VW cancel brand new EVs built on MEB platform after sales disaster

[@electricviking]

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[@dangerzone9747]

Electric Viking is dominating EV news across the world now. Everyone sources his videos now.

[@carltonlane8931]

Hi,as a owner of a Meg platform Audi,for 3 years,I would like to say it is a fantastic car,the wife takes it on 1500 mile trips regularly,apparently loves it,very comfortable,no problems changing,fair range,price,, when we got the car it was fair price,been a great experience in evs.

[@skyworks1621]

This VW sold in China has just started its sales in Europe under the former brand Seat now called Cupra and is beeing sold for 50.000 € in my country of Slovenia.

[@SithLordForrestGump]

Cupra Tavascan is being sold in the UK between £47k and £61k depending on trim level. Direct competition would be the model y but the model y is larger, cheaper, has more power and more range, has access to Tesla charging network. No brainer to go Tesla. They really need to rethink the pricing on this one

[@danny77670000]

The electric Viking is on energiser batteries 🔋 the way u r churning out videos is unbelievable 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@John-p7i5g]

He has a method. But yes, his production is good. Long may it continue.

[@hossamhosnimostafa5354]

He doesn't sleep enough! Sleep deprivation is obvious. I wish him all success ❤

[@LeonieBachmann-h7x]

No worries. Just call Berlin for bailout.

[@dinohermann1887]

And Hanover (the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony, where Volkswagen Group is based on, in the small town of Wolfsburg), as well.

[@gerryking4346]

Have you ever owned or experienced for a reasonable amount of time one of these VW cars to qualify your opinions? Fact. I’ve owned and driven two ID3s over a period of 3 years. They are superbly designed and engineered. Reliable, practical and economical. But who’s interested in facts eh?

[@orionbetelgeuse1937]

nobody needs good cars anymore, everybody needs cheap badly copied chinese cars

[@leemitchell3302]

I have an ID 7 and it’s a fantastic car! Keep being told by the electric Viking that Volkswagens are no good but I just don’t find that driving and owning one. The ID7 was generally reviewed well. Test drove a Tesla Model Y and BYD Seal and they were all as good as each other… I just got a fantastic deal on the ID7 that made a slightly less than the other 2!

[@gerryking4346]

@@leemitchell3302 One of the best things about my ID3 is the adaptive cruise control. I was pleased to see an honest review by an expert with experience of both an ID3 and Tesla’s explaining how much better the ID3 ACC is compared to the Tesla kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGqkcmiCqqZ0gLssi=Jv1R6NakJpUYK3NA

[@michaelhecken9259]

Design Exterieur and Interieur are in my Opinion the true reason for MEB VW and AUDI failure. Skoda Enjaq on MEB sells very well in Germany. ID cars look and feel like plastic toys. The bad Design choice is to me the key to the VW,Audi and Mercedes failure. Sadly they had all amazing concept cars, but the "old white german managers" never listen to the designers! Best from Berlin

[@xgalp05]

Also id7 tourer is quite well reviewed

[@hkad6252]

I love my ID3

[@Tilten]

I believe that VW cars are intentionally designed to be a little boring so they won’t bring down sales of Audi. The problem is that now there are so many alternatives that are more modern and better looking.

[@karihardarson1234]

Good theory. They conceived of the MEB back when they could direct customers to Skoda -> VW -> Audi depending on the depth of their wallets. The MEB was supposed to bring costs down while the stuff on top differentiated the cars. Now they need to compete.

[@gilesfitzherbert7725]

VW signed their own death warrant when they sacked Herbert Diess.

[@tgdomnemo5052]

.. or just came out as strategically suicidal by booting Mr. Diess . . . 🤔😆 🖖🏼

[@ISuperTed]

Yep, like many they had someone who could see what’s coming and stuck their head in the sand.

