Volkswagen Group Scalable Systems Platform

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The Volkswagen Group Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) is a modular car platform for electric cars being developed by the Volkswagen Group. [1] [2] SSP was announced in July 2021, as part of Volkswagen's "New Auto" strategy, to have a "single battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform across all the group's brands". [2] [1] SSP is planned to be introduced in 2026, and intend to succeed the MEB and PPE platforms. [1] [2] [3] It is also expected to replace Volkswagen's internal combustion engine platforms. [3] As with MEB it is expected that the platform will also be offered to other car manufacturers. [3] [4]

SSP is intended to have a common platform with different modules. [4] The modules will have a limited number of variants to reduce production complexity. [4] This will allow the Volkswagen brands to create differentiated cars, whilst having a high degree of standardisation. [4] [5] As well as a shared car platform, there will also be common battery, software and autonomous driving systems. [6] [7]

Reportedly Volkswagen will develop a variant for traditional cars under the code name "Trinity", whilst Audi is creating the variant for SUVs under the code name "Apollon". [8] [9]

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