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Imported Audi, Porsche, and Bentley Models Held Back Over Forced Labor Allegations

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While the impacted automakers include Porsche, Bentley and Audi, we’ve seen plenty of brands being accused of leveraging forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, where the country is said to have forcibly concentrated the Uyghur ethnic minority. ports for allegedly violating the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

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Audi all-electric deliveries up 43% in Q1; share of EVs at 8.2%

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The Audi Group has started off 2023 with strong delivery figures in nearly all core regions. In the first quarter, the brand group delivered some 422,000 Audi, Bentley, and Lamborghini vehicles—around 8% more than in the same period last year. The Audi Group continues to expect deliveries of between 1.8 billion.

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Vulcan Energy signs binding battery-grade lithium offtake agreement with Volkswagen Group

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The Group comprises ten brands from five European countries: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, ŠKODA, SEAT, CUPRA, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche and Ducati. Volkswagen Group is to purchase a minimum of 34,000 tonnes and a maximum of 42,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide over the duration of the Agreement.

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Volkswagen Group of America opens next-gen charging station at Arizona global test center

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This next-generation charging station at its Arizona Proving Grounds will be used to help VWGoA evaluate battery and charging performance under extreme hot-weather conditions. Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) opened one of the most extensive electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at a North American test facility.

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Volkswagen completes engineering campus expansion project in California; enhanced focus on EV testing and analysis

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Supporting Volkswagen Group brands including Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley and Porsche, work at the Oxnard campus is focused on powertrain engineering services that support product development, governmental compliance and emissions testing with an enhanced focus on electric vehicle range testing and analysis.

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Volkswagen Zwickau car factory now producing only electric models

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Going forward, only electric models of Volkswagen and in future also of the sister brands Audi and Seat will be produced in Zwickau. 4, an SUV from the sister brand Audi is also planned. The bodies for the Lamborghini and Bentley luxury SUVs will continue to be produced in Zwickau. Series production of the ID.3

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Volkswagen boosts Project Trinity budget to electrify its European production plants

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Volkswagen intends to have eight manufacturing facilities in Europe that are completely catered to the company’s transition to electric vehicles across its many brands, including Audi, Porsche, and the Volkswagen ID. Bentley will also develop a new model at the Hanover site, along with the initial builds of the ID.