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At this time, Giorgetto Giugiaro, who also creates the Passat and the Scirocco, is already in charge of the design. Under the direction of chief designer Herbert Schäfer, the Golf is further developed for series production. 1969–1971 VOLKSWAGEN EA 337 Step-by-step Golf Initially with rectangular headlights and a flatter windscreen, then further refined. Sporty centre Good overall concept, but room for improvement in the detail. 1969 VOLKSWAGEN EA 276 8 | 9 50 J ah re G ol f Sc hö pf un g ENTERING A NEW AGE Clear lines, pure design – the new Volkswagen was a revolutionary development in 1974. Giorgetto Giugiaro designed the Golf and created an icon, no less. Giorgetto Giugiaro, one of the most important automotive designers of our time, stands for simplicity and innovative design – and he also played an important role for Volkswagen. With the creation of a new model family, Giugiaro also designed Volkswagen’s new style from 1970. Maestro Giugiaro still likes to remember the creation of the Golf even after decades, and spoke about it with the Volkswagen Classic editorial team at Italdesign in Turin a few years ago. At the first meeting in Wolfsburg in January 1970, the then Volkswagen CEO Kurt Lotz quickly got to the point: ‘We want you to design a successor to the Beetle for us. And we will be satisfied if the space in the interior is about the same as that of the Beetle,’ recalled Giugiaro. There were also already specifications from Volkswagen: ‘They showed me sketches and diagrams, and then talked about the project of an entire model family and asked if I would be prepared to take on the task – and I was extremely happy about this opportunity.’ The ideas about the new model type were just as specific. ‘The new mass-produced car should be a modern compact car with a boot lid – in other words, a variable vehicle in line with the new trend. Volkswagen already recognised that correctly back then.’

Travel in comfort: The 5.31-mete r-long van has comfort built in. Q2L e-tron⁴ and the A6L TFSIe⁵ plug-in hybrid. In addition, production of the Audi e-tron⁶ moved to Changchun in late September. Before then, the models had to be imported. Over the next few years, Audi will offer or localize more fully electric models from the e-tron family in China. By 2025, Audi hopes to generate around a third of its sales in China through electrified vehicles. From January to September 2020, Audi delivered 512,081 vehicles to customers in China (+4.5 percent China continues to be the world’s largest market for electric cars, and is continuing to expand its lead in this regard. That’s why it’s so important for our customers to have access to reliable charging infrastructure. We have tested thousands of charging stations in China to ensure they are compatible with the new ID.4. But we’re doing much more than that here at Volkswagen. We are working with our partners JAC, FAW, and Star Change to launch the CAMS joint venture for charging infrastructure. 40 super charging stations are already up and running. Our goal is to have 255 charging stations operational in more than 16 cities with more than 3600 charging points by the end of the year. These systems can recharge even our largest batteries to around 80 percent in under 45 minutes. I know our customers will appreciate this first-class service. New: Stephan Wöllenstein with the new ID.4 CROZZ in front of a CAMS charging station. The battery is recharged up to 80 percent within 45 minutes. compared to the same period in the previous year). Despite the interruptions in production due to the coronavirus pandemic, the brand managed to achieve its best ever result in its 30-year history in China.

