--- title: "Volkswagen opens presales of second Xpeng joint model in China" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/300000670.md" description: "Volkswagen has launched presales for the ID. UNYX 09, its second electric sedan co-developed with Xpeng, in China. Priced from 199,900 yuan, it goes on sale in late October. This move supports Volkswagen's 'in China, for China' strategy to counter a 26% drop in H1 2026 deliveries and intensify competition against domestic rivals like BYD." datetime: "2026-09-24T08:22:55.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/300000670.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300000670.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/300000670.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Volkswagen opens presales of second Xpeng joint model in China BEIJING, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Volkswagen launched presales of its second model jointly developed with EV maker Xpeng in China on Thursday, expanding its electric vehicle ‌offensive to catch up with Chinese rivals. The new electric fastback sedan debuts as ‌the German auto giant battles a deepening crisis in its largest market, driven by weaker sales and slimmer ​profit margins. The model, ID. UNYX 09, is the latest offering in Volkswagen's "in China, for China" campaign, which aims to accelerate vehicle development and better compete with domestic carmakers like BYD or Geely. Volkswagen's partnership with Xpeng has been central to its China revamp strategy to fend off swift ‌electrification, which led to the ⁠launch of its first Xpeng model, the ID. UNYX 08 SUV, earlier this year. Despite that push, Volkswagen's deliveries to China fell 26% to ⁠971,000 units in the first half of 2026, the company said in July, noting it was "unable to escape" the significant decline in the Chinese market. That was their lowest level in 16 ​years. NEW SEDAN ​BROUGHT TO PRODUCTION IN JUST TWO YEARS The current ​contraction in the Chinese market was ‌equivalent to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Volkswagen's China chief said this week. It has said the ID. UNYX 09 has been brought to production in just 24 months, about 30% faster, on its new China-based architecture. The mid- to large-size EV coupe is equipped with batteries from CATL, and Xpeng's VLA intelligent driving assistance system. It will be built ‌at Volkswagen's Hefei plant, west of Shanghai, which also ​produces the ID. UNYX 08. Priced from 199,900 yuan ($29,785) in ​presales, the new sedan will officially ​go on sale at the end of October. In China, homegrown brands ‌continue to erode the market share the ​German giant once held. ​Volkswagen plans to launch more than 20 battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models this year. Volkswagen has partnered up with Xpeng since 2023 when it bought a 5% stake ​in the Chinese firm. Expanding beyond ‌its work with Volkswagen, Xpeng plans to offer its technology to other foreign ​automakers, Reuters exclusively reported this month. ($1 = 6.7115 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Ju-min ​Park and Qiaoyi Li; Editing by Jan Harvey) ### Related Stocks - [VWAGY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VWAGY.US.md) - [VWAPY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VWAPY.US.md) - [VOW.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VOW.DE.md) - [VOW3.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VOW3.DE.md) - [XPEV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XPEV.US.md) - [BYDDF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BYDDF.US.md) - [BYDDY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BYDDY.US.md) - [09868.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09868.HK.md) - [002594.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/002594.CN.md) - [01211.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/01211.HK.md) - [00175.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00175.HK.md) - [GELHY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GELHY.US.md) - [300750.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/300750.CN.md) - [03750.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03750.HK.md) - [HYDD.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HYDD.SG.md) - [81211.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/81211.HK.md) - [80175.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/80175.HK.md) - [GELYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GELYY.US.md) - [HCCD.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HCCD.SG.md) ## Related News & Research - [Volkswagen Delays Ontario Battery Plant](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300196241.md) - [Volkswagen Confirms ID. Tiguan Will Replace ID.4, With Canadian Launch Coming in 2027](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300474473.md) - [Xpeng reportedly consolidates product lines to cut R&D costs](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300260473.md) - [VW postpones US return of the ID. Buzz to 2028](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300137422.md) - [Volkswagen opens talks with IG Metall after terminating several labor agreements effective end-2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300580239.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**