Volkswagen: to build Trinity model at Zwickau, no further plant needed

FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen during the press day at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen plans to build its new generation of Trinity electric vehicles (EV) at its factory in Zwickau, Europe's largest carmaker said on Friday, scrapping plans for an all-new factory that were pushed under the group's former CEO.

The Trinity electric car, which is to be based on Volkswagen's new scalable systems platform (SSP), was supposed to be launched in 2026 as part of plans by former CEO Herbert Diess.