[@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270]

Interesting Sam but there is no sign that VW Group will stop building cars on the MEB platform here in Europe. This is based on what I see here on a typical day, ID3, ID4, Enyaq, Cupra, e-Trons and the occasional ID. Buzz on the roads are common and selling steadily. The other thing is that they have made some improvements to the platform in that past 18 months, though it is still way behind EGMP (Hyundai Group) and Tesla in terms of weight and efficiency. VW have big self inflicted problems for sure and they are clearly losing it in China. Thanks as ever for your prodigious output of videos.

[@dylanthomas12321]

A great historian told me in 1975 that Germany is the heart beat of Europe, and when it's unsettled, so is the world. That was long before reunification. Germans need to get their act together, soon! They are the third largest economy in the world and will not go quietly. Sam doesn't wade into geopolitics, but his insights should be remembered.

[@scar5head]

China 1, USA, 2 Japan 3 Germany?

[@plau2007]

They are doing. They will stop subsidies for EVs. The entire EU. EVs will have a future in the EU when EU countries will allow mining again.

[@dylanthomas12321]

@scar5head Do a little research. Learn the difference between purchasing power parity and GDP, and why nobody believes the NSB statistics or anything else promulgated by the CCP, including themselves. If you dig carefully you might find that I'm being generous giving them second rank and that arguably they are third or fourth.

[@plau2007]

@@dylanthomas12321The problem with Germany that they based their economic model in totalitarian governments. They brought cheap gas from Russia and sold cars and machinery in China. Both are done! The EU just learned that it is easy to be an ecologist as long as the mining and pollution is done in other countries.

[@sargfowler9603]

Russian bot alert!

[@guidodraheim7123]

CEA is basically the software including self-driving, CMP is basically the battery and drive-train

[@frankcoffey]

German engineering used to be really good but you can't rush it. VW didn't have enough time to get it right and MEB was the result. They should have started working on EVs sooner. That being said Japanese automakers didn't take EVs seriously and still haven't even started yet so they too will need China to supply vehicle platforms.

[@daviddipasquale5479]

They should have listened to Herman Dietz instead of firing him.

[@thyristo]

US, EU and Japanese legacy auto are going the same path as photovoltaics in these areas: down.

[@markbennett6658]

Aren’t BYD already doing that for Toyota? At least for the Chinese market?

[@HansjurgenMuller-dc3wq]

It's a hard "V" - pronounce it "Folksvagen"

[@TerryHickey-xt4mf]

@@HansjurgenMuller-dc3wq then spell it that way then.

[@kairuster1510]

ID.UNYX can easily compete with any Stellantis BEV unless not from Leapmotors...😅

[@ISuperTed]

You’ve articulated the issue perfectly - the MEB and Stellantis platforms are from legacy makers, the Leap motor one isn’t.

[@BarryGGould]

the only meb platform car i want is the id buzz. i really really want the ev hippie van 😍😍

[@kirakira1981]

Just get a zeekr mix. Superior in every way

[@TerryHickey-xt4mf]

but not the hippie prices we once knew.

[@Soulboy63]

It has bad range , expensive , best to wait ,Telsa & others will bring out larger panel vans , ripe for camper van conversion

[@thomaswhite2609]

I don't understand why you say the ID Unyx is ugly. It's much better designed than the ID3 or ID4. And even compared to some chinese models it is still decent looking. VW has had a design problem for years. Most of their models are ugly. But not that one.

[@michalvala9736]

Situation with VW id.unyx is more complicated. This car is starting its sales in Europe as Cupra Tavascan. Cupra Tavascan, as well as Cupra Born (which is slightly improved VW id.3) is being manufactured in China. Recent EU taxes on cars produced in China made it very complicated for Cupra. At the moment, here in CZ Cupra does not have any EVs on stock or in showrooms. All have been sold and now they are waiting for decision about prices for both Born and Tavascan. So my assumption is, VW decided to start production of Cupra EVs somewhere in Europe, and as a side effect, they cancelled VW id.unyx in China (which would probably have poor sales there anyways).

