VW No ICE Golf Production Plan Before Moving To BEV

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JAKARTA - Volkswagen's flagship hatchback model, Golf will be present in the eighth generation. After that, VW had no plans to update at Golf for combustion engines (ICE).

This was confirmed by Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schaefer, saying that his party had no plans to invest money into next-generation Golf with combustion engines after the current model ended, as reported by Automotive News Europe, Sunday, April 2.

He also said that the future of Golf depends on how the segment develops until the end of this decade. VW will leave small doors open for future Golf generations if there are major changes globally over the next few years.

"If the world develops very differently than expected in 2026 or 2027, then we can also launch a completely new vehicle. But, I didn't expect that to happen. So, it wasn't planned," said Schaefer.

This is certainly a surprising thing, especially since VW will switch to the ranks of the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) for Europe starting in 2033. So, there is still time for ninth generation Golf to be present in the internal combustion engine.

VW decided not to continue the combustion engine Golf was a big surprise, as the model has been very identical since the first generation in 1974.

However, that doesn't mean the name Golf will just disappear. VW plans to return it in the BEV. Schaefer also explained that VW will not release iconic names such as Golf, Tiguan, and GTI, and will move them to electric cars.

Volkswagen believes that the BEV will not occur in the near future until 2028, when VW launches the latest Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) electric platform. The platform will be more functional than MEV, which allows for more types of cars to be embedded.