Editing Volkswagen Group (section)

==== New Auto ====
In 2021, Volkswagen Group released their ''New Auto'' strategy. The strategy was based on [[European Green Deal|transitioning to electric car]]s, and building a shared platform, battery systems, software and mobility solutions to use across all their brands.<ref name="2021-03-16-vw-pr">{{cite news |title=Volkswagen Group set to use platform model for issues of the future |url=https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/2021/03/VolkswagenGroup_set_platform_model.html |access-date=16 July 2021 |work=www.volkswagenag.com |date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716112252/https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/2021/03/VolkswagenGroup_set_platform_model.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="2021-07-14-ars">{{cite news |last1=Gitlin |first1=Jonathan M. |title=VW Group's 10-year plan: A single EV platform across all its brands |url=https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/07/vw-groups-10-year-plan-a-single-ev-platform-across-all-its-brands/ |access-date=15 July 2021 |work=Ars Technica |date=14 July 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref> This involves creating the [[Volkswagen Group Scalable Systems Platform|Scalable Systems Platform]], as well as developing software under a new subsidiary [[CARIAD]].<ref name="2021-03-16-vw-pr" /><ref name="2021-07-14-ars" /> Volkswagen Group aims by 2024 to transition to selling mostly electric cars.<ref name="2021-07-13-ft">{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Joe |title=VW lifts profit targets as it outlines battery production plans |url=https://www.ft.com/content/cf53d51f-bcb2-46e1-a0e3-e86e9eeba13c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/cf53d51f-bcb2-46e1-a0e3-e86e9eeba13c |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 July 2021 |work=Financial Times |date=13 July 2021}}</ref> It aims to have six [[Gigafactory|battery factories]] in Europe by 2030.<ref name="2021-07-13-ft" /> In 2023, Volkswagen Group announced plans to cut costs by €10 billion ($11.1 billion).<ref>{{cite news |title='A very serious situation': Volkswagen could close plants in Germany for the first time in history |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/02/investing/volkswagen-factory-closure-germany/index.html |work=CNN |date=2 September 2024}}</ref> In February 2024, Volkswagen Group and Chinese [[electric vehicle]] manufacturer [[XPeng]] signed a technology cooperation and joint development agreement on platform and software.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-29 |title=Ready for next EV push: Volkswagen enters into agreement with XPENG for fast joint development of two smart e-cars |url=https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/articles/ready-for-next-ev-push-volkswagen-enters-into-agreement-with-xpeng-for-fast-joint-development-of-two-smart-e-cars-18246 |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Volkswagen Group |language=en}}</ref>