Volkswagen Group to cut model line-up by up to half

Volkswagen Group has told its supervisory board it will gradually streamline its model line-up by up to 50% and cut equipment options by up to 75% under its 2030 future plan [https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/executive-board-presents-future-plan-20514]. The Volkswagen brand says it is putting that plan into action with $580m for a new Amarok for South America, built at its Pacheco plant in Argentina from 2027 - a plant with 770,000 pick-ups and 15 years of local know-how behind it. The detail that matters for UK fleets: existing Amarok production in South Africa stays put, so the version sold here is unaffected for now. But it's a clear signal of VW carving up its range by region rather than running one global platform. Worth watching, not yet acting on. (Volkswagen Newsroom)