Volkswagen Set To Introduce 34 New Models — Including 12 SUVs — In 2020. What Does It NEED To SUCCEED?

Volkswagen brand plans to launch 34 new models and derivatives next year including electrified cars to lower emissions as stringent new CO2 reduction targets are phased in by the European Union.

The ID3 battery-powered compact hatchback will go on sale in Europe next summer, followed soon after by the ID Next, the brand's first full-electric SUV, VW said in a statement. The ID Next is expected to be badged as the ID4 in the U.S.

VW faces heavy investments into cleaner and self-driving technologies and has increased sales share of higher-margin SUVs to help fund an industry-wide shift toward low-emission vehicles...
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MDarringer - 12/21/2019 5:03:13 PM

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Given that the ID3 is sidelined because VW forgot to figure out the software before they approved the design for production, we're in for a crap storm of bad quality.

carloslassiter - 12/21/2019 5:51:29 PM

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Building new EVs is easy. Anyone could do it.

MDarringer - 12/21/2019 6:12:11 PM

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Anyone "could" but few--including the Germans--"can". #BecauseGrammarIsImportant

skytop - 12/21/2019 6:16:28 PM

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I hope VW will be tripling the size of their showrooms to displays these new models. Or maybe they could stack them up on one another.

MDarringer - 12/22/2019 9:32:57 AM

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You do understand that these new models are NOT all new separate models. A few are, others are trim levels of existing models, and still others are "coupe" versions of the existing models. Moreover, not all are USA bound.

atc98092 - 12/21/2019 6:37:43 PM

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I'm looking forward to the ID.4, but they'll have a couple of years to get the kinks smoothed out before my Niro lease is up. And if they don't, there's always the Tesla Model Y, or perhaps some other EV that will check all the boxes for me.

TomM - 12/22/2019 11:32:37 AM

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VW now has a really bad reputation for quality - and high cost of repairs as well - for ENTRY LEVER fare - there are lots better. I don't think they will ever recover in the US Market.

MDarringer - 12/22/2019 11:56:30 AM

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They suffer from a lack of attention to build quality. They are not engineered to be reliable or to last. They are priced like premium but deliver like Third World. I cannot imagine their generic EVs being their ticket.

atc98092 - 12/22/2019 1:45:23 PM

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The last VW I had with any issues was a 2002 Jetta. The coil packs had to be replaced and the front side windows had to have some retainer clips replaced. After that I had an '06 Jetta, '11 Tiguan and '14 Passat TDI. The Tig had to have the radio replaced, but VW didn't manufacture that. I'd likely still have the Passat except the buy-back offer was just too good to pass up.

I think VW's quality reputation is still being based on those early '00 models. I'd likely be in a VW right now if they had a PHEV available. I was tempted with the e-Golf, but the range just isn't quite enough for my needs. But the upcoming EV models will have enough.

Vette71 - 12/22/2019 4:56:16 PM

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Vast improvements in reliability, quality and repair cost is critical. The plastic water pump used in the 1999 Jetta, 2009 Eos and later Tigs is an great example. Over 10 years of failures yet they never fixed the issue. VW lost a class action on that and has to pay owners of 2008+ vehicles the full cost of their former repairs ($1000 for a 2009 EOS) as well as future repair costs on those that will break in the future. It will be a cold day in hell before we'll buy any VWG product.

MDarringer - 12/22/2019 5:25:59 PM

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VW remains a brand in the industry with a very high warranty incidence rate. Lease; don't buy.

Tiberius1701A - 12/23/2019 5:11:06 PM

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"VW remains a brand in the industry with a very high warranty incidence rate. Lease; don't buy." This applies to all German brands.

1lostVW - 12/24/2019 10:12:52 AM

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honest leadership, less ego, focus on something other than giant media proclamations that ultimately fail to materialize. VW thinks their customers are fools, that is how they will go down in history as the largest miss-stepping Automaker in human history. Where are all the electric car/suv buyers coming from as the Audi etron and all VW produced electric products sit unsold on dealer lots?