Volkswagen has announced that it will import Chinese-made vehicles into Europe. According to a report by Automotive News Europethe company cited limited production capacity in its domestic market, hence the need to source vehicles from the People’s Republic.
This is not the first time that a European automaker has imported cars from China. Tesla, BMW and Renault do this with the Model 3, iX3 and Spring, respectively. For Volkswagen, the model to be exported from China would be the next production version of the Cupra Tavascan.
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“The Anhui plant was the plant with the right capacity and technology at the time of production planning,” VW said in a statement. The automaker added that it no longer plans to export any other models from China.
Revealed as an electric concept crossover in 2019, the Cupra Tavascan has been confirmed for production and is expected to go on sale in Europe in 2024. It is based on the VW Group’s MEB platform, which also underpins the series VW ID. SEAT’s sub-brand briefly unveiled the production version of the Tavascan earlier this year at the Unstoppable Impulse event, including facelifted versions of the Formentor, Born and Leon.
Meanwhile, Cupra is already on the road and testing the Tavascan in production. Our spies caught the prototype disguised as the VW ID.4.
Much like the concept, the Tavascan will arrive with a twin-motor setup that produces over 300 horsepower (220 kilowatts) in its most powerful form. Other variants of this powertrain will be available, although you can expect the Tavascan to be the sportiest compact EV crossover in the VW Group’s lineup.
VW will produce the Cupra Tavascan at one of its joint venture factories in Anhui. This is the automaker’s third MEB plant in the People’s Republic.
Volkswagen has announced that it will import Chinese-made vehicles into Europe. According to a report by Automotive News Europethe company cited limited production capacity in its domestic market, hence the need to source vehicles from the People’s Republic.
This is not the first time that a European automaker has imported cars from China. Tesla, BMW and Renault do this with the Model 3, iX3 and Spring, respectively. For Volkswagen, the model to be exported from China would be the next production version of the Cupra Tavascan.
14 Pictures
“The Anhui plant was the plant with the right capacity and technology at the time of production planning,” VW said in a statement. The automaker added that it no longer plans to export any other models from China.
Revealed as an electric concept crossover in 2019, the Cupra Tavascan has been confirmed for production and is expected to go on sale in Europe in 2024. It is based on the VW Group’s MEB platform, which also underpins the series VW ID. SEAT’s sub-brand briefly unveiled the production version of the Tavascan earlier this year at the Unstoppable Impulse event, including facelifted versions of the Formentor, Born and Leon.
Meanwhile, Cupra is already on the road and testing the Tavascan in production. Our spies caught the prototype disguised as the VW ID.4.
Much like the concept, the Tavascan will arrive with a twin-motor setup that produces over 300 horsepower (220 kilowatts) in its most powerful form. Other variants of this powertrain will be available, although you can expect the Tavascan to be the sportiest compact EV crossover in the VW Group’s lineup.
VW will produce the Cupra Tavascan at one of its joint venture factories in Anhui. This is the automaker’s third MEB plant in the People’s Republic.
