VW plans to make Cupra all-electric; turn Seat s Spanish factory into EV hub
Project depends on EU support, CEO Diess says
Staff and wire reports
The Born, Cupra s first all-electric model, will go on sale this year.
Volkswagen Group plans to turn Seat s Cupra performance marque into a full-electric brand and make only battery-powered cars at Seat s Martorell factory near Barcelona in Spain, VW CEO Herbert Diess said. CUPRA will become THE youthful and fully electric car brand – worldwide active, born in Spain, Diess wrote on Sunday in a LinkedIn post. Spain has great potential to become an e-mobility hub in Europe, Diess said after meeting Spanish King Felipe, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Industry Minister Reyes Maroto Illera in Martorell.
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