Volkswagen will sell 2.85 million vehicles in China in 2020, down 9.9% year-on-year

China Automotive News, January 14th In 2020, the Volkswagen brand (and its Jetta sub-brand) delivered a total of nearly 2,851,100 vehicles in mainland China and Hong Kong, a year-on-year decrease of 9.9%. Despite the huge uncertainty brought about by the epidemic, with the joint efforts of SAIC-Volkswagen, FAW-Volkswagen, Volkswagen imported cars and Jetta sub-brands, the Volkswagen brand has shown strong resilience and continues to be the first choice for Chinese consumers to buy cars.

Dr. Feng Sihan, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand China, said: “2020 is a special year. With its strong brand power, Volkswagen has responded quickly to changes in the market situation. Under the guidance of epidemic prevention work, since the beginning of February last year, Volkswagen's production bases have resumed work in an orderly manner, and the production capacity recovery rate reached 100% in June. In April last year, all dealers under the Volkswagen brand have resumed operations. In 2020, We have maintained a new product offensive of the same scale as the previous year: 6 new models, 2 new generation models, and 2 new energy versions of existing models. The Volkswagen brand has been launched in 2018, the 'Move forward, to the future' brand Since the strategy, we have focused on creating a diversified and youthful product lineup and continuously fulfilling our commitments to Chinese consumers. In November last year, ID.4 X and ID.4 CROZZ, the first mass-produced models of the pure electric ID. family, welcomed Coming to China for the first time marks an important milestone in our new energy offensive in the Chinese market.'

Car products continue to be an important pillar of Volkswagen’s sales in China. The two best-selling models, the Bora and Lavida, will deliver nearly 800,000 vehicles in 2020. In 2020, more than 27,300 CC models were delivered, a year-on-year increase of 12.6%. With the launch of the new CC and new CC hunting vehicles in December last year, the CC family is becoming the favorite of more consumers.

The Jetta sub-brand opens the door for more Chinese consumers who are buying cars for the first time to enter the 'Volkswagen' world. In 2020, Jetta will deliver more than 150,000 vehicles, accounting for about 1% of the Chinese auto market.