Volkswagen Anhui

The European Commission has accepted Volkswagen Anhui's price undertaking for BEV exports, exempting the China-made Cupra Tavascan SUV from import duties.

The filing for the ID.UNYX 08 marks the imminent launch of the first model resulting from Volkswagen's collaboration with Xpeng.

The ID.UNYX 07 is slightly larger than the Tesla Model 3 and uses a single motor delivering 228 horsepower.

Volkswagen Anhui will use the CEA architecture, a collaboration with Xpeng, for future models due to poor sales of the ID.UNYX, which went on sale in July, according to local media.

In a recent shake-up, Volkswagen moved its BEV R&D resources in China to Anhui province, where it hopes to build a "Wolfsburg of the East," according to local media.

Volkswagen Anhui, a joint venture with JAC controlled by Volkswagen, is the German automaker's first NEV-focused joint venture in China.

Volkswagen said it will produce two Volkswagen-branded models co-developed with Xpeng in Hefei, the first of which is scheduled to go into production in 2026.

Volkswagen Anhui is majority-owned by Volkswagen and is its first joint venture in China focused on NEVs.

Volkswagen Anhui has started production of the Cupra Tavascan for export to Europe, and another Volkswagen-branded model for the Chinese market will roll off the production line in 2024.

The model could be the first electric SUV from VW's Spanish sports brand Cupra -- the Tavascan -- and is expected to go into production in the second half of 2023.