[@ISuperTed]

I know a lot of people who have cars based on the MEB platform (even if they don’t know it) - ID3’s, ID4’s, Cupra Born, Skoda Enyaq’s etc. Very mixed bag of feelings on them. MY neighbour hated his ID3 and had loads of problems with it (he’s gone back to a Leaf!), but another friend has an Enyaq and loves it. I don’t think the cars are that bad anymore (software much better now), they are just not economical to make. I hope VW sort this out and get a better platform out there, although at the moment I can’t see how they can make enough profit.

[@henvan8737]

VW was aware of their crazy direction 18 months ago and still they did not listen. So now they are bleeding badly.

[@cos_marc]

What's the source of these news? To me it sounds more like "let's make xpeng look better". Idk how MEB platform stands when it comes to productions costs, but it's one of the most efficient platforms out there. The new APP550 motor is great... only Tesla has better efficiency in that price range, but yeah they are a bit on the expensive side, ID.7 should be at least 5-10k cheaper to have great sales. Also the other VW platforms from new Audis and Porsche they are quite nice. It could be that the production costs are much higher but I would look into optimizing that instead of using XPeng platform...

[@ISuperTed]

They are better than they used to be - ID7 is a good car, but VW can’t make money on them. Considering VW are over 200BN in debt, it’s foolish to keep going with something that lose money. I hope they sort this out - we need strong competition to Tesla/China.

[@paulcraig1943]

I feel sorry fo Ford as they are using the MEB platform in Europe on the Explorer and Capri

[@TerryHickey-xt4mf]

both are flops.

[@garysevern]

Ford was just far too late into the EV party.

[@marvin3935]

What is presented here only holds true for the Chinese market. ID.Unyx is still alive and exported as Cupra Tavascan to the European market. Same for MEB as such, just being reworked into cheaper MEB Entry, starting out of Spain next year with Raval/ID.2 and Epiq/ID.2X. First models using own VW/PowerCo cells which was long decided for outside China only (sites in Germany, Spain, Canada). So what we are seeing is just a split approach China vs. Rest of world, taking into consideration a much older and conservative customer base outside China.

[@hvh377]

And that split makes total sense as the major western car markets are putting up barriers to Chinese-made cars.

[@marvin3935]

@hvh377 VW could still decide to localize the Xpeng platform outside China or to export components. As they do not, I am sure there are fundamental differences in requirements such as regulatory and customer, e.g. EU battery regulation, durability focus, smaller cars that are being used for longer, importance of resale values, etc.

[@MimMusMet]

I don't understand how the Skoda Enyaq is still selling like hotcakes in Europe.

[@John-p7i5g]

Isn't it cheap?

[@plau2007]

​@@John-p7i5gI would like to see Chinese EVs cars + import taxes competing with Skoda.

[@espenn]

Brand loyalty does play in. But the Enyaq is the nicest looking car on the MEB plattform to date imo, i had one.

[@espenn]

​@@John-p7i5gIn Norway the Enyaq was above the ID4 in price actually, it used to be the other way around..

[@hkad6252]

Well because it is really good maybe?

[@samwang5831]

Just buy a Xpeng snap VW badges on the front and back. Perhaps there are still people who are willing to pay more for a German badge

[@GenRicOpekc]

Your hair looks good. Your health seems to be improving.

[@abebegirmay3327]

Problem with VW is they have the same type of car for the last 5-6 years (ID3, ID4, ID5) while other brands produce every year new car design. Offcourse Tesla have also the same models for the last 5-6 years (Model 3, Y, X, S) but Tesla is always doing something new and is being well known in the market. So VW need to buy other brands or join other EV brands for a better design and cars that everyone can buy it. For example ID 4 has been in the market for the last 3-4 years, looks very old type of car and still expensive, its like the same price as Model Y.

[@slifox2752]

I guess the ID 2 is out then… 🤷‍♂️

[@ISuperTed]

Not sure the ID2 is on MEB? Isn’t on a new smaller platform?

[@seokhoonyun6309]

Hyundai and Kia ranked third in the world even if they gave up the Chinese automobile market. Germany EV maker will have to think about what this means.

