Every other announcement from the Volkswagen Group might be about electric vehicles, but the German automotive conglomerate won't be abandoning internal combustion engines in the near future. A new press release from Skoda proudly reveals the Czech marque has been tasked to develop the Group's smaller engines. Specifically, the EA211 series of three- and four-cylinder gasoline units used in no fewer than 50 model lines of seven brands part of the VW empire.
The Mladá Boleslav-based automaker is actually hiring nearly 150 employees for its technical development department to work on internal combustion engines. The goal is to develop more powerful small engines that will generate lower emissions. Speaking of which, parent company VW wants the European Commission to delay the implementation of Euro 7 regulations in the EU, citing high costs to make engines compliant.
