Volkswagen Group is planning to ditch its Seat and ID car brands, possibly by the end of this decade, as it refocuses consumers on its more popular nameplates.

While the ID sub-brand is serving a purpose in distinguishing VW's new electric cars from its traditional range, the Volkswagen brand will stick with its familiar car names for electric cars in the future, acording to its board member Thomas Schäfer.

And he said the earning potential of Cupra is far greater than Seat, so the group is clear where its investment will be best placed and "the future of Seat is Cupra".

Since it was bought by Volkswagen Group in 1986, the Seat brand has struggled to deliver sustainable growth in sales and profitability.

Schäfer said the names Volkswagen will use in the future "definitely" are Golf, Tiguan and GTI. "That is given. The others we will look at on a case-by-case basis," he said.