The Bloomberg article is dated March 18, 2018. It says "The German manufacturer’s plans to build as many as 3 million of the cars a year by 2025 is backstopped by deals with suppliers including Samsung SDI Co., LG Chem Ltd. and Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. for batteries in Europe and China. With the powerpack deliveries secured for its two biggest markets, a deal for North America will follow shortly, Volkswagen said. "
It's September now. Shortly? I think not.
Another quote from the article: "part of its electric-car push, which includes three new models in 2018 with dozens more following. " What 2018 models? We can't even get e-Golfs more than a few at a time. Where are these 2018 models? Sure, the Audi e-Tron is coming and so is the Taycan, but the Taycan probably won't be on sale until 2019 and the e-tron is going to cost $60k or above. THe article also references Mattias Muller. He was canned. So out the door with his vision.
Do you really believe Tesla is going to give up some of its battery supply to VW? Musk stated he didn't want VW meddling in Tesla business. Tesla wants to sell tons (literally) of powerwalls and powepacks. Instead you really think they'll sell to VW? I doubt it.
Look, it's good to be optimistic, but I'm still very skeptical and just can't get excited about anything VW says. VW has been mostly talk about EVs for many, many years and until they sell anywhere near what Chevrolet or Nissan sells, it really hard to believe any news from VW.
Oh and I just checked VW inventory for e-Golfs - there are a WHOPPING 4 cars available in the SF Bay area. I know people who would like to purchase, but with so few available it's impossible to negotiate. I was able to get $7500 slashed from the MSRP of my 2017 back when there were dozens in the area, but no dealers are willing to provide that sort of deal right now.
