BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen does not plan to develop a new combustion engine generation of its legendary Golf car, brand chief Thomas Schaefer told autos publication Automobilwoche on Sunday, marking the end of the line for a vehicle on sale since 1974.
The Golf 8, currently in production, will be the last combustion engine version of the hatchback car, with one more series of updates expected next year.
“With that, the car is set until the end of the decade. Then we have to see how this segment develops,” Schaefer said. “If the world develops completely differently than expected by 2026 or 2027, we could develop a totally new vehicle – but I don’t think it will. So far that is not expected,” he added.
Volkswagen’s decision not to invest in upgrading the Golf, for decades Europe’s bestselling car, is a marker of the shift in investment by the carmaker from retooling combustion engines to bringing down the cost…
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