Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles at the IAA 2018 / CEO Dr Thomas Sedran presents solutions for sustainable mobility (FOTO) - Seite 2

coming on board. A new "electrified" shelving system was developed
for service installers and maintenance technicians, for example,
which offers connectivity with a functional control unit of the user.
The job and ordering system can be implemented in this way. All items
on the shelves can be tracked. If someone needs an item, they can
have it delivered automatically. The doors can be opened
electrically, and the shelving system can be customised. Sedran:
"This vehicle stands as proof that we listen to our customers,
understand their needs and develop solutions that are precisely
designed to meet them. In short: We supply to each of our customers
the vehicle that they need."

The Crafter HyMotion concept van.

It is based on the e-Crafter and is essentially a successor model
for long distances. The Crafter HyMotion is an electrically powered
3.5-tonne van whose energy is supplied by a fuel cell. Its 4.2-kg
hydrogen tank enables a total range of 350 km. The tanks in the
HyMotion have a modular design. A second version is available with
larger tanks for driving ranges of up to 500 km. Heinz-Jürgen Löw,
Head of Sales and Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles, emphasised: "This is still a concept vehicle,
but the technical concept is already near-production. We are
conducting an intensive cost and benefit analysis to determine its
market potential. The Crafter HyMotion with a fuel cell drive is
absolutely a beneficial addition to our drive portfolio of petrol,
diesel, natural gas and electric motors."

Thomas Sedran outlined that despite progress made in the seamless
electrification of its products, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles would
continue to rely on highly advanced diesels as the backbone for
logistics of many branches and operational purpose - long distance
runs, in rough terrains and for heavy loads.

The brand is already showing the solutions for tomorrow's
challenges today. Sedran: "We are linking the present to the future.
True to the IAA motto of our brand: "Transporting Your Future". And
this future is beginning now!"

In Hannover - from 20 to 27 September 2018 - Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles will be showing 50 vehicles of all model series in Hall 12
of the exhibition centre and 21 more vehicles in the outdoor
exhibition area. Show visitors can also test drive an additional 37
vehicles at the ADAC test track.

About the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand:

All around the globe we offer the best transport solutions for our
customers. As a stand-alone brand within the Volkswagen Group,
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is responsible globally for the
development, construction and sales of light commercial vehicles,
producing the Transporter, Caddy, Crafter and Amarok ranges. In
consultation with its customers, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles draws
up appropriate vehicle concepts, telematics and logistics solutions
for the sparing use of resources at the highest possible level of
efficiency. In 2017, the brand sold around 498,000 light commercial
vehicles, produced at its sites in Hannover (D), Pozna? (PL) and
Wrze?nia (PL) and Pacheco (ARG). Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
employs over 21,000 people globally.

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