VW will begin phasing out its gasoline models in North America, with the goal of phasing out sales of combustion-engined vehicles early in the next decade.
Keogh said the company will start making the ID.4 electric model this year and plans to sell its new ID.Buzz electric minibus in the United States in 2024. The company has not decided whether to build the ID.Buzz in North America.
VW will build the ID.4 at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is upgrading its Mexican plants in Puebla and Silao to start making electric vehicles, engines and related components by the middle of the decade.
Keogh said the company also plans to increase battery production in the United States, where it has a partnership with South Korean company SK Innovation.