R Records. Volkswagen Records. ID. R Records. 1 Americans also call the hill climb on Pikes Peak the “Race to the Clouds”. At times, the ID. R was actually above the clouds in the top section of the route, on the final kilometres before the summit. 2 Romain Dumas has driven pretty much anything on four wheels over the course of his career – from desert buggy at the Dakar Rally to LMP1 prototype for his two victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He claimed his fourth victory on Pikes Peak with the Volkswagen ID. R. 3 Volkswagen Motorsport Director Sven Smeets is visibly relieved – shortly after Romain Dumas’ record attempt, a change in the weather brought heavy hailstorms. “That is one of the features of this race – you need to have a bit of luck too,” said Smeets. Pikes Peak was merely the beginning. When Romain Dumas guided the fully-electric ID. R to a new all- time record of 7:57.148 minutes at the most famous hill climb in the world on 24 June 2018, it heralded the start of a pursuit of a host of other international records. On that particular summer’s day in the US state of Colorado, Dumas also laid down the first marker in the most ambitious project in the history of Volkswagen Motorsport. “We did not have any predecessor. We literally started from scratch,” recalls François-Xavier Demaison, Technical Director at Volkswagen Motorsport. The challenge was huge. Starting at 2,862 metres and finishing at the summit at 4,302 metres above sea level, the “Pikes Peak International Hill Climb”, which was held for the first time in 1916, is widely regarded as the most demanding hill climb in the world. But the engineers had already been in record-breaking mood before the car even arrived at the race: thanks to the extensive use of computer simulations and innovative production methods, such as 3D printing, a mere 250 days passed between the start of the project and the rollout – the first functional test at a racetrack.

“These can be easily adapted to the respec- Efficiency Afforded by Versatile Modular Dashboard Dashboard test platform based on the construction kit principle: (l–r) Olaf Bernhard, Christian Westphal, Uwe Kornblum, and Jens Wochau came up with the idea and brought it to life. tive hood variants by means of an automated trimming process, which is why no new tools are required.” The team presented the concept as an idea for improvement in 2017. Since 2018, the modular dashboard has been used successfully and has since been accepted as an idea for improvement. As it varies in length, height, and width, it is suitable for various modular transverse toolkit (MQB) and modular electric-drive toolkit (MEB) vehicles. It has even been used in commercial vehicles such as the ID. BUZZ. One advantage, in addition to the considerable cost reduction, is the simplified testing process. “The modular dashboard can be easily removed and reinstalled,” explains Jens Wochau. The construction kit system has been a huge hit with the designers. Members of Idea Management were impressed by the diversity and camaraderie of the technical development department during the development phase. Another advantage is that a lot of work that previously had to be subcontracted can now be carried out in house. The innovation from the technical development pre-series center has also created a buzz across the Group, with Audi and Skoda already enjoying the benefits of the modular dashboard. Even the developers at Seat have expressed an interest in the efficient construction kits. “This idea for improvement is once again proof that our staff have an enormous amount of potential to come up with amazing ideas. This should be promoted and utilized as quickly as possible to generate the best possible results. In this case, it can even be used across brands in the Group and across component kits in MEB and MQB.” Thorsten Janotta, Head of Ideas Management “ It’s a fantastic idea that has been made a reality!

From then on, all versions of the successful model – including the R-Line, GTI, and GTE – will be built at the Wolfsburg location. Some of those will only start production during the course of the year. Production of the Golf 7 has now ceased. “Wolfsburg is the true home of the Golf – and more so in future than ever. We are now bundling production of our successful model in our main plant and are thereby creating additional future prospects for the team,” says Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of the Volkswagen Brand. “Zwickau will become the pioneer in e-mobility, representing an important pillar in our electrification strategy.” Up to 600 Variants a day in future Once all expansion stages have been completed, the Wolfsburg plant will be able to produce up to 600 Variant units a day. The total capacity of the manufacturing plant is 3,700 vehicles. This will improve the utilization of Assembly Line 2, where capacity will be freed up in July as production of the Sportsvan is discontinued. Plant Manager Stefan Loth: “The Golf Variant is one of the last pieces of the puzzle for making the Golf family complete here at the Wolfsburg location. The team Goodbye, Golf 7: (from left) Serafino Fancello, Petra Jürgens, and Torsten Jacobi see off one of the last vehicles produced. is currently setting up the Golf Variant on Assembly Line 2. We are now focusing on the start of production in the second half of the year, and on the other versions that will be introduced later this year.” The Wolfsburg production team on Assembly Line 3 has already said goodbye to the Golf 7. The electric version of the seventh generation will be phased out shortly before the plant holidays. More than 35 million Golfs have been built, with around six million of those being Golf 7 vehicles.