Volkswagen brand chief Thomas Shafer says the Golf model name will not disappear when that car goes out of production in 2028.
Lots of interviews with the media were given and lots of words were written at the Los Angeles auto show this week. One of the most interesting interviews took place betweencorrespondent Mark Tisshaw and Volkswagen Brand chief Thomas Shäfer, who said that his company has no intention of retiring the Golf name when the eighth generation of that iconic model is retired in 2028.
“There is a connection with VW and ID, and there is no need to cancel [ID],” he told Tisshaw. “We have iconic brand names, Golf and GTI. It would be crazy to let them die and slip away. We will stick with the ID logic but iconic models will carry a name.” He noted the ID. Buzz already uses a name rather than a number and that Volkswagen “might have ID Golf. We would not let go of the Golf name, no way.
Leveraging nameplates with historic appeal is common in the industry. Ford has the electric F-150 and Mustang Mach-E, General Motors is all in on the Hummer, Silverado, and Sierra EVs and is about to bring electric versions of the Equinox and Blazer to market. Even Porsche continues to use historic labels like 4S and Turbo on certain versions of the battery-electric Taycan, names that evoke connections with gasoline-powered models.would not be a replacement for the Volkswagen ID.
The electrified e-Golf would slot in between the upcoming ID. 2 city car and the ID. 3 in the future, likely atop the SSP architecture due to replace the current MEB EV platform in the coming years, according to
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