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VW counts on Skoda for global combustion engine platform

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Skoda's Slavia small sedan, shown here in camouflage, uses the MQB-A0-In platform, which will be developed as a global combustion engine architecture.
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Nick Gibbs
November 13, 2021 09:01 AM

Volkswagen Group is pivoting platform development for internal combustion engine cars to markets such as Russia, India and Brazil where EV growth is expected to be slower than in Europe.

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