Volkswagen confirms electric pick-up and SUV for the U.S

Volkswagen confirms electric pick-up and SUV for the U.S

The Volkswagen Group plans to launch an all-electric pick-up and new SUV in the US.

The decision of the board of management was confirmed by the supervisory board of the VW Group a few days ago. According to a recent announcement, the vehicles will be designed, developed and produced in the United States for US customers. For this purpose, a separate, independent company will be founded in the USA this year, with which the Volkswagen Group intends to develop the electric car market for the strong US brand icon Scout.

The prototypes are to be presented next year. Series production is scheduled to start in 2026. He said the electrified Scout brand would rely on a new technical platform concept designed to create more authentic pick-ups and SUVs than the Volkswagen Group's existing portfolio.

"Now that Volkswagen has achieved the turnaround in the USA, we are seizing the opportunity to expand further our position in one of the most important growth markets for electric vehicles. Electrification offers a historic opportunity to enter the highly attractive pick-up and R-SUV segment as a Group, underlining our ambitions to become a major player in the US market." - Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG

Success in the key R-SUV and pick-up segments are key levers for increasing profitability in the United States and reaching the targeted market share of ten per cent, he said. The Volkswagen Group thus intends to continue to systematically expand its presence in one of the world's most important growth markets.

"The company we will establish this year will be a separate, independently managed unit and brand of the Volkswagen Group," explains Arno Antlitz, CFO of Volkswagen AG. He says this is in line with the group's new management model: "small units that are agile while having access to our platforms to leverage synergies.".

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