Porsche is also supposed to think about the possibility of bringing Macan ice to Europe back
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by Brad Anderson
February 19, 2025 at 07:39
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- The initial plans asked that the ice models be deleted at the start of the next decade, but they are being reviewed.
- The reason is that the industry has not moved to electric battery vehicles as quickly as some expected.
- As a result, newly launched VW Group products could receive two facelifts and survive for almost a decade.
For several years, the VW and Audi brands had to stop selling combustion models in Europe by 2033 as part of a wider passage from the industry to electric battery vehicles. However, a new report says that some models of VW group ice could stay longer than expected, because the EV market has not developed as quickly as many had planned it.
While global sales of electric vehicles reached record record in the world last year, they stalled across Europe. Indeed, Whereas Evs Had Previously account for 14.6% of Total Car Sales in the Region Previously, They Dropped to 13.6% in 2024. This has allegedly prompted vw to rebuild its switch to an ev-ny lineup, and it’s possible popular models like Golf, T-Roc and Tiguan could receive Lifting in the 2030s.
Read: EV and Phev sales increased by 26% worldwide in 2024, but the party is finished in Europe
Many stages of the car conglomerate will be determined by the wider industry. It is possible that the elimination plans of combustion engines across Europe by 2035 can be delayed, and if that happens, this would allow the VW group to extend the life cycles of several of its models.
Change of plans
According to initiates who spoke with Handelsblatt, the leaders of VW and Audi do not think that 2033 is a realistic date to chop all the sites due to the concerns concerning the growth rates of electric vehicles in the industry. “No one would fix the targets in stone again like that today,” said the sources of publication.
The final generation of VW combustion engines will be introduced this year, which means that it could remove them completely after any newly launched ice model ends their production series from seven to eight respective. However, anonymous sources say that there are now discussions on their vehicle driving second decades of the next decade, which could prolong their life cycles from two to three more years.
Similar discussions are underway in Audi. “Internally, we are currently working on the fact that fixed dates, such as the introduction of new electrical platforms and the end of combustion engine production, can be postponed if necessary,” said an initiate.
Porsche also calls into question his commitment to electric vehicles. He killed the Macan propelled by combustion in Europe and replaced it with the EV of the new generation, but can consider relaunching an ICE version of the popular SUV. The luxury brand had hoped that this year 50% of its sales would be intended for electrified vehicles, but that does not seem to happen.
