Volkswagen is taking its popular Jetta brand and turning it into an entirely new and separate company that will make cars for China, the German automaker announced Tuesday.
Jetta the automaker will launch as a joint-venture with state-owned Chinese car giant First Auto Works, and will offer three models at the outset: the existing Jetta sedan and two SUVs. Volkswagen didn’t say if the models will be all-electric, but it’s likely some will, based on the Chinese government’s requirement that car companies make and sell a certain percentage of “zero emissions” or “new energy” vehicles.
“This is a very smart strategic move by VW. The Jetta nameplate has a long history in China as a dependable car,” Alysha Webb, a Los Angeles-based…
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