Volkswagen is developing the ninth generation Golf car in cooperation with Rivian. The popular car will be fully electric and will be built on the Scalable Systems Platform (SSP).
Volkswagen and Rivian have just launched a $5.8 billion joint venture to develop electric architecture and software for next-generation vehicles. The 9th generation Golf is expected to be one of the first cars to benefit from these technologies.
Thomas SchiefferThe CEO of Volkswagen announced in an interview that he needs to work with Rivian to design new software-based cars. The collaboration will begin with an iconic product, the Golf. Of course, the electric car is not expected to enter the market until 2029.
When the electric Golf hits the market in 2029, models equipped with a combustion engine are expected to still be in production. The eighth-generation Golf models, which hit the market in late 2019 with gasoline, diesel and hybrid engines, will probably continue to be produced until 2035. It is likely that the production of gasoline and diesel cars will be stopped after the European Union announced a ban on the sale of new cars that have environmental pollution.
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Volkswagen will not be the only car manufacturer that uses Rivian’s knowledge to produce cars. Schiffer announced that Audi and Porsche will also use these technologies, and cars that benefit from the new electric architecture will soon enter the market.
Finally, the cooperation of Volkswagen and Rivian shows that the car industry is changing and traditional manufacturers need the help of modern companies to produce more advanced cars with less emissions and new technologies. It remains to be seen whether the price of the car will be affected by this cooperation or not.
