--FILE--une voiture Volkswagen T-Roc est affiché durant le 16ème Chine (Guangzhou) Exposition internationale de l'automobile, également connu sous le nom de Auto Guangzhou 2018,
--FILE--A Volkswagen T-Roc car is displayed during the 16th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, also known as Auto Guangzhou 2018, in Guangzhou city, south China's Guangdong province, 16 November 2018. Volkswagen Group, the world's largest carmaker by sales, has purchased a 49 percent share in German digital specialist diconium as part of a wider digitalization drive, the Wolfsburg-based company announced on Friday (23 November 2018). The latest Volkswagen investment, which is still subject to approval by antitrust authorities, comes shortly after the automotive industry giant entered a strategic partnership with US software producer Microsoft to develop new cloud-computing services for its vehicles. According to Volkswagen the participation in Stuttgart-based diconium for an undisclosed price was intended to boost its digitalization-related know-how and business capabilities. "Together, the two companies will continue the development of Volkswagen's business models and digital added-value services. Diconium will therefore become a key technology partner for the development of new digital services available via the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, " a statement by the carmaker read. Diconium was established in 1995 and was described by Volkswagen as a leading specialist in the holistic development of digital business models. It has a total workforce of more than 800 people at locations in Germany, Portugal, the USA and India.
