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Volkswagen Delivery is the first electric truck developed in Brazil

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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 transmissi

Volkswagen starts series production of the Caddy California

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  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 .