VW retools diesel strategy, plans electric push

A Phaeton undergoes a quality check at VW's factory in Dresden, Germany, in April. VW said Tuesday it plans to redesign the flagship Phaeton sedan as an all-electric model but hasn't decided yet where to produce it. (BLOOMBERG)

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Naomi Kresge Christoph Rauwald

October 13, 2015 05:00 AM

Volkswagen AG plans a shift in focus to more plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles as the company adopts diesel technology it previously eschewed for smaller models.

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