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The Volkswagen ID.2all concept car will debut on March 16. the new car will be Volkswagen's first model based on the MEB Entry precursor platform. It plans to release a production version in 2025 and go on sale in Europe in 2026, starting at less than 25000 euros. As for whether the car will be introduced into the domestic market, import or domestic introduction, the authorities have not yet disclosed the relevant information. Volkswagen says the ID.2al will be as spacious as golf and as affordable as the Polo.

As a brand new model built on a new platform, the Volkswagen ID.2all concept car will use the latest design style, with three officially defined keywords as stability, likeability and excitement. Specifically, the front face still retains a more popular family design style, at first glance there is a lot of golf shadow. The new car uses upward lines on both sides to create a smiling expression, which is also the designer's interpretation of "likeability". In addition, the new car will be equipped with IQ.LIGHT LED matrix headlights.

On the side of the body, the new car has a very strong wheel eyebrow design, with straight lines under the side window, and the C-column shape is also a tribute to golf. These details express the designer's interpretation of "stability". In addition, the back door of the new car is designed with hidden doorknobs. In the rear part, the Volkswagen ID.2all concept car is designed with through taillights and is equipped with luminous tail marks. There is a relatively strong broken line at the end of the rear door of the trunk, showing a strong sense of force, while the lower surrounding shape echoes with the front of the car.

In terms of size, the length, width and height of Volkswagen ID.2 are 4050/1812/1530mm and wheelbase 2600mm respectively. According to the data, the length of the ID.2 is basically the same as that of the Volkswagen POLO, but its width and height are much larger than those of Polo and golf, and the wheelbase is between Polo and golf.

In terms of interior decoration, the Volkswagen ID.2all concept car is equipped with a 12.9-inch suspended central control screen and a 10.9-inch dashboard, which support linkage and multi-theme display at the same time. The car continues the ID. The family design continues to use a shifter mechanism with physical buttons at the bottom of the central control screen, and the knob at the central channel can also change the display effect, which can be the Volkswagen brand LOGO or the Wolfsburg emblem. In terms of configuration, the new car provides functions such as wireless charging of front mobile phones, panoramic skylights, heating of front seats and massage. In terms of smart driving, the new car will also be equipped with a parking assistance system with memory, the latest travel assistance system (Travel Assist), and so on.

In terms of power, the Volkswagen ID.2all concept car is based on the MEB Entry precursor platform and is equipped with a motor with a maximum power of 166kW, with an acceleration time of less than 7 seconds at 0100km / h and a range of 450km in WLTP (WLTP). The charging time can be charged from 10% to 80% in 20 minutes. Volkswagen did not mention the charging power.

The Volkswagen ID.2all, which will be Volkswagen's first model based on the MEB Entry precursor platform, is expected to go on sale in Europe in 2026 with a starting price of less than 25000 euros. It is worth mentioning that Volkswagen has not disclosed the possibility of whether the ID.2all is made in China, but China, as the world's largest automobile market and new energy vehicle market, the possibility of domestic ID.2all is extremely high, but even if domestic, at least wait until 2026, when Tesla's Model QWei2 has already been mass produced and listed on the market, the market competition will be very fierce, will ID.2all still have a chance? In addition, ID.2all is not Volkswagen's cheapest ID. It is reported that Volkswagen will also launch the ID.1 model, which will start at less than 20, 000 euros.

On March 14, Volkswagen released its 2022 annual report. Data show that Volkswagen delivered 8.3 million vehicles worldwide in 2022, down 7% from the same period last year, of which 570000 pure electric models were delivered, up 26% from the same period last year. Although sales are not satisfactory, Volkswagen expects total delivery to reach 9.5 million vehicles in 2023.

With the release of the annual report, Volkswagen also announced an investment plan of up to 180 billion euros. According to the Tramway report, this investment plan is mainly used to support the strategic transformation in the next five years and to help Volkswagen expand its competitiveness in markets such as North America and China, of which more than 2/3 of the investment will go to digital and electrification. This is much higher than the 56% investment in Volkswagen's last five-year plan.

According to the plan, Volkswagen will launch a total of 25 electric models by 2030. Among them, Volkswagen will launch new models such as ID.3, ID.7, ID.Buzz long wheelbase version, CUPRA Tavascan and Audi Q8 e-tron in 2023.

Volkswagen plans to invest 180 billion euros (1.3265 trillion yuan) in battery production, software and digitization in China, and expanding its business in North America between 2023 and 2027. Over the next five years, Volkswagen will spend 70% of its investment on electrification and digital software, of which 15 billion euros (110.6 billion yuan) will be spent on battery factories and raw materials. Volkswagen said investment in internal combustion engine technology would peak in 2025 and then begin to decline, aiming to account for 50 per cent of global pure electric vehicle sales by 2030.

As the industry leader in the fuel era, facing the extremely oppressive threat of electric cars, Volkswagen's transformation seems to be more determined. Compared with other automakers, Volkswagen is the first traditional car company to realize the crisis and opportunity, and the launch of a series of "radical" plans represents Volkswagen's firm transformation to the future business direction. From the MEB platform to CARIAD, from pure electric models to self-driving, Volkswagen is a leader in technology research and development, scale production and strategic judgment, and will continue to lead the next era.

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