SHANGHAI — Volkswagen unveiled an electric luxury sedan that promises a 700-kilometer battery range as global and Chinese automakers displayed their latest SUVs, sedans and muscle cars at the world’s biggest auto show Tuesday. China is “playing a leading role in the industry’s electric and digital transformation,” said Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley in a recorded message played on …
Volkswagen’s Czech carmaker Skoda Auto named Volkswagen’s South Africa boss Thomas Schaefer as its new chairman on Monday as part of a wider shake-up at the German autos group. Skoda is the central European country’s biggest exporter, but its success has sometimes caused friction within Volkswagen, whose labour boss has criticised it for cannibalising sales. However, it said last week …
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