CEO Thomas Schafer confirms “we do not need an electric Golf in 2028” as “we are well set” with current line-up
Volkswagen has pushed back the launch of the electric Golf that was to arrive in 2028.
The news was confirmed by CEO Thomas Schafer this morning. “We have a fantastic line-up now that we do not need an electric Golf in 2028. We are well set with what we have in our portfolio with our vehicles,” Schafer told the FT’s Future of the Car event in London.
He did not confirm a new date when the car would arrive. Volkswagen recently launched the new ID Polo supermini EV and updated ID 3 Neo and will launch the ID Cross later this year.
While these cars sit on VW’s current MEB+ architecture, the new Golf EV will sit on the delayed SSP platform – something Schafer also hinted at as a reason for the delay.
The news comes just a few months after the first official image of the ninth-generation Volkswagen Golf was released.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
