Due to the heavy pollution it is facing, China is promoting the use of electric cars by introducing incentives and more strict emission rules.
Despite being on course to become the world’s number one car manufacturer, though, Volkswagen is currently behind competitors such as BMW and Nissan, and even Tesla, in offering EVs in the world’s biggest automotive market.
According to a Reuters report, Jochem Heizmann, the head of Volkswagen Group China, who was in Shanghai promoting the company’s e-mobility program, announced that this is about to change.
“In the near future, Volkswagen will be offering Chinese drivers over 20 NEVs, from small cars to large-sized SUVs, from plug-in hybrids to pure electric cars”, he said.
In the past, the company had announced that it would introduce “more than 15” electric or plug-in hybrids by 2018 both for VW and the other brands it owns, stating that many of those would be manufactured locally.
By Andrew Tsaousis
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