According to Schäfer, Volkswagen is nearly done with launching new ICE-powered cars, and the next-generation Passat (only as a wagon) and Tiguan will be launched later this year. A new Tayron (compact crossover for China) will follow in 2024, along with a revamped T-Roc in 2025. Schäfer says these will be the final next-gen ICE cars and will be available into the 2030s.
The Golf will receive a "major product upgrade" in 2024 to keep the model fresh and competitive until the end of the decade. However, a ninth generation with gasoline/diesel engines is not planned.
Schäfer also hinted that the Polo will come to an end due to the upcoming Euro 7 emissions regulations, which will make the supermini too expensive after adding a hybrid setup.
Schäfer stated that a compact electric crossover manufactured in Wolfsburg will be launched in 2026 and that it could be called the ID. Tiguan. The company intends to keep iconic names alive in the EV era, so the Golf and Tiguan monikers won't be retired after the ICE age is over. However, Schäfer said that an electric Golf on the MEB/MEB+ platform is not planned and it'll only happen on the upcoming SSP architecture, so after 2028.
Volkswagen intends to sell only EVs in Europe from 2033, two years before the sales ban on new cars with combustion engines will come into effect in the European Union.
Source: Automobilwoche
