For Europe: For Strong Mobility, Innovation, and Value Creation

With its clear commitment 'For Europe', the Volkswagen Group underscores its role as a driving force for Europe's future and competitiveness. 'For Europe' provides momentum for close cooperation between business and politics in Europe.

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The Volkswagen Group is firmly committed to Europe and is making targeted investments in the continent’s industrial and technological future. At the heart of this commitment are strong European value chains and future-proof jobs, alongside customer-relevant key technologies, ranging from the continued expansion of electric mobility and battery expertise to software, artificial intelligence, and innovative energy systems. In this way, the Volkswagen Group develops and industrializes technologies in Europe that set global benchmarks while remaining accessible to a broad customer base.

With its ‘For Europe’ commitment, the Group underlines its ambition to actively shape the transformation and take responsibility for Europe’s economic strength, technological sovereignty, and sustainable competitiveness. Europe is the Volkswagen Group’s home, its largest market, and a central hub for innovation and production. The Group stands for industrial strength, affordable mobility, and technological leadership, from Europe for the world.

Key statements from the Volkswagen Group's ‘For Europe’ initiative

1. Shaping Europe's future together

Europe has industrial strength, technological know-how and innovative strength. What matters is what we make of it. Politics and business must combine Europe's strengths and translate them more quickly into growth, value creation and employment.

2. Volkswagen starts with itself

We change ourselves: We reduce complexity, accelerate decisions and focus our investments on technologies and business areas that drive growth and revenue.

3. Europe is our industrial home

Europe is much more than a sales market for the Volkswagen Group. Europe is our industrial home. This is where we develop and produce, where we invest and where we make a major contribution to employment and value creation.

4. Europe's automotive industry faces a triple challenge

In the future, our vehicles must be electric, truly European and continue to be affordable. Each of these goals is ambitious. The crucial task is to achieve all three at the same time. This requires our own entrepreneurial performance and a political framework that brings together decarbonisation, industrial value creation and competitiveness.

5. Electromobility is the way to achieve climate goals

Our goal is clear: we have to achieve the European climate targets, and electromobility is the way to get there. However, the ramp-up takes place in a real market and is not linear. That's why we need reliability in the targets and more flexibility on the way there.

6. CO₂ regulation must reward upfront investment

It should be possible to offset any overachievement in subsequent years. If a manufacturer sells more electric vehicles in 2028 and 2029 than is necessary to meet its requirements under the CO₂ regulation for these years, these additional vehicles should be able to be counted towards the target achievement from 2030 to 2032. This creates the incentive to sell more electric vehicles at an early stage, even if they bring less financial return. This is good for the climate. At the same time, it can avoid billions in fines or pooling agreements with foreign competitors, such as those from China. This is good for competitiveness.

7. "Made in EU" must reward real value creation

Anyone who researches, develops, invests and produces in Europe must have a recognisable advantage. A sustainable "Made in EU" strategy must therefore take into account the entire industrial value chain and not just look at the origin of individual components.

8. The Fleet Booster combines localization and openness

Our proposal is a fleet booster: if 70 percent of the vehicles sold by a manufacturer in the EU meet the "Made in EU" criteria, its entire fleet should benefit from the associated benefits and subsidies. This strengthens production in Europe and at the same time respects established international trade relations.

9. The Electric Urban Car Family shows how Europe can win

The Electric Urban Car Family stands for electric mobility in the entry-level class: developed in Europe, produced in Europe and for European customers. It shows how we combine the strengths of several brands for competitive products, industrial scale and employment.

10. Europe's battery industry needs targeted production support

A competitive European battery industry needs effective production support, especially during the critical ramp-up phase. Europe can learn from international examples and transfer suitable instruments to its own conditions.

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The Volkswagen Group in Europe by the numbers (2025):

476,400 employees, representing approximately 72 percent of the global workforce
55 plants in 16 countries
3.94 million vehicles delivered to customers; Europe is by far the Volkswagen Group’s largest market, accounting for 44 percent of global deliveries
High market share of 25 percent across all drive types and 27 percent for all-electric vehicles
Number 1 in 23 of 31 core markets
Over 100 billion euros in procurement spending takes place in Europe each year; 7 of the Volkswagen Group’s 10 largest suppliers are European.

For Europe: Volkswagen Group shows how Europe’s strengths can be turned into an agenda for the future

At the “For Europe” event on the eve of the Paris Motor Show, the Volkswagen Group combines industrial transformation, technological sovereignty and attractive products into a clear European agenda for the future, in close cooperation with policymakers
Electric Urban Car Family represents European scaling: four models, three brands, one technological base, developed and produced in Europe
Overarching message of the event: Europe’s future will be created by joint action from the business community, the political sphere and society

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Further information on the Volkswagen Group's positioning on ‘For Europe’

Why the Volkswagen Group is advocating for Made in Europe

homas Steg, General Representative of Volkswagen Group and Head of Group Public Affairs

As geopolitical dynamics shift and global competition intensifies, Europe faces crucial questions about its industrial future. In this interview, Thomas Steg, General Representative of the Volkswagen Group and Head of External Relations, explains why the Volkswagen Group is committed to a “Made in Europe” strategy.

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For an effective, realistic, workable "MADE-IN-EUROPE“

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Joint statement by Volkswagen Group, Renault Group and Stellantis on the Industrial Accelerator Act: Representing over 60% of EU vehicle production, the three volume manufacturers support Made in EU requirements as a strategic tool to strengthen Europe’s automotive industrial base, support resilient supply chains and attract investments.

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For a vibrant and resilient European auto industry

The case for “Made in Europe”: Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume, together with Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, sets out detailed proposals in a joint open letter on how to strengthen Europe’s automotive industry. The proposals are linked to the “Made in Europe” initiative by EU Commissioner for Industry Stéphane Séjourné, which was published on Monday by several newspapers.

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Images from the “For Europe” event in Paris

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Oliver Blume giving a speech in front of a blue backdrop featuring yellow EU stars and the text "For Europe."

Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume at the “For Europe” event in Paris

Sébastien Martin, France’s Delegate Minister for Industry (pictured on the left with Oliver Blume), delivered a keynote speech at the "For Europe" event in Paris

From left: Thomas Steg (Head of External Relations for the Group) in conversation with Arno Antlitz (CFO & COO of the Volkswagen Group). Sebastian Rudolph (Head of Communications at the Volkswagen Group) moderated the event.

Four modern electric vehicles from Cupra, Volkswagen, and Škoda parked on a cobbled street in Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

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All four models of the Electric Urban Car Family (EUCF) in Paris

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Andreas Mindt, Head of Volkswagen Group Design, pictured with the Electric Urban Car Family in the background.

The Heads of Design of the Electric Urban Car Family brands on the eve of the Paris Motor Show (from left): Andreas Mindt (Volkswagen Group and Volkswagen Passenger Cars), Jorge Díez (CUPRA), and Oliver Stefani (Škoda) on stage with moderator Sebastian Rudolph (Head of Communications, Volkswagen Group).