initiated technology in future VW Group products. The partnership is limited to the software stack and the network interconnect, specifically Rivian's zonal architecture, which Bensaid’s team is responsible for, including software and software updates for the Rivian Charging network.  "R2 is the platform that will underpin actually all future EV products at VW," Bensaid said in reference to Rivian’s upcoming Tesla Model Y competitor. "So it'...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/11

Strategies Europe: Continue to lead the EV market with a strong product portfolio and investments in charging infrastructure, ramp up of battery activities. China: In 2025, the first models from the cooperation between Audi and SAIC will be launched, along with a second Audi model based on the PPE platform. The Volkswagen brand’s model offensive starts in 2026, with 30 new electric models tailored to local requirements by 2030. The Group expe...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/18

odel set for release in 2027. The vehicle will be priced at approximately EUR 20,000, becoming into an affordable yet high-quality option for European customers. The model will be part of Volkswagen’s small EV lineup, developed under the Brand Group Core and based on an evolved version of the MEB platform. The first vehicle in this lineup, the ID. 2all, will launch in 2026 with a base price under EUR 25,000. Volkswagen reaffirmed Wolfsburg’s ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/06

c vehicles (EVs). Volkswagen will invest up to USD 5 billion, USD 3 billion of which will go to Rivian and USD 2 billion in the joint venture, with investments based on meeting “certain milestones.” The new Rivian and Volkswagen JV is expected to be finalized by the end of 2024. VW’s next-gen SSP platform, which is expected to use software from the Rivian partnership, is not expected until 2029. (Bundeskartellamt press release and multiple ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/30

onsemi to supply SiC technology-based solutions to VW Group On July 18, ON Semiconductor Corporation (onsemi) signed a multi-year deal with Volkswagen Group (VW Group) to supply a complete power box solution as a part of its next-generation traction inverter for its Scalable Systems Platform (SSP), which utilizes silicon carbide-based technologies, making it suitable for all vehicle types. The power box solution based on the EliteSiC M3e MOSFETs ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/22

Audi reached a record revenue in the country North American market (Big growth potential, with the rebranding of the brand Scout for EV SUVs for the US in a plant in North Carolina, and the battery cell plant in St. Thomas in Ontario, Canada) CARIAD (the software company with a new leadership team) Platform / Technology investments (VW responsible for A0 and A segments architecture, Audi for B and C architecture, and Porsche for D-segment vehicle...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/15

he year, manufactured alongside its ICE counterpart in the Leipzig facility. The product upgrade of the 911 is planned for early summer including a high-performance hybrid drive. Future plans include an all-electric 718 and Cayenne, with an expansion upwards into a new all-electric SUV based on the SSP Sport platform developed by Porsche. The company aims to incorporate more environmentally friendly materials, like in the interior of the all-elec...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/13

ith a new all-electric SUV for the A segment starting in 2026. It will also continue producing the Golf and the new Tiguan generation, including the Tiguan Allspace successor from 2025. Rather than building a new plant in Wolfsburg Warmenau, the plan is to integrate new electric models based on the SSP architecture into existing structures at the main plant. The iconic Golf will transition to electric under the SSP platform. The Trinity vehicle p...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/03

IAA Mobility 2023: Volkswagen Group reveals vision for future mobility transition On September 4, Volkswagen Group unveiled its strategy to advance its four key technology platforms (architecture, battery & charging, software, and mobility) and expand its sustainable mobility business as part of its transformation at the conference of IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich.The MEB+ platform, set for launch in 2025, promises a 10% boost in range and efficien...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/05

vehicle features. New business models like mobility services offer additional profit opportunities.The realignment also includes a more distinct designation of the brand groups, which will in future be called Core, Progressive, Sport Luxury and Trucks. The company is also realigning its technology platforms to enhance the customer experience and increase profitability. The 4 key technological areas are platform architectures, battery, software, ...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/22

e most comprehensive upgrades in the history of Porsche. The updates to the third-generation model include three further-developed plug-in hybrids with greater ranges.Porsche is also planning to expand its product portfolio upwards with an all-electric SUV positioned above the Cayenne. Based on the platform SSP Sport developed by Porsche, the new vehicle concept is designed to offer strong performance and automated driving functions.It is also wo...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/13

Volkswagen examines using new Qualcomm chips for MEB Plus, PPE platforms Volkswagen is investigating using Qualcomm's computer chips in the updated MEB Plus electric platform as well as the premium-targeted PPE platform, head of VW's Cariad software division Dirk Hilgenberg said at the sidelines of the CES 2023 show earlier this month.The VW's original plan, announced in May 2022, was to use Qualcomm’s chips to power autonomous and semi-autonom...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/28

Volkswagen Group Components Braunschweig prepares for future platform SSP On December 14, Volkswagen announced that the Volkswagen Group Components Braunschweig with its battery, steering, chassis, and axle products is considered an important pillar for the powerhouse in the Volkswagen Group. By 2026, around EUR 1 billion will be invested in tech components that will be developed and manufactured for both MEB vehicles and upcoming SSP (Scalable S...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/15

ing the highly-standardized unified cell manufactured at the Group’s own cell factory in Salzgitter (start of production in 2025) in the system.This will be followed by a further pillar for the Wolfsburg site, the Trinity vehicle project. It will be based on the future Group-wide Scalable Systems Platform (SSP). The project will get underway in line with staggered software development. A decision on where the vehicle will be built in Wolfsburg ...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/08

VW said to be in talks with Magna to develop new Scout platform Volkswagen is reportedly considering a partnership with Canadian supplier Magna to help develop the forthcoming Scout brand/models on an accelerated timetable.The OEM’s existing MEB architecture, along with the forthcoming PPE and SSP platforms, are not compatible with off-road use. Partnering with Magna will allow the new platform to be developed more quickly than producing a clea...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/15

nded at its Braunschweig component plant.In total, the plant will invest around EUR 1 billion in the transformation to a high-tech supplier by 2026.In Braunschweig, up to 800,000 batteries for the Group’s MEB and plug-in vehicles can be produced annually in the future. Preparations for the future platform Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) have already started.The plant is also working on new, innovative steering and braking systems. The concept a...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/18

nts in its range, while components that are no longer viable will be phased out.  In the long term, Kassel is to become a pure e-workshop and system provider for e-mobility: as a group-wide competence centre for e-drives, Kassel is developing the electric drive train of the future Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) in conjunction with the Volkswagen and Audi brands. For these steps, Volkswagen Group Components will invest around EUR 1.2 billion in...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/02

Volkswagen announced via its official website that it will invite Chinese tech companies to participate in its global procurement strategy for the first time.Chinese suppliers will provide hardware for Volkswagen’s BEV (battery electric vehicle) models. These models, built on the Scalable Systems Platform (SSP), will be put into production in Europe and North America in 2025 and equipped with the CARIAD E3 2.0 software platform. In Beijing, abo...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/07

ation point for the brand’s ACCELERATE strategy: A much shorter charging time and a range of over 700 kilometers. Net carbon-neutral. It will be equipped with the Group’s state-of-the-art software and technically ready for autonomous driving, Level 4. It is also the foundation for Group’s new SSP platform. Over its lifetime, more than 40 million vehicles are projected on this basis. The key of this model is fewer variants, fewer components,...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/07

’s largest engineering unit with 11,500 employees into a pace-setter for the Volkswagen brand’s transformation into a technology company. The main emphasis is on a complete redesign of the development process, making it interdisciplinary, focused squarely on software, customer requirements, and SSP, Volkswagen’s electric platform of the future. This is expected to cut development time by about a quarter, increase the speed of new software r...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/04