• The Bulli 6.1’s digitalised workplace
• The Bulli 6.1’s new driver assistance systems
• The Bulli 6.1’s base models and features 
• The Bulli 6.1’s range of drive systems

• Largest sales region: Western Europe with 211,300 vehicles
• Crafter model range with plus of 35.5 percent

Hannover, August 15, 2019 - Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has sold 300,300 light commercial vehicles worldwide since the beginning of the year. That means that the volume of deliveries by the brand is at approximately the same level as in the same period of the previous year (-0.4 percent). The largest sales region was Western Europe, where 211,300 vehicles were handed over to customers (+1.1 percent). The largest market was again Germany with 79,600 vehicles (-0.4 percent).

• Digitalised controls: new control unit makes campsite life even easier
• Exterior: redesigned front gives sharper character to the most successful camper van ever
• Interior: new handles and décor for kitchen and cupboards; sliding doors replace shutters in the back; improved sleeping comfort
• Handling: new electro-mechanical power steering enables use of assisted steering systems

Hanover, 2 August 2019 – Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will be giving the new California 6.1 its world première at the end of August at the Caravan Salon show in Düsseldorf. Charismatic: the new front. Enhanced: the kitchen units and beds. Digitalised: the new multi-function control panel in the overhead console. Other new features inside the camper van include the optionally digital instruments and the next generation infotainment systems with integrated online connectivity. Rearranged and tailored to the digital world: the instrument panel. New electro-mechanical steering also makes driving safer and easier, as it introduces driver assistance systems such as Lane Assist to the vehicle range.

• Worldwide delivery on high previous year level
• 182,800 vehicle deliveries in Western Europe (+1.4 per cent)
• German domestic market stable with 68,100 vehicle deliveries (-0.3 per cent)

Hannover, 11 July 2019 – Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has delivered 259,400 Transporter, Caddy, Amarok and Crafter models to customers all over the world from January until June. This is exactly at the same high level of the previous year’s period (0.0 per cent). With 182,800 deliveries to customers in Western Europe, last year’s deliveries were exceeded in the most important regions by
1.4 per cent.

• Start-ups from all over Europe can apply on https://www.betahausx.com/future-logistics-challenge as from today
• Aim of the challenge: To develop innovative solutions in the categories of “Delivery Driver Experience” and “Smart Delivery Vehicles”
• Up to ten start-ups will be presenting their concept before an expert panel of judges in betahaus Berlin when the challenge concludes on 5 November
• The two winners will have the chance to develop their approach together with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Hermes Europe in the form of a proof of concept with a starting capital of up to 125,000 euros
• The VWCV “Smart Mobility and Transport” team already carried out the “Innovation Challenge” back in 2018
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Hannover/Hamburg, 11 July 2019 Today, with the support of the start-up accelerator betahausX, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Hermes Europe are launching the Future Logistics Challenge. As part of a contest over roughly four months, the aim is to generate the best possible synergies between parcel logistics, the automotive sector and start-ups to find innovative solutions for the ecosystem of “vehicle – parcel delivery courier”. From 11 July to 23 September 2019, start-ups from all over Europe are being called on to apply with ideas that redefine the categories of “Delivery Driver Experience” and “Smart Delivery Vehicle” and thus support the work of tens of thousands of parcel delivery operatives all over Europe and make them more efficient.

• Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supports 'SeaWatch' project
• Over 400 lives saved since 2011
• Vehicles equipped with defibrillators

Lisbon/Hanover, 9 July 2019 – Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) will ensure once again the safety of swimmers on Portugal’s beaches this summer with a fleet of 28 Amaroks. In doing so, VWCV Portugal (importer SIVA) is supporting the 'SeaWatch' project of the 'Instituto de Socorros a Náufragos' (Portuguese Life Saving Federation).
 

• New and more comfortable: enhanced interior and new display for the camper functions
• New and connected: digital cockpit and online infotainment systems with integrated eSIM for the first time
• New and sharper: front end with charismatic design transports the DNA of the California to the future
• New and safe: side-wind compensation system “Lane Assist” and Side Protection for extra safety

Hanover, 2 July 2019 - Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles presents the first sketches and information on the new California 6.1. The update for the camper van covers many aspects: the interior of the camper van has been enhanced; the multifunctional camper control unit in the roof console has been redesigned and digitalised, new assistance systems enhance safety and comfort; a new generation of infotainment with integrated eSIM opens up the world of mobile online services, and digital instruments are available for the first time (“Digital Cockpit”). Striking: the completely redesigned front end of the California 6.1.

• Stephan Weil: “Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is on the right track”
• CEO Dr Thomas Sedran explains the brand’s strategy: “See change as an opportunity”
• Chairman of the Works Council Bertina Murkovic says: “The most important task: the workforce must be involved in the transformation”

Hannover, 27 June 2019 – Stephan Weil, Minister President of Lower Saxony, visited the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) site in Hannover today to find out about the most important topics for the brand in future. His visit to the factory focused on autonomous driving, electric mobility, digitalisation, transformation and new business models. Together with further board members, Dr Thomas Sedran, Chairman of the VWCV Brand Board of Management, explained strategies, future areas of business and technical innovations.
 

• Dr Lars Krause is responsible for product management and takes over management assignments in the cooperation with Ford

Hannover, 26 June 2019 – Silja Pieh, previously CFO and Head of Product at Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH (AID / a subsidiary of AUDI AG) is to become the new Head of Strategy for the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand (VWCV) with effect from 1 August. At the same time, she will be assuming responsibility for the newly created function of Overall Strategy and Business Unit Development MaaS/TaaS* within the Volkswagen Group. In the VWCV Strategy Function, she will be succeeding Dr Lars Krause, who continues to be responsible for the main duties of product management and product strategy while additionally taking over management of the vehicle projects with Ford for the VWCV brand.