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'China no longer needs Volkswagen'

Volkswagen has created enormous overcapacity in China with the 39 plants it is involved in. There is no way for Volkswagen to avoid closing production sites in the People's Republic, says long-time China car expert Jochen Siebert.

By Felix Lee

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Weak start for ID.4

Volkswagen's new ID.4 electric SUV has not been very popular in its most important market. At least it's safe to say that the debut has been a flop. From the customer's point of view, the strong Chinese competition simply offers more in terms of technology. Nevertheless, VW remains confident and is already betting on further models in the ID series.

By Felix Lee