Inovev forecasts 100,000 new VW ID3 per year, including China
- Volkswagen took advantage of the Frankfurt 2019 Motor Show to showcase its first sedan designed to be a 100% electric sedan from the start, the ID 3. The new generation Golf has been postponed for several weeks, and therefore did not get the exposure of the Frankfurt show while this model remains by far the best-selling model in both Germany and Europe. The manufacturer is thus showing its willingness to focus all its efforts on its 100% electric cars and no longer on its internal combustion engine cars.
- The ID 3 is a compact sedan (C segment) of the same size as a Golf, 4.26m long, 1.81m wide and 1.55m high. Produced from January 2020 at the German site in Zwickau (the Golf will stop there at the same time), the ID 3, which inaugurates the MEB platform, should see its production volume gradually increase, reaching more than 100,000 annual units from 2025. Inovev expects 45,000 units in 2020, 70,000 in 2021, 80,000 in 2022, 90,000 in 2023 and 100,000 in 2024.
- This production volume will mainly depend on the success of the model in China, the leading market for 100% electric vehicles, and in Europe, but there is no doubt that the manufacturer will encourage Volkswagen customers to switch from thermal to electric as quickly as possible.
- The ID 3 has a power of 150 hp or 204 hp and batteries that allow it a range of 330km or 420km according to the WLTP cycle. Prices range from 40,000 to 50,000 euros depending on power and finish, before deducting government subsidies.
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