Demand in Europe in particular contributed to the growth in sales of electric cars from the Volkswagen Group. The European Commission (EC) last week proposed that new cars should not produce any carbon dioxide emissions from 2035, Reuters reported.
“Our global electric offensive continues at a solid pace and customer demand is high,” said Christian Dahlheim, Volkswagen Group Sales Director. “We plan to deliver a million cars with alternative propulsion for the first time this year,” he added. This objective applies to both purely electric and hybrid cars.
In Europe, sales of electric cars from the Volkswagen Group rose to more than 128,000 vehicles in the first half of the year from less than 50,000 a year ago. In China, the world’s largest car market, it more than doubled to 18,285 vehicles. This represents 10.7 percent of the group’s total sales. “In the third quarter, we expect a significant increase in sales of electric cars in China thanks to the expanded Volkswagen ID model line,” said Dahlheim.
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Škoda Auto plans to sell 50 to 70 percent of electric cars in Europe by 2030. Last year it was less than five percent. Currently, the Czech company is preparing at least three other purely electric models, which will be priced and sized below the Enyaq model. Emissions from manufactured cars should fall by half in ten years compared to last year. At the same time, the brand wants to have the lowest costs compared to European competitors and a return on sales of at least eight percent. Everything is part of the new company level Next Level – Škoda Strategy 2030, which was presented this year by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the head of Škoda Auto Thomas Schäfer.
The carmaker also wants to become one of the five best-selling brands in Europe and the leading European brand in India, Russia and North Africa by 2030. This is to provide it with a global sales potential of around 1.5 million cars. It wants to achieve this by strengthening its position in the affordable car segment. An example is the Fabia model with a basic price below 14 thousand euros, ie about 355 thousand crowns. Smaller electric cars also help. The Kushaq model, developed in India, wants to be offered in other markets as well.
Škoda Auto invests significantly in production automation
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Škoda Auto uses a smart handling robot at its plant in Vrchlabí. • VIDEO Škoda Auto
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According to Schäfer, the carmaker wants to turn the Czech Republic into a center for the development of electromobility, thus securing existing jobs and creating new ones. All cars in the Czech Republic will produce electric cars or electric components by 2030. Currently, high-voltage traction batteries for plug-in hybrid models Superb iV and Octavia iV as well as for models of other concern brands are already being produced in Mladá Boleslav. In addition, at the beginning of next year, the production of battery systems for the MEB Group platform, on which the Enyaq model is built, will begin in Mladá Boleslav. In addition, the carmaker is working with partners to strengthen a stable supply structure for the further development of electromobility.
In the future, every customer should be able to control their new car or branded service for the first time and intuitively. The first such project is PowerPass, which enables simple and convenient charging of electrified Škoda models. It will be available in more than 30 markets and will allow charging at more than 210,000 charging stations in Europe. The carmaker is further expanding the concept of a virtual showroom and has set itself the goal of selling every fifth car online in 2025.
Within ten years, every fourth position in management should be held by a woman. The Czech carmaker will support employee training during the transformation and will invest almost 500 million euros in this area in the years 2022 to 2030, with the main goal of securing jobs in the future.
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