FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) electric vehicle platform and battery procurement plans are being readied to handle production of 50 million vehicles, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told German trade publication Automobilwoche.
The electric vehicle platform has been “booked” for 50 million cars, Diess said, adding that battery procurement had also been readied to handle this amount.
“We have bought batteries for 50 million vehicles,” Automobilwoche on Monday quoted Diess as saying.