[@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

What German EV maker?😂

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

​@@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck- their China plants should come online in 2025 - think Shanghai Tesla

[@seokhoonyun6309]

@@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck 독3사

[@plau2007]

In EVs subsidies for EVs are gone. The EU will have a word to say in the EV market when it will allow mining.

[@seokhoonyun6309]

@@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck Was Hyundai, Kia an ev maker from the beginning? The three German companies missed the opportunity because they were not prepared.

[@stefanracz3254]

I like Volkswagen you shoving us,it is very nice car. X peng doesn look like a nice car. But both of them missing charakter like a new renault 5, ID buzz or old Land Rover Defender

[@colinwp8285]

That then means Ford UK and EU have issues as they were to use the MEB. Example EU Ford EV explorer.

[@marvin3935]

Not really, as the contract only runs a few years and was always seen as interim solution until Ford own platform. The only thing one could argue is why Ford did not (also) secure access to the cheaper & smaller MEB Entry which would have allowed to offer Fiesta (Raval/ID2 rival) and a serious Puma (Epiq/ID2X rival).

[@coffeeisgood102]

I wonder how this affects the id Buzz?

[@peterlomax7143]

I find this absolutely strange as if they wanted to change to a different drive platform they can just shop around in China for a going out of business EV company.

[@slavko321]

They are working with xpeng which is an improvement.

[@NiejakiDD]

Wspaniałe.🤗

[@MattLaw-g4n]

We’ve been waiting on the delivery of our Buzz since March, and we still don’t have a build date… there is no ‘sales’ problem, VW have a manufacturing problem. Guess they should have taken EVs more seriously instead of telling us no one wanted them. Chickens have come home to roost.

[@ISuperTed]

I ordered an Audi Q4 late 2021 and ended up cancelling as they eventually said it would be 18 months for delivery! Sounds like VW still haven’t sorted out their logistics!

[@chasf3433]

His is what VW groupare doing to try and survive in the Chinese market but whare are they going to do in Europe platform wise for next gen ID3 and ID4 plus if it comes the smaller and cheaper ID2.

[@jameshack485]

Not sure how VW is going to explain this to their unionized workforce in Germany. The XPeng JV is just for China now but when they see the economics versus German made cars it's a no-brainer to ramp up Chinese production

[@plau2007]

China will not sell EVs in EU .

[@DavidC-pg6ni]

@@plau2007They already DO.

[@hkad6252]

Nobody buys them and there are no dealers.

[@TerryHickey-xt4mf]

@@plau2007 what! get real.

[@bernardfouche5241]

​ (@plau2007 China already sells EV in the EU, there are BYD, XPeng, SAIC dealerships in many countries of the EU. Also Chinese automakers are currently deciding where they will build factories in the EU, to avoid tariffs. These factories will be local replicas of Chinese factories, with lower operating costs, smaller workforce.) What VW will explain or not to the unionized workforce doesn't matter much because the competition doesn't have to consider the current unionized workforce in Germany. What VW does with XPeng or Stellantis with Leapmotor, is getting in survival mode until they succeed in doing a real shift to EV with new platforms. But the Chinese are now so far ahead of the game that the future of EU automakers can be to re-badge Chinese EV, Chinese technology, Chinese software. When customers understand that what they buy is mostly of Chinese origin, they will have no problem buying directly from a Chinese brand. The outcome for EU automakers is very gloomy, whatever the unionized workforce thinks.

[@waynerm002]

The ID UNYX is a nice looking vehicle however, based on Chinese cars in its price range, they are better equipped, based on local buyers preferences. Based on the specs and new pricing, it may attract some more buyers. If sold outside of China it would in the mid to upper $30K range. From reviews I've seen, the software is laggy, like the ID 4's when it was launched, the power is low, range as well, compared to its competition, all of these things makes it a non starter for local buyers. If VW can benefit from Xpeng's platform and reduce their prices as a result to cater to their core buyers, outside of China, this will be good for them.

[@hkad6252]

I have an ID3 and it is actually REALLY GOOD.

