No Porsche Plug-In Hybrid for the forseeable future
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Just saw this article linked to on Twitter.
Proper s
t show! The read through for cars like the rumoured second batch on 991.2 GT3 RS isn't good though. No EV production because "volume models are being prioritised"
http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180927/ANE/18...
VW has stopped sales of the midsize Passat GTE, Europe's No. 2-selling plug-in hybrid. A VW spokesman said the model will not be sold again until next July, when an update for the Passat range is due.
VW also has stopped selling the compact Golf GTE, Europe's No. 4-selling plug-in hybrid. The company did not give a date for its return.
The VW spokesman said its plug-in hybrid models were at the back of the line for WLTP testing behind more popular conventional gasoline and diesel models. "There is a bottleneck with the testing," he said. "We have to get priority for highest-volume models."
Porsche has pulled sales of its plug-in hybrid Panamera sedan and Cayenne SUV. "We will not start taking orders again until the cars are being built, the timing of which has not yet been confirmed," a spokesman said.
Plug-in hybrid versions accounted for 69 percent of Panamera sales in western Europe in the first half, AID figures show.
Proper s
t show! The read through for cars like the rumoured second batch on 991.2 GT3 RS isn't good though. No EV production because "volume models are being prioritised"http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180927/ANE/18...
VW has stopped sales of the midsize Passat GTE, Europe's No. 2-selling plug-in hybrid. A VW spokesman said the model will not be sold again until next July, when an update for the Passat range is due.
VW also has stopped selling the compact Golf GTE, Europe's No. 4-selling plug-in hybrid. The company did not give a date for its return.
The VW spokesman said its plug-in hybrid models were at the back of the line for WLTP testing behind more popular conventional gasoline and diesel models. "There is a bottleneck with the testing," he said. "We have to get priority for highest-volume models."
Porsche has pulled sales of its plug-in hybrid Panamera sedan and Cayenne SUV. "We will not start taking orders again until the cars are being built, the timing of which has not yet been confirmed," a spokesman said.
Plug-in hybrid versions accounted for 69 percent of Panamera sales in western Europe in the first half, AID figures show.
Taffy66 said:
I have had an order/deposit down on a new Cayenne hybrid since May..Looks like i'll have to phone my OPC tomorrow for a refund..As i run my Cayennes through my business only the hybrids make sense as i can get huge tax rebates..
Nice of them to let their customers know 
although from past experience not surprising. Not sure what to do with my deposit now. May just leave it and see what they offer for my current one when the new slot finally arrives.From Matthias Schmidt @auto_schmidt
I see this * as part of a calculated strategic decision by OEMs to move deliverers of these vehicles (especially those that fall under 50g/km CO2 qualifying for 2020 super credits) back to 2020 to lower all important fleet average when tough EU rules come into force.
I see this * as part of a calculated strategic decision by OEMs to move deliverers of these vehicles (especially those that fall under 50g/km CO2 qualifying for 2020 super credits) back to 2020 to lower all important fleet average when tough EU rules come into force.
- #VW, #BMW, #Mercedes, #Porsche stop plug-in hybrid sales on new WLTP emissions rules @AutoNewsEurope
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