Volkswagen spent $180 billion trying to dominate the electric vehicle future. Now it’s shutting down EV production lines, cutting tens of thousands of jobs, and watching competitors take over the market it thought it would lead.
After the Dieselgate scandal, Volkswagen made one of the biggest bets in automotive history, investing heavily in electric vehicles, software development, and dedicated EV factories. But while the company struggled with software failures, delayed launches, and declining sales, rivals like BYD, Tesla, and other Chinese automakers moved faster and delivered vehicles customers actually wanted.
In this documentary, we uncover how Volkswagen’s EV strategy unraveled, why billions were spent on projects that failed to meet expectations, and how China’s rapidly growing EV industry transformed the global automotive landscape.
We also explore the software disaster inside Cariad, the collapse of Volkswagen’s market position in China, the struggles of the ID.4 and ID.Buzz, and the human cost of one of the largest industrial restructurings in modern European history.
This isn’t just a story about electric vehicles. It’s a story about what happens when a company mistakes strategy for customer demand.
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