Herbert Dess continues He also says it won’t be easy, though This is the goal.
Everyone will be first
A recent statement from the CEO of the VW Group Like what the CEO of General Motors said a few days ago. Then Marie Barra He saidwho – which By the middle of the decade, General Motors will sell more electric cars in North America than anyone else – He noted that anyone featuring Tesla.
General Motors sold fewer than 30,000 electric cars in North America in 2021, with Tesla nearly 370,000.
Now Herbert Dess made a similar statementAnd When The future of the car in the Financial Times (The Future of the Car) about the company’s electric future. According to the head of Volkswagen, Their goal is to become the largest manufacturer of electric vehicles in the world by 2025.
It will be a tough match, but we will not give up. I have to say, we didn’t expect our main American competitor to be so fast and ready, added Des.
By the way, the middle of the decade will be a very important year in the life of Volkswagen, where the next generation of the electric car, codenamed Trinity, will appear in 2026, and the appointment of the CEO expires at the end of 2025. Under the current internal rules of VW, Diess can remain in the position until the age of 68, but this will also require The approval of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors. Dis will turn 66 years old in 2025.
In the first quarter of 2022, the Volkswagen Group shipped just under 100,000 vehicles while Tesla delivered 310,000 electric vehicles. The German group is facing production restrictions, as we reported the day before For this year, the order quantity is already out of stockthat they can produce.
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