It seems very difficult for Volkswagen, which promised to seriously invest in electric cars after the exhaust scandal, to fulfill this promise due to circumstances beyond their control. German manufacturer, electric model from ID.3 Although it announced that it would not be produced at its main factories, it cited low demand as the reason for this decision.

‘Every euro is valuable’

First of all, Volkswagen introduced the hatchback model ID.3 BEV. in Wolfsburg would produce it in the main factory. On the other hand, due to low demand, the company will continue production of this model at its Zwickau plant in eastern Germany. Make a statement on the subject Volkswagen production chief Christian Vollmer, “Every euro we don’t have to spend is valuable. That is why we have decided to continue production of ID.3 in the already fully equipped Zwickau.” he said. This factory has also been at the forefront of layoffs in recent months due to low demand.

On the other hand, the company produces internal combustion engines and plug-in hybrid models He thinks he won’t have any problems. The car giant predicts that this year, after a long hiatus, they will be able to sell more than 500,000 cars annually. VW Group by 2026 10 billion euros Let’s add that it aims to reduce costs.

last month Renaulthad entered into negotiations with Volkswagen for the production of BEV mini cars. Also Chinese manufacturer xpeng and Volkswagen would also carry out a joint project. Despite these announcements, it seems that electric cars have not received enough attention. Previously, major carmakers such as Mercedes had softened their aggressive stance in the electric car market and postponed the move away from combustion engines.

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