Lately, Chinese language media reported that the SAIC-Volkswagen three way partnership plans to launch three new fashions within the Chinese language market in 2026 to realize a comeback. The three fashions are internally codenamed A, B, and C, protecting the BEV, EREV, and PHEV market segments.
Particularly, each fashions A and B are developed by SAIC. A is a PHEV sedan modified based mostly on the already launched Roewe D7. B is a mid-to-high-end EREV SUV modified based mostly on one in every of IM Motors’ unreleased autos (inner codename S31L). However, C is developed by Volkswagen, positioned as a pure electrical SUV based mostly on the CEA (China Electrical Structure) platform jointedly constructed by Xpeng and Volkswagen. All three fashions will undertake Volkswagen’s VW brand quite than adopting a brand new model technique.
This isn’t the primary time such information broke out. The information that SAIC-Volkswagen will launch PHEVs and EREVs was already heard in April this yr. At the moment, some media reported that “Volkswagen will launch an EREV positioned as a B-class SUV, completely for the Chinese language market and deliberate to enter manufacturing in 2026.” Plainly the B automotive is most certainly the B-class SUV.
Then on June 27, Volkswagen, SAIC, Volkswagen (China) Funding, Volkswagen (China) Expertise, and SAIC-Volkswagen signed quite a few technical cooperation agreements on SAIC Volkswagen’s new product initiatives. In line with the settlement, Volkswagen will collectively develop three PHEV fashions and two BEV fashions with Chinese language companions.
For the primary 11 months of 2024, SAIC-Volkswagen bought 1.049 million autos, in response to the China Passenger Automotive Affiliation (CPCA). In November, the three way partnership bought 123,000 autos, up 5.9% year-on-year, with a market share of 5.1%, rating seventh in car retail gross sales in China. On the similar time, it’s value stating that FAW-Volkswagen bought 147,000 autos in November, down 12% year-on-year, with a market share of 6.1%, rating fourth.
Supply: SAIC-VW, Yiche, CPCA
