Volkswagen to present 3 concepts at Auto Shanghai

SHANGHAI: At 2025 Auto Shanghai (April 23 to May 2), Volkswagen’s three Chinese joint ventures will present electric concept cars.

The spotlight is on an electric notchback model from FAW-Volkswagen, an electric SUV in the B segment with extended range due to range-extender technology (EREV) from SAIC Volkswagen as well as an all-electric SUV from Volkswagen Anhui.

All three concept cars embody Volkswagen’s new China DNA – both in terms of technology and design and in relation to development time, which has been cut by more than 30 percent.

The concept cars unveiled in Shanghai all belong to the group of new energy vehicles (NEVs).

In China, this category includes all-electric vehicles, as well as models with plug-in hybrid and range extender drives.

In the group of NEVs alone, Volkswagen will launch over 20 models by 2027.

“Our ‘In China, for China’ strategy has put us on the right path. Our aim is to remain the leading international automaker in China – even in the age of the intelligent connected vehicle,” says Volkswagen Brand CEO Thomas Schäfer.

“We have everything that it takes to be successful: shorter development times, strong partners, sophisticated local development, production and infrastructure as well as the right products and innovations for our Chinese customers. That’s exactly what we will prove with our near-production concept cars in Shanghai.”

Volkswagen Brand head designer Andreas Mindt comments, “We have adapted our established European design values – stability, likability and the ‘secret sauce’ – to the Chinese market."