VW’s advancement manager Dr Frank Welsch has exposed details of the new variant of the VW MQB platform that has already developed the basis of 58 designs across the group as well as eight million cars sold.
MQB A0 will underpin 2017’s new VW Polo as well as then be utilized across the group’s little cars and trucks with next generation SEAT Ibiza, Skoda Fabia as well as a variety of smaller SUVs set to utilize the new platform.
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As well as weight as well as expense benefits, MQB A0 likewise brings a variety of advanced chauffeur support technologies that haven’t yet been seen on little cars. It’ll likewise imply that cars as diverse as the Polo as well as the five meter-long VW Atlas SUV will be developed on MQB platforms, with length differences of over one meter.
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VW bosses have likewise hinted at the requirement to fill the space between next year’s even larger Polo as well as the up! city car, although it may not wear a VW badge. VW has verified two even more group brands – one to be utilized in emerging markets as well as one for its wise mobility services – however Skoda as well as SEAT offerings are likewise expected to fill that gap.
“Cars, cars, cars”: future plans for VW
For Welsch, the MQB AO platform is just one avenue of advancement for the brand. There are high really hopes for the new 48v moderate hybrid system destined for the Golf as well as Polo as well as the new MOIA mobility brand however overarching whatever is a new focus for VW’s future. Reassuringly, it’s all about “Cars, cars, cars and trucks – we have great deals of interesting new cars and trucks coming as well as that’s the very best method to react to what has occurred in the past.”
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