[@johnsmedley8843]

A bit of VW bashing going on here. Probably worth noting the Brits re built the company after the war to help the Germans recover. I bought a VW polo a few years Back a brilliant piece of engineering, I'd like to buy an EV but this thing will last another 15 years with no servicing costs. Don't write off VW, so what if they use another platform who cares? Audis are just VWs with a bit of cosmetics!

[@ozchalupkova4688]

i got a VW id.buzz.. all is ok.. except the software.. its so stupid you cant even imagine... also no updates... and absolut anti user features... sad story, but i still like the car...

[@johnphamlore8073]

Volkswagen imitating GM from decades ago was never going to work. What customer will ever brag to his or her friends they bought a certain "platform"? Platforms are for producer convenience of cars that will be great for nothing, mediocre in everything. Similarly one could see the legacy automakers were in trouble when they were bragging about numbers of models. Stop wasting time on models that can never be mass produced, just focus on making one model that can be mass produced at an affordable price. Imagine if Apple were to focus on producing "platforms" for dozens of models of phones but never make an iPhone.

[@balvadeniz]

Key word is gigacasting i think.

[@brendanquinn6894]

Are all Vikings driving EVs now and when did they give away the long boats?

[@derekdufon5069]

I like my ID.4

[@netsiteing]

Bring the Scout to Australia

[@williamlewandowski129]

Just as an FYI to those that are curious. Xpeng was named after its founder whose given name is Xiaopeng in pinyin English. So he dropped 3 letters and called his company Xpeng. Now the X is spelled Ci in pinyin English and pronounced as (See) in Chinese, but for our purposes we can simply pronounce it as X (Ex). Secondly, the 'peng' portion of his name is not pronounced 'ping' using the long E or 'peng' using the short e sound, but rather 'pung' utilizing the short u sound. Thus to be (halfway) correct the company Xpeng, to match its English spelling, should be pronounced 'Expung'. But Chinese people will pronounce it 'Seepung'.

[@gadgetgasspoll2923]

X-PUNK

[@gadgetgasspoll2923]

Xiao-Punk

[@thomaswhite2609]

I've heard from a chinese native that "xi" was pronounced "she" and not "see". So what is the right way?

[@jgarbo3541]

The "e" in Chinese (pinyin) is schwa Ә in English (IPA), an unstressed vowel, eg, 2nd e in Present (gift), 1st vowel in Present (show, introduce) .

[@yezih2694]

In China, we call Xpeng(Xiao pənŋ) nobody call them xi/ci/see pung. For foreign speaker, say X peng, Chinese with basic English will immediately understand what brand you mean.

[@chaz4609]

Jai Hind. Either VW buys up all of Xpeng now or else Xpeng will have to buyout VW in the near future.

[@Kenny_PL]

ID UNYX doesn't look half bad, what are you talking about🥴 It looks exactly like every other EV (chinese included).

[@jeffmorton5539]

Soon China will control VW’s destiny. Glad my manager sold my VW stock last year.

[@DaBooster]

And Mercedes Benz in a decade

[@TinyBlitz8]

Not if the German government would approve, if it involves one of their national industries they won’t agree to a buyout just like they stopped a buyout of one German robotics and one semiconductor company that Chinese companies wanted to take over.

[@rowanbroekman3929]

Last year? He should have done a decade ago.

[@plau2007]

I don't think so. VW will stop selling cars in China. In China will not sell EVs in the EU. China can start building charging stations in Africa.

[@Soulboy63]

@5.18 , Gigacasting you said , off to google !! Interesting . What about Merc ? They in the same position?

[@erezyoal]

Don't see vw coming back from This mistakes they are done.

[@Suburp212]

VW is done.

[@ilkka182]

I am super happy with my old MEB platform Cupra Born. My next EV will also be a VW EV.

[@ISuperTed]

It’s funny, I know quite a few people with MEB platform cars. Some are absolutely fine (I’ve not heard anyone with a Skoda Enyaq who isn’t happy), but others have had loads of problems (mainly ID cars). I don’t think they are bad cars, but if VW can’t make money on them they need to change.

