German Auto

A video circulated on Weibo on Tuesday shows a user complaining that the SAIC Volkswagen ID.4 X car system is stuck in the startup screen and the vehicle cannot perform any operation, even the air conditioning cannot be turned on.

As China's new energy vehicle market is growing rapidly, traditional car giant Volkswagen is underperforming. Now the company has added a new member to its lineup in hopes of gaining more market share.

Volkswagen will stop producing fuel-fired vehicles "a little later" in the United States and China, and even longer in South Africa and Africa.

For reference, Tesla currently has more than 6,300 Superchargers in China and more than 25,000 Superchargers worldwide.

BMW had hoped to use the iX3 to challenge Tesla and new car makers, including Nio, in the Chinese market.

FAW-Volkswagen had planned to produce about 610,000 vehicles in the second quarter of this year, but due to chip shortages, it is expected to produce only 400,000 vehicles, a cut of about 30 percent, yicai.com reported Monday.

Volkswagen China said Tuesday it has started construction of its third electric vehicle plant in China, with the first model due to start production in the second half of 2023.

The chips that caused FAW-VW Audi to reduce production are mainly door controller, gateway controller, center display, and electronic stability control.

The ID.4 CROZZ is based on VW's MEB platform and is considered the first truly market-competitive all-electric vehicle for a joint venture brand in China.

The model is available in five versions, with a subsidized price range of RMB 199,900 ($30,745)–RMB 279,900. It is available in three NEDC range versions: 400km, 500km, and 550km.