VW taps electric Golf to help meet China's EV quota

The e-Golf is currently assembled exclusively at VW's factory in Wolfsburg (shown).

July 14, 2017 05:00 AM

Volkswagen is looking to build the electric Golf in China next year, using for the first time locally sourced battery cells from a leading local supplier to meet a controversial quota system for electrified vehicles.

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