Cars: Volkswagen Must Recall Over 100,000 Hybrid Vehicles; Owners of Passat, Golf, Tiguan, and Arteon Models Will Be Notified

Due To Fire Risks, Volkswagen Car Manufacturer’s Spokesperson Announced Recall Of Thousands Of Hybrid Vehicles

More than 100,000 Volkswagen plug-in hybrid vehicles will need to be recalled worldwide due to fire risk. According to a spokesperson for the German car company who spoke on March 31st, Thursday, about 42,300 owners of Passat, Golf, Tiguan, and Arteon car models around the globe will be notified that their hybrid vehicles will need repairs.

It is important to note that car recalls due to fire risks are not exclusive to Volkswagen, which follows the trend of autonomous driving, as the recall in the Audi brand involves more than 24,000 cars, and the companies Seat and Skoda are also affected by this process.

Probability Of Fire In Hybrid Cars

According to a report released by the news site Exame, due to an insufficiently insulated high-voltage battery, the risk of fire is real in hybrid vehicles, i.e., cars that combine a traditional combustion engine with an electric power source and are charged via a socket, both from Volkswagen – which is also betting on ethanol for expansion in the Brazilian market – and from any other automaker.

Thus, the German newspaper Bild mentioned the KBA regulator, which stated that improperly closing the hood of the cars could allow contact with high-temperature parts, potentially causing a fire. So far, 16 reports of issues with Volkswagen hybrid vehicles have been recorded in German territory.

Learn A Little Bit About Volkswagen’s History In The Global Market

Founded in 1937 in Berlin, Volkswagen is a German car manufacturer that belongs to the Volkswagen Group. It is the largest car manufacturer in the world and is headquartered in the city of Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. In addition, it has also invested in the hybrid vehicle market.

Volkswagen Doubled The Sale Of Fully Electric Vehicles Worldwide In 2021. There Were 263 Thousand Units Delivered, Up 97%

The German group Volkswagen published data that proves it doubled the sale of fully electric vehicles around the globe last year. Although it grew in all sectors, the sale of electric vehicles saw an increase of nearly 100%.

Alongside the 106,000 PHEVs – Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, the company delivered more than 369,000 electric cars, 73% more than in 2020. The proportion of fully battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hybrid vehicles reached 7.5% of total sales, which was only 4% in 2020.

Currently, in Europe, electric vehicles account for 19.3% of Volkswagen’s deliveries, up from 12.6% in 2020. Only in its home country, Germany, one in every four cars sold by Volkswagen was electric. To understand everything about the electric car market and how Volkswagen stands out, click here to read this full article from CPG.