A VW ID from China
The Volkswagen Group wants to stop what it considers to be illegal imports of cars produced in China to Europe.
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New electric cars are a scarce commodity in Europe and especially in Germany. The delivery times – for example at Volkswagen – are sometimes more than a year. Chinese gray market dealers want to capitalize on this: They offer Chinese-made cars from VW’s electric ID model series in Europe.
But Volkswagen is fighting back. For the Wolfsburg car manufacturer, imports from the People’s Republic are illegal. The VW Group is therefore warning its German dealers against buying up the ID imports and selling the cars: “You may not buy or sell these vehicles in contractually authorized shops with the Volkswagen brand, or adapt them to the local market conditions with your help “, it says in a letter to the dealers, which is available to the Handelsblatt.
VW dealers who do not comply with these strict requirements from Wolfsburg would have to face serious legal consequences. Any form of infringement could represent “conduct in breach of contract”, Volkswagen will “not tolerate such behavior”.
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