Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group, ruled out the possibility that the Czech Škoda brand would enter the American market in the near future.
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Recently, Diess has been focusing on regular communication through various online platforms, and is mainly active on the LinkedIn network. This week, however, he also took part in a discussion on the well-known social network Reddit, where he answered questions from its users.
He also faced the question of whether the group plans to sell Škoda cars in the United States. “At the moment, I do not think that Škoda will arrive in the USA. We do not have such plans at the moment. Škoda has just taken over the group’s responsibility for India, Russia … And it is also entering new segments, production and R&D capacities are fully occupied,” he replied. Diess.
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However, another reaction could not have been expected, and Škoda Group’s management has ruled out Škoda’s entry into the North American markets several times in recent years. In addition, as Diess himself indicated, the Mladá Boleslav carmaker has taken over responsibility for Volkswagen’s global MQB-A0 platform in the markets of India, Latin America, Russia, Africa and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
In connection with the United States, Diess’s answer to the question of whether Volkswagen will once again offer diesel engines on the North American market is also interesting. “Definitely not. The minibus is coming!” Wrote the head of the VW Group, referring to the upcoming premiere of the electric MPV ID.Buzz. It is due on March 9.
Diess drew a strange response to the question of whether VW was planning an electric pick-up that would compete with the Ford F-150 Lightning in the US: “Good idea!” He replied. So that Volkswagen was planning an electric pick-up?
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