After a 16% price cut, the monthly sales of the Volkswagen ID.3 in China broke the historical record for the model.
The impact of this price adjustment was evident in the sales figures for July, as the Volkswagen ID.3 achieved sales of 7,378 units in China, in stark contrast to the 1,819 units sold in June. This impressive 305% surge in sales from June to July. Notably, this July figure marks a significant achievement, as the monthly sales volume for this model had never exceeded 5,000 units in the Chinese market during 2021.
Configuration of Volkswagen ID.3
The Chinese iteration of the ID.3 is a product of SAIC Volkswagen, a joint venture between SAIC and Volkswagen. It is offered in two versions: a base configuration priced at 119,900 yuan (16,600 USD) and a higher-end variant with a price tag of 149,900 yuan (20,800 USD). In terms of dimensions, the Chinese version closely mirrors its European counterpart, boasting 4261 mm in length, 1778 mm in width, 1568 mm in height, and a wheelbase of 2765 mm(..)
P.S. Wow! Impressively competitive price! Who wouldn't buy this VW electric car in Europe if the normal version with 57.3 kWh battery costs $20,800, but unfortunately that's not the case here. In Latvia, the price of VW ID.3 Pro with 58/62 kWh battery starts from 35,400 EUR and more expensive, even with state support. It is expensive vehicle for those who usually bought a compact hatchback.
This raises quite a few questions about the extent to which legacy OEMs are lying to consumers about the real costs of production and the difficulties involved in producing EVs. If you count the prices of battery materials, taxes and transport costs, it turns out that properly organized production of electric cars is actually not as expensive as the car companies try to tell us. The actual price of the VW ID.3 should be much closer to the current MG4 prices in Europe...
Yes, yes, the politically correct people will immediately start yelling that Volkswägens is such an "ethical" company and it is not good to insult them prematurely for inflated prices, but the doubt still remains: why the hell are electric cars produced by VW so cheap in China and so outrageously expensive in Europe??? Where does "free trade" remain? Maybe "free trade" is not so free at all and the big companies are just fooling the Europeans!?
After all, VW provided us with "dieselgate" scandal! Now, why would you blindly believe their stories that the VW ID.3 is as damn expensive in Europe as they say, when in China it's a pretty cheap electric car???? After all, VW ID.3 is produced in China in cooperation with SAIC.
I wouldn't be very surprised if MG4 deliveries increase in Europe that VW will suddenly be able to offer MEB platform electric cars at much more reasonable prices...