[@mr88cet]

Hmmm… I had gotten the impression that the ID3 and ID4 have been … well, maybe not “flying off the shelves,” but selling reasonably well.

[@whowhy9023]

They are garbage. Surprised anyone buys one.

[@experimental_av]

Guess it depends on your other options. In markets like Europe maybe but not in China. You get more bang for the buck from anyone else.

[@sargfowler9603]

They are selling well in Europe, but not elsewhere

[@ISuperTed]

Europe don’t have much choice - a few Chinese but big tariffs/taxes and Stellantis, that’s about it. VW have done okay, but they are losing money on the ID platform so it’s not sustainable.

[@MondernMan]

ID4 has a stop sale in the US due to doors being able to open (unexpectedly) while driving. Also, VW just invested a couple of billion into Rivian - what's their plan here.....

[@whowhy9023]

They are clueless, talk about catching a falling knife.

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

politics and corruption - typical for old companies really - fine until challenged - why EU/America starting wars instead of make things better - while in China their only option is make things better

[@YongLi-np3wg]

EV is not a mechanic machine fitted with a cellphone. It's a cellphone sit on wheels. German is just not suitable for such things.

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

it's still on wheels and suspensions

[@hvh377]

You hit the nail on the head. It's also the problem with current cars: they don't know what they are supposed to be anymore. Cars should go back to being a comfy, fast lounge on wheels. If you need information or entertainment on the way, bring your laptop. It's just like an iPhone: almost never used to call and speak to a person. It's stupid.

[@ISuperTed]

Absolutely. Software is the key to an EV and that’s why Tesla got it so right.

[@gregpapuga9288]

Honestly.. your videos are what convinced me that VW / Audi EVs sucked.. Beautiful cars; but shitty ev engineering. Love my new Tesla Model Y.. just wish it had a more beautiful design

[@TerryHickey-xt4mf]

I love Teslas but cannot buy one, as they just look so goofy compared to the other evs on the market.

[@shalvami]

Why this guy wants traditional manufacturers to fail? guy likes companies who started building ipads on wheels literally yesterday, versus companies with 100 years of history. You think those new companies are better because temporarily dumping prices to kill competition, do you think that if they kill competition will they stay in a same price range? it's just primitive way of thinking, clearly doesn't know anything about cars. You've been lied brother.

[@brucechapman1946]

Why would anyone want any VW group branded product after their cheating scandal?

[@humanbass]

Their diesel engines were pretty good, very economical. The scandal was on the regulation side, not consumer side. And frankly, fuck those hypocrite regulators.

[@thyristo]

​@@humanbassSure...VW is what it always was: a Nazi company - founded under Hitler - profited from the Holocaust - profited from exploiting foreign workers - profited from overpricing its trash - profited from all of its crimes. VW, Mercedes abd BMW will vanish or bought by Chinese companies. Mercedes already is 20% Chinese.

[@firstlast-pt5pp]

in America, the system is designed for cheaters - then you get called out if you don't toe the line by interests more powerful than you

[@olafurthorarensen7918]

Why would anyone fly with Boeing after their plane scandal? Humans unfortunately forget or don’t care.

[@hvh377]

Why would anyone indeed? Perhaps a GM (remember their ignition key scandal?). Or a Ford? Maybe not: they had their Pinto scandal and of course their founder and first CEO was a man with dubious ideas. Just like the CEO and 'founder' of Tesla. A man also not afraid to lie to shareholders and customers. So not a Tesla then. And of course not a car manufactured by any other company that is implicated in emissions fraud: Mercedes, Renault-Nissan, Ford (again), Stellantis, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Suzuki, BMW, .... A Chinese car then? I'm sure those brands are all squeaky clean. Emissions and waste during manufacturing well controlled. Human and worker's rights respected. Totally reputable in every way. Get real!

[@aeromtb2468]

not the right way its the mba way

[@ohcho-fg4co]

EVs are digital electronic devices. Germany is no good at. Germany is kaput.

