Overview
- Series production has begun at Volkswagen’s Anhui plant in Hefei, with the ID. UNYX 08 slated to go on sale in China in the first half of 2026.
- Volkswagen says the model reached production in about 24 months using a China‑based architecture designed to cut development time by roughly 30%.
- The vehicle integrates Xpeng’s autonomous driving system and proprietary Turing AI chips, and features 800‑volt fast charging, Level 2 driver assistance and over‑the‑air updates.
- Both jointly developed models will be built in Hefei, a plant with 350,000‑unit annual capacity that also produces the Cupra Tavascan for export to Europe.
- A second co‑developed EV is scheduled to launch later in 2026, part of a broader plan targeting 50 new NEVs in China by 2030 after recent share losses to BYD and Geely.