Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - Porsche
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Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - Porsche
Vehicle shown
- Porsche Cayenne EV: E-segment SUV / BEV
- Expected annual volumes in China: Between 5,000 and 10,000 units
- Brand produced in Germany
Context
- The Beijing Motor Show 2026 will be the occasion for the first presentation of the Porsche Cayenne Electric SUV, one of the most powerful SUVs currently in the history of the automobile.
- Porsche (the Volkswagen Group's luxury sports brand) has been struggling in China for several years. Its cars are not produced in China but imported from Europe (Germany and Slovakia). Sales have declined steadily since 2021 due to competition from Chinese premium carmakers that offer nearly the same quality for significantly less.
- From 95,671 cars sold in China in 2021, Porsche sold 93,286 in 2022, 79,283 in 2023, 56,887 in 2024 and 41,938 in 2025. The decline in sales is significant (-56% in four years).
- In a highly electrified Chinese market (29% BEVs in the first quarter of 2026), the electric Porsche Taycan and Macan have not achieved the expected success and the launch of the Cayenne Electric in 2026 seems like a long shot.
Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - FAW-Jetta
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Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - FAW-Jetta
Vehicle shown
- Jetta X: D-segment SUV / BEV
- Annual volumes that can be expected in China : Concept car
- Brand produced with FAW
Context
- The Volkswagen Group in China comprises four brands: Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, and Jetta . Jetta is the group's most affordable brand and is based on slightly modified Seat models. However, until now, no Jetta model has been offered with a fully electric powertrain, which could pose a problem in the medium term, given that fully electric vehicles are expected to represent 30% of the Chinese market by 2026. The brand's objective is to sell 400,000 to 500,000 cars per year with five new models by 2028.
- Volkswagen has therefore decided to create the first all-electric Jetta , the Jetta X, whose concept will be presented at the 2026 Beijing Motor Show and which has nothing to do with Seat models. The Jetta brand's positioning means that this electric model will be one of the least expensive on the market. The price is expected to be around €12,500.
- However, this new model will be reserved for the Chinese market (the Jetta brand does not exist in Europe).
Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - FAW-Volkswagen
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Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - FAW-Volkswagen
Vehicle shown
- VW Aura T6: D-segment SUV / BEV
- Annual volumes that can be expected in China: between 30,000 and 40,000 units
- Produced with FAW
Context
- FAW, one of two Chinese carmakers – along with SAIC – producing Volkswagens under license in China, is expected to present the first model of the ID AURA series, the all-electric T6 SUV, at the Beijing Motor Show 2026.
- It is an upper-mid-range SUV, similar to the Volkswagen Tayron but powered by an electric motor.
- It plays practically in the same league as the Audi Q6 E- Tron .
- This model is one of about ten ID models with alternative powertrains (BEV, PHEV or REEV) that Volkswagen is expected to launch in 2026 and 2027, including three from the UNYX series designed with Anhui (JAC), four from the ERA series designed with SAIC and two from the AURA series designed with FAW.
- FAW-Volkswagen has set itself the medium-term strategic goal of having new energy vehicles account for 60% of its total sales by 2030, which is a very ambitious target, given that BEV sales forecasts agree on a rate of 30% in 2026.
Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - Volkswagen-Anhui
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Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - Volkswagen-Anhui
Vehicles on display
- VW ID Unyx 08:
• E-segment SUV / BEV
• Annual volumes that can be expected in China: between 15,000 and 20,000 units
• Designed with Xpeng and produced with Anhui
- VW ID Unyx 09:
• E-segment sedan / BEV
• Annual volumes that can be expected in China: less than 10,000 units
• Designed with Xpeng and produced with Anhui
Context
- Volkswagen is expected to unveil the ID UNYX 08 all-electric SUV and ID UNYX 09 sedan at the 2026 Beijing Motor Show, both developed jointly with Xpeng
- The result of the first technological collaboration between Volkswagen and its local partner Xpeng , these new vehicles required only 24 months between the signing of the joint development agreement and their mass production in Anhui, Volkswagen announced last month.
- The ID UNYX 08 measures 5.00 m in length, 1.95 m in width and 1.69 m in height, with a wheelbase of 3.03 m. The model also incorporates Xpeng 's second-generation Vision- Language -Action (VLA 2.0) intelligent driving solution , supporting autopilot functions on highways and in urban areas.
- The ID UNYX 09 will measure over 5 m in length and will adopt the same technical characteristics as the 08, namely 1 or 2 electric motors (230 to 370 kW) and LFP batteries of 82 or 95 kWh.
Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - Audi: E7X SUV, BEV
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Beijing Motor Show Auto China 2026: VW group - Audi: E7X SUV, BEV
Vehicle shown
- E7X BEV SUV
- Designed and produced with the Chinese company SAIC.
- Annual volumes that can be expected in China: less than 10,000 units
Context
- Audi, which has been producing cars in China through its partnership with FAW since the early 2000s, has seen its sales decline in the country since 2023. The German carmaker saw its sales fall from 667,000 units in 2023 to 610,000 in 2024 and 585,000 in 2025.
- Even though this decline is not very significant compared to that of its direct competitors BMW and Mercedes, it raises questions for the carmaker, which now intends to implement a different strategy in China to try to revive its sales.
- Audi is collaborating with SAIC to design and market new all-electric models, such as the E5 sedan and the E7X SUV, while abandoning its traditional design with the iconic four-ring grille. This venture is risky, as it risks blurring the brand's image. Sales of the E5 sedan remain below the carmaker's targets.
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