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A new electric A-segment SUV - in this case a city car - will also be built at the Wolfsburg plant from 2026, while the so-called Project Trinity sedan, originally planned for the same plant, has been reassigned to the Zwickau plant, where the ID.3, ID.5 and Cupra Born are assembled.
The decisions were taken following a meeting between the German brand's Group Board of Management and the parent group's Supervisory Board, which resulted in the vehicle allocation plan for the Volkswagen brand until 2028 (German plants only).
As part of the assembly realignment, VW models will be grouped on a platform basis for each plant in the hope of reducing complexity and costs. With that said, no details have been offered by the German manufacturer about the aforementioned A-segment SUV, which is likely to be a version of the rumored ID.1.
Previously, VW said that the production version of the ID. 2all concept, which is expected to be an electric successor to the B-segment Polo, would have a starting price of under €25,000 ($27,000), leading to the idea that the smaller ID.1 (name not yet confirmed) will be even cheaper.
Currently, Volkswagen sells the aging e-up! electric city car, which was introduced in Germany in 2010, for a starting price of €29,995 ($31,800), making the upcoming all-electric city car a much more affordable alternative.
As for the Golf, it's expected to debut in 2028 on the group's SSP architecture, the same that underpins the ID. 2all concept, according to VW brand chief Thomas Schafer. With SSP under its belt, the ninth-generation Golf is expected to benefit from an 800-volt architecture that will allow it to charge at speeds of more than 175 kilowatts. SSP has also been designed with Level 4 advanced driver assistance systems in mind.
Source: Volkswagen
