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VOLKSWAGEN ID. BUZZ ETA: 2024

Andreas Mindt, the current head of design for Volkswagen passenger cars, would have been finishing up his mirrored role at Bentley when the call to action came from VW’s boardroom for this German brand to once more focus on creating cars with likeable designs.

With his new desk unpacked, Mindt suggested that beyond this new mandate, he wants to add “secret sauce” to the character of each new product.

Introduced before his arrival, the ID. Buzz people-carrier encapsulates everything this excitable designer hopes to achieve. Along with his recently unveiled new ID. GTI Concept, these are the kinds

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