BMWmadeabigannouncementthatitwilllaunchitspureelectronicautoI3toBeijing,NewYorkandLondonatthesametime.After4days,Volkswagenissuessustainabletrafficsolution,whichistakenasitsnewenergystrategycountermove.
「2013isthe『Volkswagenelectronicdrivenyear』.」LiDing,directorofelectronicautomobileprojectofR&DcenterofVolkswagenGroup,saidtomedia,VolkswagenGroupnowapplyelectronicdrivenintoalltypeofautomobilestotrulyputelectrificationintoeffect.Accordingtoitsstrategy,Volkswagenwillintroduce『e-up!』and『e-golf』electronicautofirst,andthenmassiveproduceinEuropeanmarketwithinthisyear.
「Wewilldecidetolaunchtocertainmarketbasedonthedevelopmentdegree,butwehaven’tintroduceintoChinesemarketuptonow.」LiDingsoexpressedduringinterview,「opponentslaunchtheirelectronicautosalreadytoChinesemarket,butVolkswagenGroupdoesnotbringitsproductstoChinainhurry.Generalizationofelectronicautosegmentneedsrighttimeandrightlocation.Volkswagenwouldnotbethefirstpeopletoeatcrab,butwillchoosetherighttime,andtobethebestone.」