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VW Goes Head-to-Head With Tesla in China With New Electric SUV

Published 19/01/2021, 12:17
Updated 19/01/2021, 12:45
© Bloomberg. The charging point on a Volkswagen AG (VW) ID.4 electric automobile at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. VW reports third quarter earnings on Oct 29.

© Bloomberg. The charging point on a Volkswagen AG (VW) ID.4 electric automobile at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. VW reports third quarter earnings on Oct 29.

(Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG (OTC:VWAGY) has set the starting price of its first locally built all-electric sports-utility vehicle with its Chinese partner FAW Group Co. at 199,900 yuan ($30,800) after subsidy, descending into the mass market as a growing number of players jostle for share.

The ID.4 Crozz is built on VW’s MEB electric vehicle manufacturing platform, which is also used in some models of Audi and Skoda. The car is cheaper than Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc.’s recently launched Model Y crossover, which starts at 339,900 yuan and isn’t eligible for subsidies.

The vehicle can run as far as 400 kilometers (249 miles) on a single charge. VW is also selling a version with a range of 550 kilometers, starting at 219,900 yuan.

China is a critical market for Germany’s VW; its sprawling Chinese operations account for about 40% of global vehicle deliveries and a large chunk of profits. In May, it struck deals with two Chinese companies, broadening its strategic footprint as the coronavirus sparks the worst economic contraction in decades.

Read more: Volkswagen (DE:VOWG_p) Expands in China, U.S. as Labor Clash Hits Home

New-energy vehicle retail sales in China rose 9.8% in 2020 to 1.11 million units and surged 58% year-on-year in December to 206,000, the China Passenger Car Association said earlier this month. Of those December deliveries, 23,804 cars were Teslas.

A model similar to the ID.4 Crozz, built by Volkswagen and another local partner SAIC Motor Corp., will be unveiled soon. Volkswagen’s Anhui venture, Volkswagen Anhui Automotive Co., which is owned 75% by VW, also plans to start producing electric cars on the MEB platform in 2023. That company was VW’s first EV tie-up in China.

©2021 Bloomberg L.P.

© Bloomberg. The charging point on a Volkswagen AG (VW) ID.4 electric automobile at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. VW reports third quarter earnings on Oct 29.

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