Popular News From Popular Sites: Volkswagen to launch over 20 green vehicle models in China by 2018

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Volkswagen to launch over 20 green vehicle models in China by 2018

A man holds an umbrella as he walks past a company logo of FAW-Volkswagen at an automobile exhibition in Fuyang By Samuel Shen and Norihiko Shirouzu SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG , Europe's biggest carmaker, plans to launch more than 20 models of battery-driven cars in China by the end of 2018, as it capitalises on Beijing's support for low-emission vehicles in the country's campaign against pollution. By 2020 there could be "some hundred thousand" pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in China under Volkswagen Group, most of which would be locally made, Jochem Heizmann, head of Volkswagen Group China, said on Tuesday. "In the near future, Volkswagen will be offering Chinese drivers over 20 new energy vehicles, from small cars to large-sized SUVs, from plug-in hybrids to pure electric cars," Heizmann said in Shanghai.




Read More http://ift.tt/ZWQOQY

No comments:

Post a Comment