Volkswagen plans to build the Trinity model in Zwickau

Now Volkswagen has called off the construction of a new plant in Wolfsburg and wants to build the new Trinity model planned there in a few years in Zwickau. There is talk of 2028 as the start. It is to be the first model on the new SSP platform, which will succeed the current platforms for electric cars in the VW Group. According to a spokesperson, the Zwickau plant will thus be the first to use the new platform. The aim now is to optimally align the site in economically difficult times. According to the information, the successor to the Audi Q4 e-tron will also be built in Zwickau like the previous model.

The decision shows VW's sense of responsibility for the Saxon location, said Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) at the request of dpa. "The works council and plant management have negotiated intensively and convinced the board." The deputy chairwoman of the works council at the Zwickau vehicle plant, Kristin Oder, also spoke of a vote of confidence with regard to the successor version of the Q4 e-tron. "The Group trusts our team in Zwickau to successfully master important start-ups in the Group, even under adverse conditions, as was recently the case with Corona."