Business Chief US+CAN Magazine September 2019 | Page 199

About Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles :
Mission : we transport success .

About Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles :

As an independent brand within the Volkswagen Group , Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles ( based in Hanover , Germany ) is responsible for the Group ’ s worldwide activities in the area of light commercial vehicles , people carriers and camper vans . This includes the systematic further development , the production and the sale of the successful Transporter , Caddy , Crafter and Amarok model ranges ( almost 500,000 sold units in 2018 ) as well as the development of new vehicle types , ( digital ) services and ( electric ) mobility solutions .
By doing so , Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles focuses on the individual transport and mobility needs of its commercial and private customers and contributes decisively to their economic success by offering added value for their work , their business models and their everyday lives .
Beyond that , the brand is responsible and will set the pace for the strategic future field of autonomous driving for the entire Volkswagen Group , aiming to become the leading company for individual mobility and interconnectedness by 2025 .

Mission : we transport success .

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is fully concentrating its activities on the fundamental changes taking place in the industry and to the changing customer requirements . Therefore , we pursue a clear strategy for our future business – called GRIP 2025 + ( Growth , Responsibility , Innovation , People ) – allowing us to design the necessary transformation , to stay competitive and to secure the long-term success of our brand .
For all our products and mobility solutions , we aspire to minimize environmental impact along the entire life cycle – from raw material extraction until end-of-life disposal – in order to keep ecosystems intact and to create positive impacts on society . Compliance with environmental regulations , standards and voluntary commitments is a basic prerequisite of our actions .
Facing the task of shaping mobility in a cleaner , safer and more efficient way with our vehicles and services , Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles , too , just like the other brands of the Volkswagen Group , is committed to the target of the Paris Summit on Climate Protection , which aims to restrict global warming and to target a fully CO 2-neutral balance by 2050 , for example .
The opinion and feedback of our customers is very important to us . That is why we always work closely together with them when developing new products . In addition , a huge capital employment enables us to consistently push the transformation towards zero-emission mobility . With the all-elec tric e-Crafter , ABT e-Caddy and ABT e-Transporter ( the last two de veloped together with our strategic partner ABT ), our portfolio contains solutions for urban traffic that are already sustainable now . Expected in 2022 , the fully electric ID . BUZZ , which has entirely developed anew , will be one of our most important products for the future and is our technology carrier for autonomous driving .
In the end , working together responsibly in all areas of the organization , developing and involving enthusiastic and talented employees , and working together as one team with the best partners of the industry are the crucial things that enable us to live up to our promise : we transport success .
For more info on Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle ’ s Fleet solutions , visit : www . volkswagen-nutzfahrzeuge . de / de / geschaeftskunden / grosskunden / kontakt-international . html