VW is already producing two smaller EVs at joint ventures in China — the ID4 Crozz assembled at FAW-Volkswagen in Foshan and the ID4 X built by SAIC Volkswagen in Shanghai.
A new $800 million assembly plant at VW’s manufacturing hub in Tennessee will also produce EVs.
Volkswagen said in November that production of three additional ID family models will start in China in 2021. Altogether, VW plans to introduce eight ID models in China by 2023.
The ID6 is based on the same modular electric matrix (MEB) platform Volkswagen is rolling out worldwide. It is 11.5 inches longer than the ID4 and 24.2 inches longer than the ID3 hatchback sold only in Europe, information posted on the China site indicates.
In China, according to government documents, the base-level ID6 will be equipped with an 82kWh lithium ion battery. Two powertrain options will be offered: a base, entry-level model with one 75kW electric motor with 100 hp, and a top-end model with two of the motors, one at each end of the vehicle, for combined power of 150kW and 201 hp.
It will be offered with rear- or all-wheel drive and a one-speed transmission, government documents show.
