The details will be presented this evening in Hamburg. According to CEO Thomas Schäfer, the design of the ID.2 will indicate “where Volkswagen is heading in general”. The next challenge, according to Schäfer, will be building an even smaller electric car. “We also have to take care of vehicles under 20,000 euros,” he says.
Volkswagen is aiming for a share of pure electric cars in Europe of at least 80 percent by 2030. By 2026, the brand wants to launch ten new electric models, including the ID.2. Volkswagen does not completely renounce the classic combustion engines: it wants to launch a number of models in Latin America, among others.
Last year, Volkswagen still had to contend with supply and production problems, but this year the group wants to catch up and deliver more cars again. In Europe there are now more than 660,000 orders and the priority is to produce and deliver them quickly.
However, costs are still taken into account. Because 2023 will most likely remain challenging in terms of raw material and energy prices and the geopolitical situation, it sounded. Writing off the Russian activities cost VW 500 million euros last year.