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Chen Hong, chairman of SAIC Group, revealed earlier that "SAIC-Volkswagen introduces high-end brands to accelerate the development of Audi business in China, which is a formal consensus reached between SAIC and Volkswagen. At present, there is a preliminary plan for the specific models to be launched." Recently, the model for SAIC Audi has been confirmed-Audi A7L.

The related bidding project of CP3 Audi A7L project of SAIC Volkswagen Co., Ltd. has been officially launched in China International bidding Network, which means that the localization of Audi A7L has completed the preliminary preparation work and is about to enter the stage of production.

According to previous news, SAIC Audi A7L will achieve mass production line (SOP) in August 2020. From the name of the model, we can know that the Audi A7 will be extended wheelbase and named A7L when it is put into production in China.

Audi A7 positioning four-door sedan medium-sized sedan, based on Volkswagen Group MLB Evo platform to build, in view of SAIC Volkswagen already has the same platform of Huieng, so Audi A7 localization is relatively easy. At the 2019 Guangzhou Auto Show, the imported Audi A72.0T model (40 TFSI/45 TFSI) is on the market with a price of 57.38-704800 yuan, while the 2.0T model is bound to become the main selling model of the domestic post-A7L, and the starting price of the domestic A7L is expected to be less than 500000.

As a sedan car, the Audi A7 uses a slippery back shape and a through taillight style. In terms of interior decoration, the new A7 uses basically the same design as the A8, and the center console is dominated by two large screens. The difference is that the A7 uses a flat-bottomed steering wheel, and the center console tilts more toward the driver's seat and pays more attention to the driving experience.

The rest of the information, Audi A7 length, width and height are 4976 × 1908 × 1405mm, wheelbase is 2928mm, domestic lengthened A7L, the body data will increase, the length of the car will exceed 5 meters.

In terms of power, the Audi A7 is equipped with 2.0T and 3.0T engines. Among them, the maximum output of the 40 TFSI 2.0T engine is 190hp, the peak torque is 320Nm, and the 0-100km/h acceleration time is 8.3s; the 45 TFSI model is a high-power 2.0T engine with a maximum output of 245hp, a peak torque of 370Nm and a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 7 seconds. In terms of gearbox, all match 7-speed double clutch gearbox.

In early 2019, Audi announced plans for new cars for the Chinese market, saying it was accelerating the development of the domestic market, launching seven local models in the next five years, and planned to double sales in the Chinese market to 1.2 million in six years.

According to equity information, SAIC Volkswagen Motor Co., Ltd. currently has five major shareholders, of which Shanghai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. accounts for 50%, followed by Germany's Volkswagen (38%). Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. accounted for 10%, while Audi Co., Ltd. and Skoda Motor Co., Ltd. accounted for 1% respectively.

In the future, SAIC Volkswagen will have three major brands: Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi, forming a product layout from first-and second-tier joint venture brands and high-end brands.

Sales figures show that SAIC-Volkswagen sold 206900 vehicles in November, up 4.3 per cent from a year earlier, accounting for 35.56 per cent of SAIC's total sales; from January to November 2019, SAIC-Volkswagen sold 1.7677 million vehicles, down 6.72 per cent from a year earlier.

After the domestic extended A7L, has more considerable internal space, the price will be reduced, and the sedan car shape is in line with the aesthetic pursuit of young consumers, so SAIC Volkswagen will Audi A7L domestic, is it the right choice?

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