VW Could Build up to 50 Million Electric Cars: Automotive News

VW Could Build up to 50 Million Electric Cars: Automotive News
Herbert Diess, Volkswagen's new CEO, speaks during the Volkswagen Group's annual general meeting in Berlin, Germany, May 3, 2018. File Photo/File Photo/Reuters
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FRANKFURT—Volkswagen could build up to 50 million electric cars on its new electric vehicle platform and is looking at expanding its manufacturing footprint in the United States, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told Automotive News.

“We set up the plant in Chattanooga always with the idea to be able to grow it, to mirror it,” Diess was quoted as saying.