Posts

Showing posts from June, 2021

Volkswagen Delivery is the first electric truck developed in Brazil

Image
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Group presented a purely electrically driven distribution truck. The new electric light truck is called  Volkswagen e-Delivery and is built at Volkswagen Caminhões in Brazil. While the conventional diesel versions of Volkswagen Delivery has already entered the market in South America, the E-Delivery is not expected until 2020. The Volkswagen e-Delivery electric truck will be a true World-Truck: the company is planning to sell it in over 30 countries including EU countries . The GVW range is from 3.5 to 13.5 tonnes for the diesel version as well as for the e-Delivery. The electric motor, which is backed up by a lithium-ion battery pack, feeds 109PS (107hp) to the two-wheel drive system, with its total driving range said to be up to 200km (124miles). The battery packs have a modular design. The maximum battery capacity is 170 kWh. In order to cover both a wide speed range and a good mountaineering capability, the e-Delivery is equipped with a transm...

The PEUGEOT 2008 won the title of "Best SUV of the Year 2021"

Image
 Given the ongoing lockdown, the "Car of the Year 2021" awards ceremony in Ukraine took place online on 24 March in Kiev. On this occasion, the PEUGEOT 2008 confidently prevailed over its competitors and won the title of "Best SUV of the Year 2021" .  Awarded by a jury of Ukrainian readers and professional automotive journalists, the PEUGEOT 2008 demonstrates the PEUGEOT brand's commitment to offering vehicles and technologies at the very highest level, whatever the market. A six-time winner of the Car of the Year (COTY) award in Europe, PEUGEOT models regularly rank among the best in competitions organised by the international press. In Ukraine, this success - the second in a row after the victory of the PEUGEOT 508 in 2020 - is the culmination of the PEUGEOT 2008’s excellent performance, which with a 9.7% share of the segment takes third place on the B-SUV segment podium. As in many countries, the Car of the Year Award is a national automotive award in Ukraine...

Volkswagen starts series production of the Caddy California

Image
  Series production of the Caddy California, based on the new Caddy 5, starts at Volkswagen Poznań . The first deliveries are to begin in the coming weeks. Volkswagen's compact camper is the first camper van to use the structural advantages of the modular transverse matrix (MQB). The Volkswagen Caddy California is completely manufactured by Volkswagen Poznań in Poland. The base vehicle is produced there, the caddy becomes a camper in the production facility in Swarzędz, where the installation of the camping modules, such as the mini kitchen or the compact bed. The  Volkswagen Caddy  California is an example of the high level of flexibility and performance at Volkswagen Poznań .