Volkswagen to end sales of combustion engines in Europe by 2035 SECTIONS Last Updated: Jun 26, 2021, 02:48 PM IST Share Synopsis "In Europe, we will exit the business with internal combustion vehicles between 2033 and 2035, in the United States and China somewhat later," Klaus Zellmer, Volkswagen board member for sales, told the Muenchner Merkur newspaper. Reuters By 2050 at the latest, the entire Volkswagen fleet should be CO2-neutral, Zellmer told the newspaper. German carmaker Volkswagen will stop selling combustion engine cars in Europe by 2035 as it shifts to electric vehicles, but later in the United States and China, a board member was quoted as saying on Saturday.