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New focus. The ID.3 compact model is one of the five most successful electric cars on the European market. In 2025 alone, around 78,000 new car buyers across Europe chose an ID.3. In Germany, the mostly privately used ID.3 took second place last year after the ID.7, which is particularly successful as a company car. Volkswagen has now extensively enhanced and upgraded the ID.3. Boosted by the new brand strategy True Volkswagen – which places the focus on typical Volkswagen strengths such as superior design, high quality, technical perfection and intuitive operation – a new evolutionary stage of the compact all-rounder has been created, which also bears a new name: ID. 3 Neo. The exterior features include a redesigned front end based on Volkswagen’s iconic Pure Positive design language and a new light design. The interior impresses with a systematically redesigned cockpit landscape with intuitive controls, embedded in interior materials at the level of the next-higher class. Technical features include a largely new and highly efficient drive system. In combination with the largest of the three available batteries, the WLTP range forecast is up to 630 km. In addition, the ID.3 Neo will be one of the first vehicles in its class to feature the option of the new Connected Travel Assist, an assist system that automatically brings the compact car to a standstill at red traffic lights. In addition, there is the new standard one-pedal driving function, which can be used to decelerate the ID.3 Neo solely by controlling the accelerator. Another new feature is the vehicle-to-load function, whereby the car can be used as a power source for external devices via an optional adapter for the charging interface. Volkswagen will start pre-sales of the ID.3 Neo in April. The market launch will follow in July.

The start of something new. Volkswagen has developed a brand-new portfolio of small and compact electric vehicle models in Europe and for Europe. Affordable electric vehicles for city life or weekend breaks, for commuting to work and heading off on holiday. Good value for money, a new design language, visible and tangible quality, technologies at the level of the next higher class and intuitive operation are factors that are common to all Volkswagen electric vehicles. The new models are called the ID. Polo, ID. Cross, ID.3 Neo, ID. Polo GTI and ID.3 GTI. They mark the start of a new era: True Volkswagen. At the heart of it all is a focus on our intrinsic strengths with the aim of bringing electric mobility to the masses with innovative and affordable Volkswagen models, made in Europe, for Europe.

Potential of a future success model. The countdown is on: Volkswagen will bring the newly developed ID. Cross to the European market in autumn 2026 at prices starting from around 28,000 euros. The technically and visually innovative compact class SUV is characterized by a strikingly stylish and powerful design, a high level of perceived quality, intuitive controls, a comfortable interior with a feel good atmosphere, excellent space efficiency and state of the art drive and assistance systems. Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, Head of the Brand Group Core and Member of the Group Board of Management, says: “The ID. Cross combines technological expertise, clear design, convincing attention to detail and true all round qualities at an excellent price performance ratio. These are the best prerequisites for a new Volkswagen success model.”

GTI anniversary. A tribute to the first Golf GTI of 1976: the new Golf GTI EDITION 50. The anniversary model marks another milestone in the 50-year history of the successful compact sports car. In fact, with an output of 239 kW (325 PS), the Golf GTI EDITION 50 is the most powerful of all the Golf GTI models from series production to date. A maximum speed of 270 km/h also makes it the fastest production model of the Volkswagen brand. Only the Golf R also achieves this speed with an optional R-Performance package. Pre-sales for the Golf GTI EDITION 50 have already started. The anniversary GTI is available alongside the classic Golf GTI with 195 kW (265 PS) and the Golf GTI Clubsport with 221 kW (300 PS).

A bestseller becomes electric. Volkswagen has reinvented the Polo, a vehicle that has been sold more than 20 million times: 50 years after the debut of the first generation, the first electric version of the bestseller is ready to go with the new ID. Polo. Official pre-sales will start in around just five months – at the end of April 2026. The final test drives to fine-tune the new Volkswagen are currently underway around the globe. As part of these test drives with still camouflaged pre-production cars, Volkswagen is now opening the doors of the ID. Polo to the international media for the first time. It will be the first production model to be based on the technology from the new evolutionary stage of the modular electric drive (MEB) platform: the MEB+. With the enhanced hardware and software from the MEB+, Volkswagen is bringing a new range of innovations on board its ID. models. These include a new electric front-wheel drive developed specifically for the more compact VW product lines – this is used as a new feature in the ID. Polo. In the smaller vehicle classes, the new drive system offers significant advantages in terms of both available space and price. To give you an idea of the price point: the entry-level ID. Polo will be launched in many markets at prices of less than 25,000 euros. This compact Volkswagen model has been a collaborative project within the Brand Group Core: CUPRA was responsible for project management, whilst the Volkswagen Design Centre in Wolfsburg was where the design process for the ID. Polo took place. The electric Polo’s essential technologies – e.g., the assist systems, drive, running gear and steering – are based on the MEB+ modular system developed by Volkswagen. The ID. Polo is built at SEAT & CUPRA’s Martorell plant in Spain, making it a true European.

