A German car dealer imports 22 Volkswagen ID. from China6 and get involved in a lawsuit. The dealer is Gregory Bundny, who he believes sells in the Chinese market6 Yes, and thought that his customers would like it, bought these vehicles through legal channels, from the Chinese Volkswagen FAW-Volkswagen.
While the average cost of an electric car in Germany continues to climb, fierce competition from China has led to a significant increase. For example, Volkswagen ID3 Distributors in China** in 1259-14.$990,000, while prices start at $43,300 (about 310,000 RMB) in Germany,* which is essentially twice as expensive. Again, idThe price of the 7 vizzion starts at $22 in China77.77 million yuan, while in Germany it is almost double (+88%), at 61,600 US dollars (about 440,000 RMB).
id.6 Currently only available in China. Essentially, it's IDThe extended-wheelbase version of the 4 has three rows of seats and can accommodate up to seven people. Since the cars purchased by Gregory Brudny were intended for sale in the German market, after some modifications and software updates, the country's transport authorities were ready to approve the vehicles and legally allow him to ** these vehicles.
However, when trying to advertise the ** vehicle, Volkswagen stepped in and issued a temporary ban. In a subsequent judgment, the court ruled that the vehicles should be seized and Volkswagen wanted them destroyed. Although Volkswagen has not commented specifically on the case, it told Germany** that Volkswagen models produced in China are different from those sold in Europe and lack certain legal requirements, such as an automatic emergency call system.
The dealer countered that since his vehicle was legally imported and approved by the German authorities, there should be no problem. Due to the low cost of production and the recent ongoing ** war in the Chinese market, cars produced in China are currently cheap. Because of this, dealers believe that these vehicles can be competitive***.
Gregory Brudny believes that Volkswagen is killing chickens to show monkeys to stop others from trying to import Chinese-made cars. Gregory Brudny has appealed the ruling and believes he has a good case, but there is already a similar precedent. In 2021, a German court ruled in favor of Hyundai in a similar case in which Hyundai imported cars from Eastern European (non-EU) countries for resale. In that case, as in this one, the automaker relied on trademark law to block the sale of imported vehicles.