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Global collaboration between Volkswagen and Walt Disney Animation Studios for the release of “Zootopia 2” in theaters

10/16/25

Company

Global collaboration between Volkswagen and Walt Disney Animation Studios for the release of “Zootopia 2” in theaters

Volkswagen and Walt Disney Animation Studios have announced a special collaboration for the release of “Zootopia 2,” in theaters Nov 26th. The highlight of the collaboration is the appearance of three custom-animated vehicles in the film inspired by the all-electric Volkswagen models ID.3, ID.4, and ID.7 Tourer. The product placement is part of a new 360 campaign from Volkswagen, that will be rolled out globally.

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Volkswagen celebrates the comeback of “Fire and Ice” with a special model and a song by Purple Disco Machine

09/15/25

Models

Volkswagen celebrates the comeback of “Fire and Ice” with a special model and a song by Purple Disco Machine

Volkswagen is bringing back the music and pop culture of the 1990s with its new all-electric ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE special model: With spectacular stunts and breathtaking landscape shots, Willy Bogner’s ski film “Fire and Ice” (1986) quickly achieved cult status in the 1980s. The legendary Golf 2 Fire & Ice (1990), inspired by the film, had a lasting impact on the Zeitgeist. The film and the car have retained their cult status to this day. Volkswagen is now continuing this success story in musical form: with “Fire + Ice”, internationally acclaimed DJ Purple Disco Machine reinterprets the film’s iconic theme song and, together with Jake Shears, brings a fresh sound to the nostalgic success story. The protagonists of the action-packed music video are the Golf 2 Fire & Ice and its all-electric successor, the ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE.

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“True Volkswagen”: Volkswagen realigns its model range around core values

09/08/25

Models

“True Volkswagen”: Volkswagen realigns its model range around core values

Volkswagen will be presenting the results of three years of intensive development work at the IAA MOBILITY 2025 (8-14 September) in Munich, signalling the brand’s new direction. Inspired by the phrase “True Volkswagen”, the company has really honed in on typical Volkswagen strengths such as clean design with recognition factor, high standards of quality, an attractive price-performance ratio, intuitive operating concepts and innovative technologies.

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Stories

Story: "Volkswagen converts PE Plant into temporary Covid-19 medical facility"

05/06/20

Volkswagen converts PE Plant into temporary Covid-19 medical facility

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10/16/19

For jobs and prosperity

A special relationship exists between the former Volkswagen Group CEO Carl H. Hahn and Saxony and the other East German states. Hahn was head of Volkswagen when the Wall fell in 1989. A retrospective

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05/04/17

Premiere at the Markenhochhaus

The Volkswagen Brand is holding an annual press conference of its very own for the very first time. More than 100 journalists from all over the world are expected to be in attendance in Wolfsburg this Friday.

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Volkswagen ID.3

Picnic on the Klieversberg 1956

The history of the Volkswagen brand began with the “Käfer”; development work on this Nazi prestige project began in 1934. On May 28, 1937, the “Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH“ (Company for the Preparation of the German Volkswagen Ltd.) was formally established. The name was changed to “Volkswagenwerk GmbH” in 1938, and the company built its main plant in what has become Wolfsburg. However, the outbreak of war and integration in the arms industry prevented mass production of the Volkswagen (“people’s car”) – instead, military vehicles and other armaments were produced using forced labor.

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