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It’s been a busy last week for Volkswagen, whose top executives have met to decide the future of car manufacturing within the group. Billions of euros to be invested in the new range of cars have been approved, production expansions also, as did the reshuffling on the entire European manufacturing network.
As part of the moves made to accommodate the start of production for electric vehicles, Volkswagen already said it will be moving the production of the Passat from Emden to another group location. That location, it was revealed this week, is the Skoda plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic.
At Emden, VW will produce small electric cars and sedans from several brands, while the site in Hannover will be focused on the production of the ID BUZZ family alongside conventionally powered vehicles.
The Passat will be assembled there from 2023 together its sibling the Skoda Superb, and the Kodiaq SUV, meaning the current production of the Skoda Karoq and SEAT Ateca will have to be relocated.
Since there’s little room left in the production roster for the two models to be added to an existing facility, a new one will be needed, and Volkswagen set its sights on Eastern European countries to build it.
Currently, the Volkswagen group has only one such facility in the region, the Audi plant in Gyor, Hungary. The new factory to be built will, however, be a multi-brand one.
The strategy for the next five years the Germans have refined over the past week calls for an investment of 44 billion EUR in electro-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services, and digitalization in vehicles.
The gigantic auto group plans to launch 50 new electric models across its brands in the coming years, all based on its Modular Electrification Toolkit platform. The first such vehicle is expected to hit the roads as soon as next year.
At Emden, VW will produce small electric cars and sedans from several brands, while the site in Hannover will be focused on the production of the ID BUZZ family alongside conventionally powered vehicles.
The Passat will be assembled there from 2023 together its sibling the Skoda Superb, and the Kodiaq SUV, meaning the current production of the Skoda Karoq and SEAT Ateca will have to be relocated.
Since there’s little room left in the production roster for the two models to be added to an existing facility, a new one will be needed, and Volkswagen set its sights on Eastern European countries to build it.
Currently, the Volkswagen group has only one such facility in the region, the Audi plant in Gyor, Hungary. The new factory to be built will, however, be a multi-brand one.
The strategy for the next five years the Germans have refined over the past week calls for an investment of 44 billion EUR in electro-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services, and digitalization in vehicles.
The gigantic auto group plans to launch 50 new electric models across its brands in the coming years, all based on its Modular Electrification Toolkit platform. The first such vehicle is expected to hit the roads as soon as next year.
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