[@Checkmate025]

China is making the decisions for us in europe. If the Chinese dont like because its interior is too plasticky, cheap looking specially when compared to great designs of the competition (zeekr, luxeed, nio, aito, Li auto..), then the Chinese are dumping it. The Europeans dont see value in it either with such a high price tag.

[@perkarlsson882]

So China will now teach Germany how to build cars, that is something i did not see coming. Btw, Volvo Cars will start production with megacasting and core computing in Sweden next year, glad they have Geely behind.

[@hkad6252]

Name one thing a Chinese car does that is better than any other car. I drove a BYD Seal and it felt like a toy, had laughable software and no features. Ended up buying an ID3 and could not be happier.

[@dainispozins4172]

This is what happens when electric cars are designed not by listening to engineers, but by following the political nonsense of politicians and trade unions...It was VERY well known for a long time that the MEB platform was too heavy, technically outdated, expensive and did not meet the principles of modern electric car design and production. An engineer audit of the MEB platform yielded disastrous results...! The platform is too heavy and LOW-QUALITY, and also too LABOR-INTENSIVE in production....It seems that VW's "political administration" made it this way deliberately, so that electric cars based on MEB platform would NOT compete against diesels, but they forgot about competitors - Tesla and Chinese car manufacturers, who do not deal with the political nonsense of unions...

[@alex.velasco]

How do you say, “Too little, too late,” in German?

[@christophreuter9572]

Most of the germans still deny electric cars. In their heads the ICE will be there forever.

[@ulyden1947]

I don't see the agenda for this channel? Is it to warn all from buying evs? Because they all ar one the way to bankruptcy?

[@gillo3139]

I’d be really curious to know if you’re being paid by any or all of the Chinese brands- you slate everyone else except them. When they give huge discounts that’s great- when VW do it… it’s a fire sale! Your obvious bias has me wondering. Putting all our eggs in only the Chinese auto industry is very risky indeed.

[@thyristo]

"only" ... Kid: USA + western Europe + Canada + Australia = 0.601 billion China = 1.425 billion

[@Anonymous------]

One ends production and needs to get rid of already made cars, the other increases production and passes lowered costs per unit to the consumers. Big difference here.

[@Lost_Johnny]

Yawn

[@CrRodney1]

Nothing to do with population numbers. Only to do with the need to survive

[@IA100KPDT]

@@CrRodney1 A Chinese executive: When China has a problem, they will throw 1000 PHDs to solve it. If still not solved, they will throw another 10,000 PHDs to get it done. Yes, population does matter in a sense.

[@Januszekm56]

Way too late. VW is goin down. Hope BMW will not colapse.

[@mattjohnson9753]

BMW cars are grotesquely ugly. They need a ’2002’ for the 21st century.

[@plau2007]

The problem is that in EU the sell of EVs is going down. Also the government subsidies. EU needs money to increase military spending.

[@chriss4949]

Fake news

[@plau2007]

@chriss4949 "Registrations of battery-electric cars rose by 9.8% to 139,702 units in September 2024. However, year-to-date market volume was still 5.8% lower than the same period last year, with the total market share falling to 13.1% from 14%, driven by a substantial decrease in Germany (-28.6%)." Google it! In Germany subsidies are 0%.

[@plau2007]

@@chriss4949 -5% in EU and -25% in Germany.

[@TerryHickey-xt4mf]

nothing to do with it.

[@plau2007]

@@TerryHickey-xt4mf in EU low government deficits is a must. It is part of the Euro agreement. Plus if the EU wants to produce EVs must invest in mining.

[@ChristianGuy7000]

Your ev future are over

[@ISuperTed]

Sad troll

[@fryske.tynster]

more and more a copy past channel ..it is a shame but i get it why you want to spend time with the wife and not make all those trips abroad

[@TerryHickey-xt4mf]

still a good way to find out the news without wading through endless channels.

[@tuffitout2568]

Most EV's below 80+K suck...

[@digi051669]

You are outdated. Try a su7, zeekr. They are premium at a bargain price

[@TerryHickey-xt4mf]

what a load of rubbish!