At Hefei, VW draws new hope for its business in China In little more than five years, the Hefei plant has become VW’s pivotal hub for its long-awaited comeback in China. A key model, the ID.Unyx 08, is already rolling off the production line there. Thomas Geiger
Volkswagen and XPeng launch first joint electric model into series production Series production of the ID.UNYX 08 has started in Hefei. For Volkswagen, the model is more than just a new electric car for China. The SUV is intended to demonstrate that the group’s “In China, for China” strategy is genuinely bringing speed, local development and new electronics architectures into series production. Timo Gilgen