VW says could build up to 15 million electric cars

FILE PHOTO: Herbert Diess, Volkswagen's new CEO, poses during the Volkswagen Group's annual general meeting in Berlin, Germany, May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo - Copyright Axel Schmidt(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 16/11/2018 - 18:34•Updated 25/04/2024 - 18:14

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen <VOWG_p.DE> could build up to 15 million electric cars over several years on its new electric vehicle production platform, the company said on Friday, adding that its Chief Executive Herbert Diess had misspoken in an interview on Monday.

Automotive News on Monday quoted Diess as saying that VW could build 50 million electric vehicles globally across its brands, beginning in 2020, and had battery sourcing agreements for them.

A spokesman on Friday said that the figure, which referred to a theoretical long-term goal for the MEB electric car manufacturing platform, was overstated.

"Diess meant to say 15 million, not 50 million cars," the spokesman said.

(Reporting by Ludwig Burger; Editing by Adrian Croft)

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