Volkswagen announced that it is working on an extremely affordable electric car. The car, which will be called “ID.1”, will be cheaper than 20 thousand euros. So how much would this vehicle sell for if it came to Turkey?
in the automotive industry electrical conversionhas led to serious competition in recent years. Brands, one by one, are pursuing the production of the most affordable electric cars possible. One of those brands is the German automobile giant. Volkswagen.
Kai Grünitz, one of Volkswagen’s top executives, said the company a new electric car He confirmed he was working on it. This car, whose design work has been completed, will be named “ID.1” and will be the brand’s cheapest electric car. Volkswagen this car, For use in the city is developing.
Volkswagen’s new electric vehicle will reflect the spirit of Up
*Volkswagen Up.
Although Volkswagen did not bring it to Turkey, it sold a city car called “Up” in some countries. With a decision taken in 2023, it will cease production of Up. terminating The company plans to close this gap with ID.1. Kai Grünitz stated that his new electric car will reflect the Up spirit in terms of usage and design. it will be similar told. Grünitz’s statement reveals that there will be no high technologies in this vehicle.
Kai Grünitz also talked about why they needed such a car. According to the statement of the Volkswagen manager a wider customer base Such a tool is needed to create . Saying that they want to attract their customers to electric cars, Grünitz said that an affordable model is now available. it’s just a necessity He underlined that.
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Let’s explain for those wondering: According to Kai Grünitz, ID.1 will be released in the late 2020s. However, this history is a little more we can clarify. The brand’s automobile development process generally takes 3 years. Considering that the design work of the vehicle has ended, it seems that we will meet this car at the end of 2026. ID.1, in 2027 will also reach global markets.
So how much will the Volkswagen ID.1 cost?
Kai Grünitz, Volkswagen ID.1 Even cheaper than 20 thousand euros He said they wanted it to have a price tag. This number, for Türkiye also It will reach very good levels. Okay but why?
No additional customs duty is applied to automobiles imported from Germany. That being the case, for Volkswagen ID.1 only SCT and VAT We will have to talk. According to the current regulation, this vehicle is in the 10 percent Special Consumption Tax bracket (since it will not have an engine larger than 160 kW). Even if we get a price tag of 20 thousand euros when adapting this to Turkey 871.200 TL We encounter a sales price of around . The price of Dacia Spring, the cheapest electric car in Turkey today 985,000 TL Let us remind you that it is.
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Although the Volkswagen ID.1 does not seem very affordable to us, we can explain how affordable it is in German conditions as follows:
Fiat Egea Cross, one of the best-selling cars in Turkey, has a price tag of around 32 thousand euros in Germany. Therefore, ID.1 is even better than Egea Cross in Germany. 37.5% cheaper will be. If the price ratio between Egea Cross and ID.1 could be similar in Turkey, the price of ID.1 in Turkey would be approximately 573 thousand TL it would happen.