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VW must change EV approach in China, Diess says

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The VW ID4 has had a slow sales start in China. (ULI_SONNTAG)
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July 29, 2021 09:04 AM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group must change its approach to how it sells electric vehicles in China, the world's largest car market, CEO Herbert Diess said, in a response to poor EV sales there.

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