Volkswagen delays plans for Trinity electric cars until early 2030

German car giant Volkswagen, Trinity He decided to postpone the electric car project he mentioned. The company, which also postponed the launch of the new generation ID.4 models, continues to adjust its plans by targeting early 2030.

This is evident from a statement from internal sources VolkswagenAs part of the Trinity project, it planned to launch a new ID.4 using the new SSP platform, followed by another electric SUV. Former CEO Herbert Diess thus wanted to combine different electric vehicle platforms.

For the time being we will continue with the CBG platform

According to the first version of the project, the German giant in 2026 He was going to launch a new vehicle. Oliver Blume, who replaced Deiss, had the launch of this vehicle delayed due to software problems at Cariad, the group’s struggling subsidiary. Now to fill this gap CBG platform It has been renewed and in 2026 another ID.4 model from this platform will be available.

In an internal document submitted to Volkswagen’s board of directors, executivesr on the SSP platform He reasoned that there was no need to immediately launch a new large vehicle and stated that they were postponing the launch of a new ID.4 and SUV until early 2030. On the other hand, this document has not yet been verified.

monday evening Volkswagen’s presence in the electric car market delayed the launch of new models due to low demand and efforts to reduce costs.