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== Supply Chain == | == Supply Chain == | ||
August 23, 2023: Volkswagen has started purchasing semiconductor materials it believes will be in short supply directly from 10 manufacturers. These manufacturers include NXP Semiconductors, Infineon Technologies and Renesas Electronics. According to Karsten Schnake, head of a Volkswagen-wide taskforce for component supply, the company started striking direct deals with manufacturers last october. The direct supply relationship does not involve TSMC but Volkswagen said that it's meeting with it every few weeks to communicate demand situation. <ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswagen-strikes-direct-supply-deals-165216128.html</ref>. | August 23, 2023: Volkswagen has started purchasing semiconductor materials it believes will be in short supply directly from 10 manufacturers. These manufacturers include NXP Semiconductors, Infineon Technologies and Renesas Electronics. According to Karsten Schnake, head of a Volkswagen-wide taskforce for component supply, the company started striking direct deals with manufacturers last october. The direct supply relationship does not involve TSMC but Volkswagen said that it's meeting with it every few weeks to communicate demand situation. <ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswagen-strikes-direct-supply-deals-165216128.html</ref>. | ||
== Strategy == | |||
September 4, 2023: At the Group's press conference at IAA Mobility in Munich, Volkswagen said that its second electric platform, the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) will be launched in 2024, one year earlier than planned. Volkswagen also said that it is in advance stage with Mahindra to allow it use its key MEB components, including e-drive and unified cells. The company also said that its Volkswagen Financial Services plans to invest in Bike Mobility Services (BMS), a subsidiary of Pon with the aim of becoming "Europe's largest manufacturer-owned two-wheeler financier". It added that after successful pilot project in Vienna, Europcar will now roll out in Germany and Europe<ref name=":4">https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-group-taps-into-new-profit-pools-with-sustainable-mobility-17607</ref><ref name=":4" />. | |||
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