Trinity was considered the showcase project of former VW boss Diess, but the electric car is still a long way off. The future model will still need a few years.
At Volkswagen, the start of production of the Trinity electric car has been delayed. The future model will not be built until 2030 at the earliest, company sources said. The car was originally supposed to come onto the market in 2026. However, shortly after taking office, CEO Oliver Blume had already postponed the start by at least a year and a half in order to have more time to develop the software. The “Handelsblatt” had previously reported.
The reason for the delays is likely to be the weakening demand for electric cars and the austerity measures at VW. The group’s profit fell by four percent to 3.63 billion euros in the second quarter. Blume said at the beginning of the month: “Now it’s about costs, costs and costs. Especially for the Volkswagen brand, but also for all other brands.”
Trinity was the showcase project of former VW boss Herbert Diess, who wanted to have the car built in his own factory in Wolfsburg. But now the model is to be produced in Zwickau, VW’s electric car pioneer. This would make the site, where around 10,000 people work, the first to use the new SSP platform. VW recently canceled a shift at the factory.
Source: Stern
