- Volkswagen Anhui halts all-new model launches for 2027–2028 and shelved a planned 2028 crossover as the ID. UNYX family underperforms, forcing a product-first retrenchment.
- The ID. UNYX 07 sold 2,674 units through October, the UNYX 08 2,550 units, versus an original 2026 production plan of 33,000 and an internal 2027 target of 128,000 units.
- Targeting mass-market EVs, VW faces rivals in China’s mainstream NEV segment while risking low plant utilization, continued losses, steep scaling needs and missed break-even until 2030.
Volkswagen Anhui does not plan to launch any all-new models in 2027 or 2028, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The joint venture has also put on hold a crossover SUV originally scheduled for 2028, as demand for its ID. UNYX lineup has fallen short of expectations.
The decision highlights the product and sales challenges facing Volkswagen Anhui. The company has introduced three models this year — the ID. UNYX 07, ID. UNYX 08 and ID. UNYX 09 — but none has gained the traction it had expected.
The ID. UNYX 07 went on sale in May and had delivered just 2,674 units through October. The ID. UNYX 08, launched in April, recorded 2,550 cumulative deliveries over the same period. The ID. UNYX 09 entered the market in October and is still in the early stages of customer deliveries, leaving its longer-term performance to be seen.
Reuters reported that Volkswagen Anhui had originally planned to produce 33K ID. UNYX vehicles this year. Actual sales, however, have fallen well short of that plan.
Internal planning documents also set a sales target of 128K units for the ID. UNYX lineup in 2027. Reaching that figure would require a sharp increase from the model series’ current sales level.
The joint venture is also grappling with low factory utilization and continued losses. Its plant in Anhui has an annual production capacity of up to 350K vehicles, but current output remains far below that level.
Volkswagen owns a 75% stake in the joint venture, which was established nearly nine years ago but has yet to turn a profit. Volkswagen’s CFO previously said the company does not expect Volkswagen Anhui to break even until 2030.
The difficulties at Volkswagen Anhui reflect broader challenges facing the German automaker in China.
Volkswagen sold 1.379M vehicles in China from January to September, down 30.2% YoY. The decline was steeper than the approximately 22% contraction in China’s overall passenger vehicle market during the same period.
There are signs of progress in its NEV transition, however. Volkswagen delivered more than 28K NEVs in China in October, setting a new monthly record for the brand.
In response to questions about Volkswagen Anhui’s future product plans, Volkswagen Group China said it was focusing on expanding and optimizing the joint venture’s dealer network to reach more consumers and support sustainable business development.
Volkswagen plans to launch 30 NEV models in China by 2029, including vehicles from Volkswagen Anhui. It also intends to keep the ID. UNYX lineup competitive through regular model updates.
With no all-new models planned for the next two years, Volkswagen Anhui faces a pressing challenge: turning around sales of the ID. UNYX lineup with the products it already has.
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