Volkswagen CEO Mueller on Electric-Vehicle Plans

The transcript covers Volkswagen's financial strategies, including capital sourcing and investment plans. It discusses the company's commitment to electrifying its vehicle models by 2025 and the challenges posed by inadequate charging infrastructure. The future of diesel technology as a bridge to electric mobility is also explored, along with the impact of political events and market dynamics on Volkswagen's strategies.

What is Volkswagen's approach to funding its investment plans?

• Cutting costs in production

• Relying solely on external investors

• Using profits from other divisions

• Investing parts of their profits annually

What is Volkswagen's approach to potential sales of units like Ducati?

• They have decided to sell immediately

• They are relaxed and will decide based on future positioning

• They have ruled out any sales

• They are under pressure from unions to sell

What is Volkswagen's target for electrified vehicles by 2025?

• 60 hybrid vehicles

• 200 electrified vehicles

• 100 fully electric vehicles

• 80 electrified vehicles, including 50 fully electric and 30 hybrids

How does Volkswagen plan to address the imbalance between product offering and infrastructure?

• By delaying the launch of new models

• By focusing only on the German market

• By reducing the number of electric models

• By investing in infrastructure development

Which country is mentioned as potentially moving faster towards electrified infrastructure?

• France

• United States

• Germany

• China

How does Volkswagen view the role of diesel engines in the future?

• As the primary focus of their investment

• As a permanent solution

• As a bridging technology towards electric mobility

• As obsolete technology

What is Volkswagen's stance on the diesel crisis in Germany?

• They believe it will worsen after the election

• They hope for a more fact-based discussion post-election

• They plan to ignore the crisis

• They will stop producing diesel engines