They come up with the 25.000€ car next year. Launching a car for 20.000€ in the same time would be a furhter strategic disaster (from a managements point of view).

[–] Melchior@feddit.org 1 points 9 months ago

You can buy an VW ID.3 in China for 16000€. The problem is that in the EU it costs nearly double that. Not saying VW is doing amazingly well, but especially with EVs they really are milking the EU market.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah it definitely doesn't hurt to have more variety from within Europe since we don't know how much the tariff situation is gonna escalate. Plus VW is doomed if they don't act now. They might still become irrelevant but at least they will have returned to their roots as a car manufacturer for the common people.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It looks like the Flintstones car!

[–] thijsje@social.vivaldi.net 2 points 9 months ago

@werefreeatlast @SrMono

Nah it doesnt run on dinosaurs

[–] Sailing7@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I'll bet it will be some super small useless car noone wants to buy.

Also every basic feature will be an add-on that hikes the price up 10k.

Not gonna put my hope into this. Stayin with my old car until it dies and guess I'll have to buy combustion again, since large electro cars (estate cars) are simply too expensive when looking for electric models.

No friggin way that I am paying 40k and upwards for a middle class car in the basic config just because its electric. Adding some features that should be included nowadays makes them 50 grand and upwards.

Buying relatively young combustion driven car leaves you with less crippling debt and a decent car with quite some features.

Fuck those greedy car manufacturers

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Well I want a small car, so I hope you are right.