Volkswagen unveils drivable office chair that can travel up to 20 kilometres per hour
Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen has developed a five-wheeled office chair prototype that uses the same technology found in its electric vehicles. More
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Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Volkswagen's 1960s-style electric van
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Volkswagen's electric version of its 1960s T1 Transporter. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More
Volkswagen launches working prototype of Flying Tiger electric flying car
Automotive company Volkswagen has launched a fully working prototype for an automated flying car, an electric vehicle that the company describes as a "state-of-the-art passenger drone prototype". More
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Volkswagen starts production on 1960s-informed all-electric ID Buzz van
German automotive company Volkswagen has launched its ID Buzz van – an update to its iconic hippie-era T1 Transporter that brings it into the electric vehicle age. More
Confusion as Volkswagen claims it is rebranding itself as Voltswagen
German car brand Volkswagen announced that it is changing its name to Voltswagen in the USA, but the move turned out to be an early April Fool's Day joke. More
IKEA, Guinness, VW and Nike encourage social distancing and staying home
Many brands are altering their logos to promote social distancing and creating adverts to encourage staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. More
AMO and Volkswagen propose electric tractor design for sub-Saharan Africa
Rem Koolhaas's research organisation AMO has partnered with car manufacturer Volkswagen to develop an electric tractor based on the companies' "shared interest in the countryside". More
Volkswagen rebrands with "flat" logo to mark start of electric era
Volkswagen has scrapped its chrome-effect logo for a flat "digital-first" visual identity to mark the "start of a new era", which has been kickstarted with a line of fully electric cars. More
Volkswagen introduces pod-like Sedric concept car for fully driverless future
German car manufacturer Volkswagen has imagined a friendly new shape for cars of the future based on emerging electric and driverless technologies. More
Volkswagen unveils self-driving electric version of its 1960s VW Microbus
Volkswagen has revealed a futuristic-looking, driverless version of its iconic VW Microbus – the vehicle most often associated with the 1960s hippie movement. More
Nils Holger Moormann designs minimal interior for "inconspicuous" Volkswagen Bus
German designer Nils Holger Moormann has transformed a Volkswagen T6 bus into a mobile home away from home (+ slideshow). More
"This noxious story highlights the car industry's obsession with technology instead of humans"
Opinion: the Volkswagen emissions scandal has exposed how the car industry's obsession with data is preventing it from designing for real people, says Luis Cilimingras of design consultancy IDEO. More
Porsche takes on Tesla with its Mission E concept car that can charge in 15 minutes
Porsche has unveiled its first all-electric sports car at the Frankfurt Motor Show, becoming the latest brand to incorporate rechargeable battery technology into its vehicles (+ slideshow). More
Volkswagen's latest car has a sunroof that opens with a wave of the hand
CES 2015: German car manufacturer Volkswagen has debuted a gesture-controlled concept model of its popular Golf car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (+ slideshow). More
Volkswagen claims XL1 is "the most efficient production car in the world"
German auto brand Volkswagen's XL1, which it claims is the most fuel-efficient production car ever made, has been named the winner of the Transport category at Designs of the Year 2014. More
Autostadt Roof and Service Pavilion by GRAFT Gesellschaft von Architekten
A car service pavilion with a canopy shaped like a giant Pringle potato crisp has been completed in northern Germany by GRAFT Gesellschaft von Architeken (+ slideshow). More
Level Green by J Mayer H
Berlin architects J Mayer H have completed a permanent exhibition on sustainability for car brand Volkswagen's Autostadt visitor attraction at their factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. More