Volkswagen to invest $193 bln to hit EV target
By Reuters
16 March 2023 |
5:33 am
Volkswagen plans to invest 180 billion euros ($192.76 billion) over the next five years in areas including battery production and its North American operations, it said on Tuesday (March 14), with spending on combustion engines to fall from 2025.
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