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Volkswagen Group wants to cut its roughly 150 model lines by up to 50% and trim configuration options by up to 75%, while lowering annual production capacity to 9 million cars from a pre-pandemic target of 12 million. The Touareg, Touran, and T-Roc Cabriolet are among the models already leaving.

The 2027 Taycan adds E-Shift - eight simulated gear changes through paddle shifters with physical jerk and a virtual rev limiter. The passenger-side DC port switches to native NACS. Performance Battery Plus 105 kWh is now standard across Taycan, Taycan 4, and Taycan 4S. Range up to 700 km WLTP. Prices from €102,600 ($111,900 in the US).

Taycan sales dropped 22% in 2025 to 16,339 units, then a further 19% in Q1 2026. The Zuffenhausen factory has been running with intermittent shutdowns since early May.

Most European badges trace back to about five mega-groups - Volkswagen, Stellantis, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Renault. But several beloved European brands are now owned abroad, in China, India and the UAE, and a few Chinese and joint-venture names now sell under European flags. Here is who owns what in 2026.