The Volkswagen Passenger Automobiles model is trimming its Board of Administration; subsequent to a pioneer section for the “New Mobility” division, and consistent with plans, the model is integrating key components of this division into Technical Improvement (TE). Led by Kai Grünitz, Volkswagen Model Board Member for Technical Improvement, all improvement actions for future applied sciences and automobile architectures (MEB and SSP) have already been bundled. The event division additionally steers improvement volumes for ICE mannequin sequence (MQB). In future, duty for sequence technical venture administration will relaxation solely with TE. Within the context of the model’s efficiency program, this plan of action helps the additional optimization of improvement processes in Wolfsburg and helps shorten improvement instances. New software program improvement processes for electrical automobiles based mostly on the MEB had been particularly examined and established within the “New Mobility” division. The switch of those actions to the MQBevo has already taken place as deliberate, and the “New Mobility” division’s mission has been completed. Thomas Ulbrich, Volkswagen Model Board Member for “New Mobility” since 2022, has been named the Volkswagen Group’s Head of Improvement in China efficient April 1, 2024.
