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april 16, 2019 - Volkswagen

Volkswagen at the Auto Shanghai 2019

Volkswagen plans an extensive model offensive in China. The brand will have doubled its #suv range by 2020. #volkswagen announced during the #autoshanghai 2019, that the share of SUVs is expected to rise to up to 40 per cent. It is targeting the tradiotional part as well as the growing e-mobility sector. The #volkswagen brand presented five new #suv, four of them as world premieres. SAIC #volkswagen showed the T-Cross2 and the soon to be launched Teramont X1, FAW-VW the #suv Coupé Concept1 and SMV Concept1. Besides the four models of the joint ventures the latest member of the ID. Family celebrated its world premiere: the ID. ROOMZZ1.

Volkswagen is entering the second year of its Move Forward brand initiative in China. “Volkswagen is reinventing itself. We will become even more adventurous with the design and body styles of our cars, while at the same time bringing exciting technology and a choice of new energy vehicles,” said Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of #volkswagen Group and Brand China. He expects the revitalization of the Chinese market especially after the sales tax was lowered.

WORLD PREMIERE: ID. ROOMZZ
Volkswagen is planning to introduce a range of new, electric-only vehicles from 2021 onwards in China: the ID. family. Starting with the introduction of a mid-size #suv, the #idroomzz previews a large-size ID. flagship #suv that will have its global launch in China, in about two years from now. The MEB vehicle architecture, with the battery pack included in the vehicle floor, results in abundant interior space, allowing for completely new seating configurations, and turning the #suv into a lounge on wheels.

WORLD PREMIERE: Teramont X
SAIC VOLKSAWAGEN’s Teramont X will be launched early summer in China. It offers customers a tough, 5-seater version of the extremely successful regular Teramont, with pleasing fastback styling.

T-Cross: attractive and functional at the same time
The T-Cross was launched on April 11 as the fourth #suv of SAIC #volkswagen. “Attractive new models like the T-Cross show how fast the #volkswagen brand is moving forward, addressing new, aspiring lifestyles and target groups,” said Jürgen Stackmann, member of the Board of Management #volkswagen Brand for Sales, Marketing and After Sales.

WORLD PREMIERE: #suv Coupé Concept
Having recently fired up its #suv program with the successful T-ROC and Tayron, the #suv Coupé Concept will be FAW-Volkswagen’s first coupé-styled #suv, combining avant-garde design, sporty proportions and outstanding performance.

WORLD PREMIERE: SMV Concept - an #suv with the ‘M’ of multi-purpose
The SMV Concept indicates a large-size #suv, measuring over 5.1 meters and a wheelbase close to 3 meters. It will be a true flagship for FAW-VW #volkswagen. “The SMV Concept is the most prestigious car in the history of FAW-VW #volkswagen,” said Klaus Bischoff, Head of #volkswagen Design.