Volkswagen announced future electrification plans, including trinity projects related to autonomous driving. Volkswagen announced on December 9 that by 2026, a quarter of the cars it plans to sell will be pure electric vehicles, and Volkswagen has also announced an investment plan.
Volkswagen will invest around €21 billion in the electrification of plants in Lower Saxony, such as Wolfsburg, Hanover, Braunschweig, Salzgitter, Osnabrück and Emden.
The Wolfsburg plant will seriously implement the Trinity project from 2026 to develop technology for next-generation electric vehicle platforms with L4 level autonomous driving technology, and explore innovative and competitive next-generation pure electric vehicles.
In response to the growing demand for electric vehicles in 2023, it will be retrofitted to handle full-scale production of the Volkswagen ID. series.
Photo caption: ID.California Camping Edition
The Hanover plant will also be transformed into an electric vehicle production base, producing passenger and cargo Buzz Vans, ID.California Camping Edition, ID.Buzz AD (Autonomous Driving) Edition, MOIA Shuttle.
Image note: Bentley EV Bentley
The plant will also build bodywork for the new EV Bentley models that have yet to be released, with the first Bentley electric vehicles expected to go on production by 2025.
Audi's super-secret project Artemis will also be based in Hanover
Volkswagen's Leipzig plant will produce two new Porsches, including an all-electric Macan based on the PPE platform jointly developed by Porsche and Audi, and the new flagship SUV, the Q8 e-tron, in 2026.
Photo note: Pure electric Macan
The Volkswagen Group plans to devote around 52 billion euros to the development of electric vehicles and the remaining 30 billion euros to software development.
A Volkswagen spokesperson said: "In the new automotive world, our business model is changing dramatically. Volkswagen is transforming from a traditional car manufacturer into a vertically integrated group with a strong brand group and the world's best technology platform, and Wolfsburg will be the center of change.