VW poised to overtake Tesla in EV production and tech, labor chief says

Bernd Osterloh said VW could reach Tesla's potential production level of 900,000 to 1.5 million EVs a year by 2023 or even earlier. (HANNIBAL HANSCHKE/REUTERS)

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September 06, 2020 08:45 AM

Volkswagen Group is in a position to overtake Tesla in both electric vehicle production figures and software development, the automaker’s labor chief, Bernd Osterloh, said in an interview with a German news outlet.

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