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Volkswagen ID. concept cars. The Volkswagen ID. series is a family of battery electric cars from Volkswagen (VW) using its MEB platform that is developed by the Volkswagen Group for a range of vehicles. Deliveries began in late 2020. By November 2022, half a million vehicles had been delivered. [1]
Volkswagen was established in 1937 by the German Labour Front (German: Deutsche Arbeitsfront) as part of the Strength Through Joy (German: Kraft durch Freude) program in Berlin. [4] In the early 1930s, cars were a luxury—most Germans could afford nothing more elaborate than a motorcycle, and only one German out of 50 owned a car.
The MEB platform is part of a Volkswagen strategy to start production of new battery electric vehicles between 2019 and 2025. [4] In 2017, the VW Group announced a gradual transition from combustion engine to battery electric vehicles with all 300 models across 12 brands having an electric version by 2030.
Latest setback for Volkswagen came on 21 November 2024, when Swedish battery producer Northvolt filed for bankruptcy, Volkswagen previously invested 1.4 billion euros in their failed business. [78] On 27 November 2024, Volkswagen announced sale of its Xinijang factory in China partly because "demand for combustion engine vehicles is going down ...
The cars are assembled at Volkswagen's Zwickau factory, where the company expects the full plant capacity (330,000 cars per year) to produce electric cars based on the MEB platform for the Volkswagen Group from 2021 onwards. [21] [22] [23] In 2021, an additional ID.3 production line was started at the Transparent Factory in Dresden. [24]
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2020 Europe, etc. MQB Evo: Station wagon version of the Golf. The Alltrack model being the crossover-inspired version. ID.7 Tourer: 2024 2024 Europe MEB: Station wagon version of the ID.7. Passat: 1973 2023 Europe, etc. MQB Evo: The European market Passat, only available as a station wagon since 2023. Crossover SUV: Atlas/ Teramont: 2017 2017
On September 6, 2007, Volkswagen of America announced it would relocate its North American headquarters to Herndon, Virginia. [20] [21] Volkswagen sales are particularly strong in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as both coasts. The company indicated that it is important for them to locate in a region where their customer base is strongest.