Best-selling SUV in Europe. The T-Roc is a European success story. Designed in Germany and built in Portugal, the Volkswagen – which was first presented in 2017, has been built more than two million times since then and was then enhanced in 2021 – regularly occupies the top spots in SUV registration statistics. In 2025 – the year of its replacement – the first generation of this Volkswagen is the undisputed best-selling SUV in Europe. The second generation, which has been improved in all areas, is now being launched. Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer on the new T-Roc: “Our customers love the T-Roc – and I am convinced that the new generation has everything it takes to continue this great success story: progressive design, innovative technologies, top quality and value, intuitive operation and pleasantly balanced handling.” It’s a fact that the T-Roc with its clear and charismatic design is taking a major leap forward in development thanks to brand-new hybrid drive systems, a newly developed and strikingly high-quality interior, new infotainment, cockpit and operating systems from the larger Tiguan and Tayron, more space in the interior and luggage compartment, and assist systems such as Travel Assist that are in some cases unique in its class. Pre-sales have already started in Europe. The official market launch of the new T-Roc and its debut at Volkswagen dealerships will follow immediately.

T-Roc improved in all areas. Volkswagen is presenting the world premiere of the brand-new generation of one of its most successful models: the new T-Roc. Last year alone, around 292,000 new car buyers opted for this all-rounder, making it the world’s most successful Volkswagen SUV after the Tiguan. The first generation of the best-seller was launched in 2017 before undergoing enhancements for model year 2022. For the successor now set to be premiered, Volkswagen has made improvements in every area. With new hybrid drive systems across the range, a brand-new and incredibly high-quality interior including next-generation Infotainment, cockpit and operating systems, more space in the interior and luggage compartment, and cutting-edge assistance systems, the T-Roc is a major step forwards in terms of development. And the new, clean and charismatic design complements this evolution perfectly. While the silhouette and roof area unmistakably reflect T-Roc DNA, the design team has reinterpreted the front and rear sections right down to the very last angle. The compact SUV – also known as a Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV) due to its coupé-like rear end and passenger-car-style handling – radiates a charismatic independence with its expressive front end, while simultaneously showcasing the design versatility of Volkswagen’s new brand face. Pre-sales of the new T-Roc will start at the end of August in the first European countries; the market launch is scheduled for November.

All-round SUV with charisma. The new Tayron is an all-round SUV. With up to seven seats, an extra-large luggage compartment, front- or all-wheel drive and a very high level of safety, it is perfectly suited for larger families and any leisure adventure. At the same time, the comfortable Tayron impresses as an ideal company car. Robust all-terrain features on the exterior and high-quality materials in the interior ensure that it drives through the jungle of everyday life undamaged. As a mild hybrid (eTSI), it does this as often as possible with the turbocharged petrol engine deactivated. Thanks to electric recuperation, the vehicle then drives in silent and efficient coasting mode. As the plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) variant, the Tayron runs purely electrically for up to 126 km; together, the combination of electric drive motor and high-tech turbocharged petrol engine offer a range of more than 900 km for long journeys. Equipped with a turbodiesel (TDI) or turbocharged petrol engine (TSI) with all-wheel drive (4MOTION), the SUV also masters off-road stretches with confidence and can pull trailers weighing up to 2,500 kg. The all-rounder is positioned between the Touareg (premium class) and the Tiguan (mid-sized class). The Tayron is built where it was developed: in Wolfsburg.

With the world premiere of the ID. 2all, Volkswagen presented a concept vehicle for the first time based on the brand’s new design language. This visual language specifically transfers iconic design elements such as the legendary C-pillar of the first Golf into the near future and into new segments. Now the design team has transferred this new language to the concept vehicle of an electric Volkswagen entry-level model: the ID. EVERY1. The style and character of the smallest Volkswagen are shaped by the three central values of the new design language: stability, likeability and secret sauce. Volkswagen Head of Design Andreas Mindt: “The widely flared wheel housings over the large 19-inch wheels and the athletic and clearly designed surfaces of the silhouette ensure stability. The slightly cheeky smile at the front is a particularly likeable feature. A secret sauce element is the roof drawn in in the middle, as is usually known from sports cars. All these design elements lend the ID. EVERY1 a charismatic identity with which people can identify.” The pillars of stability, likeability and the secret sauce shape the design of the ID. EVERY1 in the following way: