VW'S HERBERT DIESS: Big changes ahead, 'big potential' in U.S.

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: Is VW a volume brand or a premium brand? HERBERT DIESS: It's a volume brand. We say top-of-volume because we can deliver something more than many of our peers on the volume side. We have the possibility within the group to add a few premium segments. (BLOOMBERG)

November 12, 2018 05:00 AM

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story overstated the number of full-electric cars for which VW has booked production. The figure is 15 million by 2025.

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