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VW scandal: car manufacturer to cut investment by €1b and focus on electric cars

Volkswagen said that from now on it will only install diesel engines with exhaust systems that use the best environmental technology

Hazel Sheffield
Tuesday 13 October 2015 13:47 BST
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The investment cut will be coupled with new projects such as an electric passenger car and light commercial vehicles
The investment cut will be coupled with new projects such as an electric passenger car and light commercial vehicles

Volkswagen has said it will cut investment by €1b a year to cope with the financial implations of the diesel emissions scandal.

The investment cut will be coupled with new projects such as an electric passenger car and light commercial vehicles and more focus on its Phaeton model, which it plans to make purely electric and capable of driving long distances on a single charge.

Volkswagen said that from now on it will only install diesel engines with exhaust systems that use the best environmental technology.

“The Volkswagen brand is repositioning itself for the future. We are becoming more efficient, we are giving our product range and our core technologies a new focus, and we are creating room for forward-looking technologies by speeding up the efficiency program," Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO, told Volkswagen executives in a special meeting on Tuesday.

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