German Volkswagen is reportedly ready to withdraw its smallest Polo model from production and not prepare a new generation. A car of this class after the tightening of emission standards of the European Union 7 euros probably not worth much anymore.
CEO of Volkswagen Thomas Schaefer for British Autocar, he said VW’s engineers are now carefully calculating everything, and the automaker will issue a clear statement in the coming weeks. The future of the small sedan is so unclear.
According to Schäfer, Volkswagen expected Euro 7 to force most companies to switch to at least partial electrification. But then hope was born. “There were reports two or three weeks ago that EU7 was going to come down to a reasonable level, so we thought we’d keep the Polo and it would help us get through the tough times,” the VW boss said.
However, a week ago, it turned out that the standard was stricter than expected and this has turned the tables. “It makes no sense to drive across the EU7 border with small internal combustion vehicles. It would raise the price of vehicles by 3, 4 or 5 thousand euros and cars would become unaffordable,” added Schäfer.
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