3.4.2019. Sweden is this year’s partner country of the Hannover Messe in 2019. On the sidelines of his official visit in Germany, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, representative of the Volkswagen group in Wolfsburg, Germany, met and was informed about the electric mobility strategy of the company.
And as one of the first of the Swedish Prince tested the new Generation of E-vehicles of the group: Including vehicles from Volkswagen, ID.-Family. Sweden is one of the largest markets for E-vehicles in Europe.
Andreas Renschler, CEO of the TRATON SE and a member of the Board of management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, said: “Sweden is a role model on the issue of climate protection. Even today, more than half of the electricity generated comes from renewable sources. This is an essential prerequisite, in order to make electro-mobility both for passenger Cars as well as Trucks and buses in a sustainable way.“
He further explained: “We have in Sweden a number of innovative projects related to electric mobility and test soon with Scania’s self-driving E-buses in the public transport in Stockholm.” Sweden is one of the largest markets for E-vehicles in Europe and thus an important E-sales market for the group.
To said the test drives by Prince Carl Philip, Volkswagen Board member for development Dr. Frank Welsch: “Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, is a talented racing driver and car expert. From 2008 to 2011, he successfully took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia. And he attended the Rally Sweden and the Volkswagen Motorsport Team. I am glad that a proven Spezialistals one of the first of our new Generation of E-vehicles tests, which comes from 2020 on the market. Sweden is one of the largest markets for our ID. be.“
In The Volkswagen Smart.Production:Lab the the IT:City of Wolfsburg, what is accompanied by His Royal Highness Carl Philip, 34, a Swedish Start-up entrepreneurs in the framework of the Hannover Messe in 2019. The selected Start-ups took part in the case of Volkswagen at an Innovation Day. Were introduced to concepts and innovations, for example, electrically-powered Autonomous transport concepts, Virtual Reality solutions, as well as Machine Learning and Artificial intelligence software tools. The aim of the event is the intensification of the Swedish-German cooperation in terms of innovative production technologies and industry 4.0.
The Volkswagen group is one of the largest industrial investors in Sweden. In the last ten years, Scania has invested 2.4 billion euros in Sweden.Scania produces Trucks and buses in Europe, South America and Asia, and is one of the world’s leading manufacturer of sustainable transport solutions. 96.500 Trucks and buses were delivered in the year 2018 to customers – over 19,000 of them were produced in the Swedish plant in Södertälje. Of the 52.100 employees at Scania 20.700 work alone in Sweden.
At the beginning of 2018, Scania has invested 10 million euros in the battery manufacturer North volt. Together, the industrialization of battery-driven cells. Recently, a joint research consortium, the European Battery Union was announced, under the direction of Volkswagen, and North volt. The consortium is applying for by the German Federal Ministry for economic Affairs and energy, which was awarded funding for the exploration, development and industrialization of battery technology.
In addition, the Volkswagen group is one of the largest automotive manufacturer in Sweden. In the year 2018 to 103,000 Cars and to 16,700 Trucks of the group were registered in Sweden. Thus, the market share in Sweden amounted to 27.4 per cent for passenger Cars and 30 percent for the Truck. Among the Top Ten of the Swedish passenger Car approvals of the Volkswagen Golf, Passat and Tiguan. For Volkswagen, it is the number Two in Sweden, behind Volvo. In 2018, the market share of E-fraud, eight percent of vehicles in Sweden. The Volkswagen Passat GTE
the best-selling E-vehicle what is in the year 2018 in Sweden.
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden at Volkswagen (photo: Volkswagen AG)
