Volkswagen says it is open to the idea of sharing its Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (MEB) or modular electric drive matrix platform with competitors, Reuters reports. According to VW strategy chief Michael Jost, the automaker is in advanced talks with competitors over opening its modular MEB platform to rivals.
Speaking to German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel earlier this week, Jost was quoted as saying that Volkswagen is looking at MEB being “a standard not only for the VW group.”
Developed specifically for electric vehicles, MEB is set to become the de facto electrification platform for all brands in the Volkswagen group portfolio, including Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
The dedicated platform is flexible in terms of applications, able to cover offerings ranging from compact class vehicles to SUVs, sedans and vans. For the VW group applications, MEB models will be similar in size to that of current vehicles based on the Modularer Querbaukasten (MQB) – or modular transverse matrix – platform.
Earlier this month, the company said it was in constructive talks to share the MEB platform with Ford, with which it has entered into a wide-ranging partnership. The two automakers have begun the alliance by announcing that they will be developing commercial vans and medium-sized pick-up trucks for global markets together.
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mazda shall be the new partner to use MEB platform mazda the seat of far east.
Mazda people work hard. Not lazy at all. So they can work with the Germans. No problem
VW is a clever company. They know how to do business. They know that opening up is the way forward. It is like Open Source in computing.
Such clever people at VW. I wish Proton send some Proton employees to Germany to learn how to run a car business. Send Rombongan sambil belajar.
You are not going to say the competitors are ‘tumpang glamor’ because using technologies from VW? O hyprocrite one, don’t you ever forget your own lies and BS. Because we will gladly remind you.
Abesla VW! Even their group companies Audi, Skoda, Seat, etc do not want to use their MEB platform which is why they want to share it with outsiders to lower the development cost. If their own sub-brands are afraid to use mother developed platform, why would they think the competitors will willing to take it up? Must be something wrong with it and they must have known something since their sub-brands are in the know much earlier.
(Abesla) Are you dumb or stupid? All makes and models in the VW group use VW platforms except the high end ones which VW doesnt have the platform yet.
Everybody is following VW platform strategy. It is the best in the world. Even Toyota is following it.
What are you on about? Do your research before talking. The MEB platform will be used across all the other companies you mentioned (Audi, Skoda, Seat etc).
Still not tired trolling?
Oh he still trolls with many more fake names. Easy to see nowadays when he post the same BS over and over.
True bro. He always use his fake names like Roti John Sdn Bhd
Dont worry about me. Work hard in life and try to improve yourself as opposed to just waiting for handouts.
Kesian. Basher kena bashed
P2 should seriously consider this proposition since our Japan bosses isn’t going to give them this tech anything in the foreseeable future. After all our Japan bosses so kedekut with their handouts unless we come begging.
Yes, P2 seriously need to consider about this. They can save cost to develop car chassis yet can enjoy stiffness of European car.
No point. Then there will be no competition amongst players.