• Crafter shows high double-digit gain in sales
• 3.4 per cent growth in the month of August

Hannover, 12 September 2019 – Over the past eight months, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has delivered 336,600 light commercial vehicles to customers worldwide and thereby attained the same volume as in the corresponding time period of the prior year (336,400 units). In the month of August alone, the brand's global deliveries grew 3.4 per cent to 36,200 light commercial vehicles.

 

• Heinz-Jürgen Löw: "The right time for a new brand design"
• Brand logo and marketing and communication are being modified

Frankfurt a.M./Hannover, 9 September 2019 – New logo and new digital customer experience: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) is activating its new brand design – in line with the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand.
 

• Clever small space solution: new mini kitchen increases versatility of the California 6.1 Beach
• When out of use the kitchen is invisible: hotplate/worktop disappears into the side wall
• New Beach Camper version always has a kitchen on board
• New Beach Tour version given two sliding doors as standard

Hannover, 29 August 2019 – Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is presenting a further surprise as part of the world première of the new California 6.11 at the Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf (31 Aug. to 8 Sept.): for the first time the entry-level Beach version will have a kitchen. Until now this was reserved for the more exclusive Coast and Ocean lines. New this time: unlike the large row of kitchen units in the Coast and Ocean, being used in the Beach is a completely reworked fold-out mini kitchen. While, due to the broader kitchen, the Coast and Ocean are universally offered with a two-seater bench in the passenger compartment, the California Beach 6.1 can, thanks to the narrower mini kitchen, also optionally be ordered with a three-seater bench. That opens up the possibility for the first time for families of five to go camping with a California, complete with kitchen on board.

• Mobile home update: digitalised ‘camper control unit’, kitchen and cabinets enhanced, beds given added comfort
• Functions update: rearranged dashboards, digital instruments, new online infotainment systems
• Handling update: electro-mechanical power steering brings interactive assistance systems on board
• Range update: California 6.1, Grand California and Caddy Beach fulfil practically all campers’ wishes

Hannover, 27 August 2019 – In the blink of an eye, the California transforms itself from an MPV into a camper van. This versatility has given it iconic status in its vehicle class. Now, in a world première at the Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf (31 Aug. to 8 Sept.), Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is unveiling a comprehensive update: the California 6.1. External identifying mark: a new front. Internal features include new dashboards with for the first time as an option fully digital instruments, plus a new camper control unit with touchscreen in the roof console. The kitchen and cabinet elements have been enhanced, the beds honed to perfection. Safety is improved by new features such as Cross Wind Assist. Optimum connectivity is guaranteed by new infotainment systems with integrated Internet access. Alongside the California 6.1, also being shown in Dusseldorf are the new Grand California and Caddy Beach.

• 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.