Volkswagen: Authority score as read by AI falls 5.0 points in Pitot Mainstream Automotive Index

As read by AI systems, the Authority score for Volkswagen fell from 71.7 to 66.7 in the Pitot Mainstream Automotive Index for W45 2026. Its published AI brand score eased 0.3 points to 66.4, 8th in the industry.

Dimension scores are one of five parts of the Pitot Index score. They describe what AI systems output, not a brand’s quality or conduct. How the Pitot Index is measured