Volkswagen Group Canada increasing its focus on EV infrastructure: CEO

Volkswagen Group Canada’s top executive said the automotive company is continuing to focus on electric vehicles by building out infrastructure and getting involved in supply chains.

Pierre Boutin, the chief executive officer of Volkswagen Group Canada, said at the Collision tech conference in Toronto on Thursday that consumer buy-in will be critical for the company to achieve its sustainability goals.

Human mobility is currently at a “crossroads,” he said, adding that the company recently surpassed one million EVs sold around the world.

“The acceptance of technology by consumers is critical in any transformation we want to do. And the first one that I see is obviously being more cost efficient so that we can provide a lower cost EVs to the masses,” he said.