Recently, Volkswagen Group (China) President and CEO Heizman said in the "En-call" new energy vehicle experience week, "by 2018, the Volkswagen Group will have more than 20 new energy vehicle products to be put into The Chinese market, from small cars to large luxury cars and SUVs, from plug-in hybrids to pure electric vehicles.
Last year, the Volkswagen Group introduced the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid. According to the plan, the Volkswagen Group will import e-up at the end of this year! Electric cars, and next year will release the electric version of the golf and hybrid version of the Golf GTE and the Audi A3 e-tron. In 2016, there will be two plug-in hybrid models tailored specifically for China, including the Audi A6 and a new Volkswagen mid-size sedan, which will be localized in China. But this is only the beginning of the "new energy revolution". In the future, Volkswagen Group will also consider launching a variety of plug-in hybrid models in China, including Lingdu, Passat, Magotan, Phaeton and Touareg, as well as Audi A8 and Q7.
In China's electric vehicle sales market, Volkswagen Group has fallen behind competitors such as BMW and Nissan. In this regard, the Volkswagen Group said that the innovative modular platform has the greatest advantage of developing new energy vehicles. Through a modular production platform, Volkswagen can apply new energy technologies to any vehicle. In addition to the automotive industry, the Volkswagen Group will also fully cooperate with local governments in China to promote the construction of charging infrastructure by participating in the “Sino-German Electric Vehicle Charging Project”.
Hezman revealed that "plug-in hybrid vehicles combined with the advantages of urban driving and long-distance driving will be the focus of the development of new energy vehicles of the Volkswagen Group."