SAIC VW cuts prices of multiple SUVs SAIC VW recently announced that it cut the prices of nine of its SUVs, with a maximum comprehensive discount of CNY 60,000, and lasting from August 1 to 31, 2023. The comprehensive discounts are as follows: up to CNY 60,000 for the 2023 Teramont and Teramont X midsize crossover SUVs; up to CNY 30,000 for the new Tharu compact crossover SUV; the 2023 Tiguan L compact crossover SUV now starting at CNY 169,900; u...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/03

2023 China NEV-IQS: Multiple models of emerging automakers rank first in their respective market segments On June 1, J.D. Power, a research agency, officially released its 2023 China New Energy Vehicle Initial Quality Study (NEV-IQS). The study is based on responses from 7,191 New Energy Vehicle (NEV) owners who purchased their vehicles between July 2022 and January 2023, and includes 76 models from 36 different brands. The study was fielded from...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/08

Economic park in Jiading District, Shanghai forms strategic partnership with Xiangjin Automotive  The Jiading District government of Shanghai announced that an economic park in Anting Town signed a strategic agreement with Shanghai Xiangjin Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. (Xiangjin Automotive). The parties plan to build an R&D center, a sales headquarters building and a manufacturing site for Xiangjin Automotive in the park. The entire project i...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/29

SAIC VW exhibits ID series and Viloran at Auto Guangzhou 2021 On November 19, the 19th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition (Auto Guangzhou 2021) kicked off. SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. (SAIC VW) exhibited ID.3, ID.4 X and ID.6 X, three battery electric models under the VW brand, at the show. The Viloran, a new model based on the MQB EVO digital architecture, also made its debut at the event.Positioned as a large luxury MPV, the...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/22

Auto Shanghai 2021 officially begins On April 19, 2021, the 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2021) is officially open at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). In terms of the schedule, April 19 and April 20 are press days, with access limited to media only. Professional audience days are from April 21 to April 23 and general public days are from April 24 to April 28. 1,000 exhibito...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/19

[Auto Shanghai 2021] SAIC VW to debut Audi brand and unveil two premiere Audi models On April 14, SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. (SAIC VW) announced its exhibition lineup for the Auto Shanghai 2021, which will consist of Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi models. On the eve of the motor show, SAIC VW will debut the Audi brand and unveil two premiere models under the brand. Adopting the latest SUV family design language of the Volkswagen brand, th...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/16

SAIC VW launches and delivers all-new ID.4 X battery electric SUV On March 25, 2021, SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. (SAIC VW) launched and delivered the ID.4 X SUV, which is the first battery electric vehicle developed based on the MEB platform. The vehicle is available in six versions and retails for between CNY 199,888 and CNY 272,888 after subsidy. The vehicle is 4,612mm long, 1,852mm wide and 1,640mm high with a wheelbase of 2,765mm. Th...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/30

China releases 40th list of exemptions for NEV purchase tax On March 8, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China released the 40th list of exemptions for the NEV purchase tax on its website.The list added 25 pure electric passenger vehicle models (including the Model 3 of Tesla Inc., the Everus VE-1 of GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., the Aion Y of Guangzhou Automobile Group Motor Co. Ltd., the Geometry A of Geely ...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/15

Volkswagen ID.4 starts presales by mid-February in around 30 European countries and in the USA On February 2, Volkswagen announced that following the presales of the special edition ID.4 1ST that have already taken place, presales of additional ID.4 models will now also start by mid-February in around 30 European countries including Germany, as well as in the USA. Deliveries to customers are to begin as soon as March in Europe and China, and from...

News  Updated at: 2021/02/03

SAIC VW begins presales of all-new ID.4 X mid-sized battery electric SUV On January 21, SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. (SAIC VW) began presales of the ID.4 X, its first mid-sized battery electric SUV developed based on the MEB platform. The vehicle is available in five versions and retails for between CNY 199,888 and CNY 272,888 after subsidy. The ID.4 X adopts the design language applied in the new electric family of the Volkswagen brand a...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/25

Volkswagen Group commences climate-friendly MEB production at Foshan and Anting plants On November 30, Volkswagen Group announced that it has entered a new era of e-mobility in China with the premiere just three weeks ago of the first two China-specific models from the completely new, electric-only ID. family, FAW-Volkswagen’s ID.4 Crozz and SAIC Volkswagen’s ID.4 X, built on the innovative MEB platform. With market entry in early 2021, produ...

News  Updated at: 2020/12/01

Volkswagen Group Components begins production of electric drives in China On November 16, Volkswagen announced that Volkswagen Group Components reinforces its position as a key supplier of central electric vehicle components for the brands and joint ventures of the Volkswagen Group in the most important market for electric mobility. With immediate effect, the Chinese components factory in Tianjin will be producing the APP 310 drive on the modular...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/17

SAIC VW gives Chinese name to all-new ID.4 X battery electric SUV On November 4, 2020, SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. (SAIC VW) simultaneously unveiled its all-new battery electric SUV ID.4 X in Zhuhai, Shanghai and Beijing. The automaker also announced a Chinese name for the model. The vehicle adopts Volkswagen brand’s latest family design language for electric vehicles. In the front, the vehicle features a horizontal light strip with...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/10

CATL supplies power batteries for Volkswagen ID.4 models Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) announced that its batteries are used in the recently launched FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. ID.4 CROZZ and SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Company Limited ID.4 X. The batteries adopt a flat-type battery module layout comprised of cells formed with NCM811 materials and ultra-thin copper-aluminum current collector foil. The batteries have an ...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/04

SAIC Volkswagen starts operation of its NEV plant On October 27, completion of the production of the first ID.4 X marked the start of operation of SAIC Volkswagen’s new energy vehicle (NEV) plant in Anting, Jiading District, Shanghai.This plant is known to be Volkswagen Group’s first plant in the world specially built for producing vehicles developed based on the MEB platform. With a total investment of CNY 17 billion, the plant is planned to...

News  Updated at: 2020/10/29

China releases 33rd list of exemptions for NEV purchase tax On July 21, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China released the 33rd list of exemptions for NEV purchase tax on its website. The list added 78 pure electric passenger vehicle models (including the Hongqi E-HS3 of China FAW Group Co., Ltd., Audi e-tron of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., ID.4 X of SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., Han of BYD Co., Ltd...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/22