Volkswagen Reaches EV Production Milestone
Škoda, a popular VW brand in Europe, recently opened an automated battery factory in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Photo courtesy Volkswagen Group
WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen Group recently hit a milestone: its 4 millionth electric vehicle. The company now ranks among the top-five EV manufacturers worldwide and No. 1 in Europe, where it accounts for 27 percent of the market.
Volkswagen produced its first all-electric car in 2013. Since launching its MEB platform in 2019, the automaker has mass-produced 3 million vehicles, including cars, trucks and buses. Today, VW boasts an electrified lineup that features more than 30 all-electric vehicles ranging from compact cars to luxury SUVs.
Half of VW’s 20 new models due for launch this year are electric. EVs are made at the company’s factories in Brazil, China and the United States, in addition to 11 European factories located in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia and Sweden.
Škoda, a popular VW brand in Europe, recently opened an automated battery factory in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic (see photo above). It is the company’s first plant to produce cell-to-pack battery systems for use in high-volume EVs.
The new 180,000-suare-foot facility has a capacity to produce more than 1,100 cell-to-pack battery systems per day and up to 335,000 units per year. It uses 131 robots and boasts a cycle time of 60 seconds per unit. Approximately 84 percent of production is automated, including everything from cell handling and preparation to stacking, precision welding and final assembly.
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