With EVs, VW can level the playing field – Ashish Gupta, Director, VW India | Best of 2022 | autoX

Name: With EVs, VW can level the playing field – Ashish Gupta, Director, VW India | Best of 2022 | autoX
Uploaded: 2022-12-19
Duration: 7 min 43 s
Description: ‘I am looking at the electrification of the Volkswagen brand in India as a three-step approach – first maybe bringing in some products from our global portfolio as FBUs, then working towards local assembly, and then mass electrification, which anyway can only be through localisation.

‘I am looking at the electrification of the Volkswagen brand in India as a three-step approach – first maybe bringing in some products from our global portfolio as FBUs, then working towards local assembly, and then mass electrification, which anyway can only be through localisation.

By Team autoX

19 Dec, 2022

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‘I am looking at the electrification of the Volkswagen brand in India as a three-step approach – first maybe bringing in some products from our global portfolio as FBUs, then working towards local assembly, and then mass electrification, which anyway can only be through localisation. That will only happen by, let us say 2026-27, not before that. But, before that, we will definitely establish an electric footprint.’ In a nutshell, Ashish Gupta has given us a peek into how VW India’s electrification approach is expected to unfold! Plus, there is more exciting stuff in the works with respect to the brand's current models. Watch the full interview to find out more.