Recently, Volkswagen began mass production of the ID.4 at the Zwickau factory in Germany. The new car is expected to be officially released at the end of September, which is earlier than previously announced.
In addition, Volkswagen COO Ralf Brandstätter revealed some key information:
- The Zwickau factory will become Europe’s largest electric vehicle manufacturing plant, for which Volkswagen has invested 1.2 billion euros;
- Starting next year, the Zwickau factory’s production capacity will reach 330,000 units/year, and can produce up to 1,500 MEB platform vehicles per day. The factory has about 8,000 formal employees and will become the core pillar for Volkswagen’s foray into the new energy vehicle industry;
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In the next 3-6 months, the Zwickau factory will also produce four other models, but they are definitely not as high profile as the ID.4;
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The ID.3 is a very important model for Volkswagen, and is also a key component of its 2025+ strategy. Volkswagen has already completed the first stage of the strategy and is now preparing to enter the second stage: Everyone is going green;
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Volkswagen has invested 11 billion euros in the electric vehicle field, and plans to sell at least 1.5 million pure electric vehicles annually by 2025;
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Volkswagen’s Chattanooga factory in the United States is expected to start production in 2022. Combined with factories of SAIC and FAW in China, Volkswagen now has a total of 4 factories that can produce MEB platform vehicles;
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Initially, Volkswagen will only produce rear-wheel drive versions of the ID.4, and four-wheel drive versions will be released later.
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We have previously reported some parameters about the ID.4. Its WLTP range will exceed 500 km, NEDC range 555 km, battery energy density is 175 Wh/kg, curb weight 2120 kg, and drag coefficient 0.28 Cd.
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