Imported Cars Also Enter the Electric Vehicle Era... New Cars to Look Forward to Next Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the imported car industry continues to perform well, with sales of high-priced vehicles over 100 million KRW expected to exceed 40,000 units. Especially next year, as the era of future cars approaches, competition to attract consumers is expected to intensify with the expansion of electric vehicle lineups.

Mercedes-Benz EQS Concept Car. [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to the automotive industry on the 26th, Mercedes-Benz plans to showcase pure electric vehicles EQA and EQS centered around its electric vehicle brand, EQ. Mercedes-Benz officially launched its first pure electric EQ vehicle, The New EQC, in Korea last October.

The EQA, based on the compact SUV GLA model, is the production version of the first compact electric vehicle EQA of the EQ brand, which was unveiled at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. It is known to have a driving range of 402 km (WLTP standard) on a single charge.

The EQS is the production model of the concept car 'Vision EQS' revealed at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show. Based on the large sedan S-Class, it is reported to have a driving range of 700 km (WLTP standard) on a single charge.

Additionally, The New Mercedes S-Class, the 7th generation fully redesigned flagship sedan, which was unveiled at a digital premiere event this September, is scheduled to be released domestically in the first half of next year.

BMW's electric vehicle iX3. [Image source=Yonhap News]

BMW Group Korea will launch the flagship pure electric vehicle iX and the pure electric model iX3 based on the X3 in Korea in the fourth quarter of next year. In addition, in the first quarter, it plans to release the New 4 Series, a 2-door sports coupe, among a total of 10 new BMW and MINI models to be introduced domestically.

The high-performance sports sedan BMW New M3 and sports coupe New M4 will be released in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, the high-performance M Performance model M135i from the New 1 Series lineup will be introduced. MINI will unveil facelifted models of the 3-door hatch, 5-door hatch, and convertible in the third quarter of next year.

Jeff Mannering, President of Audi Division at Audi Volkswagen Korea, is responding at an online press conference on the 11th.

At Audi Volkswagen Korea, the coupe-type electric vehicle Audi e-tron Sportback 55 is scheduled to be launched in the domestic market next year. Earlier on the 11th of this month, Audi Volkswagen Korea pre-released the Audi e-tron Sportback 55 along with the Volkswagen ID.4, which is scheduled for release in 2022, at a digital press conference.

In addition, Audi Volkswagen Korea will launch more than 20 new and facelifted models, including electric vehicles, across its four brands next year. The Volkswagen division will also release three new models. Bentley will launch the new Flying Spur V8 and the facelifted Bentayga V8, and Lamborghini will release one new model.

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