Particle.news
Download on the App Store
59 ARTICLES
·
last wk.

German Automakers Unveil Flagship EVs as Volkswagen Targets 20% Share With New Small‑Car Family

At Munich’s IAA Mobility, industry chiefs use the stage to press EU policymakers on 2035 targets, charging gaps.

Cupra zeigt die Serienversion des Raval – noch getarnt
Image
Oliver Blume, CEO von VW, präsentiert den ID.POLO vor Beginn der Internationalen Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA Mobility) am Messestand von VW bei einer Pressekonferenz. Die IAA Mobility 2025 findet vom 09.-14.09.2025 in München statt.
Teaser der neuen elektrischen C-Klasse

Overview

  • BMW presented the Neue Klasse iX3 with a 109 kWh battery, up to 400 kW DC charging and an advertised 805 km WLTP range, launching from about €68,700.
  • Mercedes revealed the GLC 400 EQ with a 94 kWh pack, roughly 713 km WLTP range and up to 360 kW charging, with pricing guidance near €70,000 and availability planned for the first half of 2026.
  • Volkswagen introduced four small EVs for Europe—the ID. Polo (~€24,990), ID. Cross (~€28,000), Skoda Epiq and Cupra Raval—using a modernized MEB platform, built in Spain and slated for 2026 sales.
  • VW also flagged an entry ID.Every1 around €20,000 and set high‑volume ambitions, with CEO Oliver Blume targeting a 20% share of Europe’s electric small‑car segment and “several hundred thousand” annual sales for the family.
  • Executives intensified policy lobbying at the show, with VW’s Blume calling a 2035 combustion‑engine phaseout unrealistic and Stellantis’s Europe chief echoing feasibility concerns linked to charging infrastructure and electricity costs.