Start of production of the ID.7
Dozens of guests from business and politics were invited to the official start at the VW plant on Monday.
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Volkswagen has started series production of the new ID.7 electric sedan at its plant in Emden, East Frisia. “Today’s start of production of the ID.7 is an important milestone for our transformation,” said VW core brand boss Thomas Schäfer, at the official start at the VW plant on Monday in front of dozens of guests from business and politics, including Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister and VW Supervisory Board member Stephan Because.
“With the ID.7 we are reaching the next level in electromobility. As early as 2026 we will have the broadest portfolio in the industry,” said the VW manager.
With the touring sedan presented in April with a range of up to 700 kilometers, VW wants to expand its electric ID series. At the end of the year, the electric car in Passat format should come onto the market. It covers the upper middle class after the Wolfsburg-based company started its series of pure electric vehicles with models such as the compact car ID.3 and the small SUV ID.4.
The ID.4 has been manufactured in the seaport city since last year. For the production of electric cars, the factory in Emden has been converted since 2020 during ongoing operations. According to VW, it is investing more than one billion euros.
Emden is now the main plant for the new ID.7, which is also to be built in China. According to the works council, only a good dozen ID.7s per day are currently rolling off the assembly line due to a recent overall weakening in demand for electric cars.
Production should now ramp up. By the beginning of 2024, there should be between 200 and 300 vehicles. In total, Volkswagen currently produces around 800 cars a day in Emden, including around 300 electric cars. Around 8,000 employees work at VW in Emden.
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