Volkswagen Isn"t Rebranding Itself Voltswagen
Volkswagen is staying Volkswagen. From a report: Volkswagen's U.S. subsidiary said Tuesday the company would rebrand itself as Voltswagen of America to promote its electric car strategy, but a spokesman for the parent company in Germany later said th.....»»
Burnt-Out Ship Carrying 4,000 Vehicles Sinks, Costing VW At Least $155 Million
McGruber shares a report from AutoNews: The cargo ship that caught fire in the Atlantic while transporting roughly 4,000 Volkswagen Group vehicles to the U.S. has sunk despite efforts to tow it to safety. The Felicity Ace sank 220 nautical miles off.....»»
The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R looks staid, drives like a hooligan
A new torque-vectoring rear differential adds a drift mode, among other things. Enlarge / Volkswagen's latest Golf R is the most extreme version yet. (credit: Volkswagen) In the past, the arrival of a new generation of Volkswa.....»»
Losses Estimated at $334M For Cargo Ship Fire, as Lithium-Ion Batteries Burned More Than a Week
"Volkswagen AG has lost hope that many of its roughly 4,000 vehicles aboard a cargo ship that caught fire last week in the Atlantic can be saved," Bloomberg reported Friday, citing estimates that the total cargo loss for the Felicity Ace could exceed.....»»
Meta is down $500 billion since changing its name from Facebook
New York Mag reports that Meta’s half-a-trillion-dollar decline since the rebranding has resulted in a drop from its lofty position as the sixth-largest company in the world by market capitalization to 11th position, replaced by the likes of Nvidia.....»»
Volkswagen ID. Buzz prototype first drive: Here comes your van
The EV that we've been waiting for, the production version of the Volkswagen ID.Buzz concept, will make its debut on March 9......»»
Facebook is rebranding everything but faces the same old problems
Nearly four months ago, amid a firestorm of critical coverage stemming from a whistleblower's leaks, Facebook shifted its strategic focus to building an immersive version of the internet it calls the "metaverse" and changed its company name to Meta......»»
EV Start-up Polestar Takes Shots At Tesla, Musk and Volkswagen In Super Bowl Ad
omfglearntoplay shares a report from CNBC: Electric vehicle firm Polestar roasted Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Volkswagen in its Super Bowl ad, with references to "conquering Mars" and "Dieselgate." The electric vehicle startup's "No Compromises" advertis.....»»
Google Stream could salvage Stadia
According to a new report, Google seems to be trying to save what’s left of its failing Google Stadia gaming platform, and rebranding it might be the way to go. Soon-to-be called Google Stream, the company might be focusing on white-label deal.....»»
Bosch and Volkswagen to industrialize equipment for battery-cell production
The Bosch Group and the Volkswagen Group have signed a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to explore the possibility of establishing a European battery equipment solution provider......»»
VW will finally unveil its electric ID.Buzz production model in March
The Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric van will make its public debut in production form March 9. Volkswagen announced plans for the retro EV in 2017......»»
Can EVs off-road? We punished the VW ID.4 to find out
Volkswagen's specially modified ID.4 EVs are ready to tackle the off-road world......»»
Volkswagen to establish a new company for EV battery production
Volkswagen (VW) took a step forward to gather momentum in electric vehicle (EV) production. The Europe-biggest carmaker will establish a European company to take charge of activities along the battery value chain, according to the company's press rel.....»»
Xbox PC Game Pass has a big problem — and it isn’t the name
Microsoft recently announced that it's rebranding Xbox Game Pass for PC as PC Game Pass. The name is far from the main issue with the PC subscription service......»»
Why the oil industry"s pivot to carbon capture and storage, while it keeps on drilling, isn"t a solution
After decades of sowing doubt about climate change and its causes, the fossil fuel industry is now shifting to a new strategy: presenting itself as the source of solutions. This repositioning includes rebranding itself as a "carbon management industr.....»»
Qualcomm is changing the Snapdragon branding ahead of next flagship SoC announcement
Qualcomm has been using the same naming and numbering scheme in its SoCs since 2013, but it seems it's time to change that. The chip manufacturer announced a Snapdragon rebranding is coming, and it will first appear on its new SoC, set to be unveiled.....»»
Meta Quest 2 Is Already Replacing Oculus Quest 2 Branding
A week on from its Connect conference, Meta is moving ahead with rebranding the Oculus Quest 2 as the Meta Quest 2. UploadVR reports: In last week's keynote, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Meta is the new corporate company name for Facebook. Almos.....»»
Facebook’s first smartwatch will have a front-facing camera and a notch
Shortly after Facebook announced its rebranding to “Meta”, a report surfaced from Bloomberg giving us our first look at the company’s planned smartwatch. Rumors have been coming and going regarding the Meta’s planned entry int.....»»
Facebook who? Zuckerberg announces rebranding as Meta
New name, new hardware, and a "new north star—to help bring the metaverse to life." Enlarge / Facebook? Who is Facebook? My name is Meta! (credit: Facebook / YouTube) During his Connect 2021 keynote presentation today, Face.....»»
Bandai Namco is rebranding itself next year; fans don"t care for the change
Bandai Namco is changing its logo starting next year, and fans aren't impressed. The new logo features a magenta "speech bubble" that looks more like a child's broken model train track at first glance. The company name appears linearly in the neon fr.....»»
Audi goes into U.S. ad agency review
Venables, Bell & Partners is the U.S. incumbent for Volkswagen's luxury auto brand. .....»»