{"id":1908859,"date":"2023-04-02T17:11:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/volkswagen-not-planning-new-combustion-engine-golf-automobilwoche\/"},"modified":"2023-04-02T17:12:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:12:55","slug":"volkswagen-not-planning-new-combustion-engine-golf-automobilwoche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/volkswagen-not-planning-new-combustion-engine-golf-automobilwoche\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen not planning new combustion engine Golf \u2013 Automobilwoche"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvolkswagen-not-planning-new-combustion-engine-golf-automobilwoche%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1908859&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Volkswagen has announced that the current Golf 8 model will be the last combustion engine version of the vehicle. The company is not planning to develop a new combustion engine generation of the Golf car, according to brand chief Thomas Schaefer. Volkswagen&#8217;s decision not to invest in upgrading the Golf, which has been a bestseller in Europe for decades, marks a shift in investment by the carmaker. The focus has moved from retooling combustion engines to bringing down the cost of electric vehicles. Volkswagen aims for 80% of its sales in Europe and 55% in North America to be electric vehicles by 2030. The group targets 50% electric sales globally by that date. <\/p>\n<p>The car manufacturer plans to keep the Golf name for a future electric model, which is expected to be launched in 2028 at the earliest. Volkswagen aims to bring 10 new electric models by 2026, including a battery-electric vehicle priced at less than $27,000. Speaking to the publication Automobilwoche, Schaefer said, \u201cIf the world develops completely differently than expected by 2026 or 2027, we could develop a totally new vehicle \u2013 but I don\u2019t think it will. So far that is not expected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement from Volkswagen indicates its commitment to electric vehicles and the phasing out of combustion engines in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BERLIN (Reuters) \u2013 Volkswagen does not plan to develop a new combustion engine generation of its legendary Golf car, brand chief Thomas Schaefer told autos publication Automobilwoche on Sunday, marking the end of the line for a vehicle on sale since 1974. 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