sachsen in 1992.