Volkswagen Group New Small Family platform

The Volkswagen Group New Small Family platform (NSF) (also known as Typ AA or PQ12 platform) is a range of ultra-compact city cars manufactured by Volkswagen Group launched in late 2011,^[1] based on the Volkswagen up! concept cars^[2] shown at 2007's Frankfurt and Tokyo motor shows. Although the up! concept car had a rear-engine design, the NSF's platform is front-engined^[3] in order to reduce investment costs. The range consists of a short wheelbase three-door hatchback and a five-door version. A hybrid version, as well as a subcompact crossover SUV, were touted to join the range but never did. The NSF Platform was offered with electric powertrains as E-Up, Citigo-e iQ and Mii Electric.

The cars were built in Slovakia at the Group's Devínska Nová Ves plant near Bratislava. Volkswagen Group planned to invest 308 million euros (about $398.56 million) in upgrading the plant for the project.^[4] NSF-based cars were badged as Volkswagen, SEAT and Škoda^[4], a technique known as badge engineering. it has also been reported that Audi planned a version of the NSF, tentatively named E1^[5], with a distinctively-styled body and interior as well as a planned unique 600cc 2 cylinder engine. ^[6]

Volkswagen Group expected to build 4.5 million NSF cars in the model's anticipated nine-year life, however production continued for twelve years.^[7]

All models went out of production by the end of 2023, with the last one being the Volkswagen Up.^[7]