VW Unveils Apple-Skinned SUV Challenger to Tesla's Model X
- German automaker spends $34 billion to build electric fleet
- VW counts on growing SUV lineup to sustain China sales
Volkswagen AG's Roomzz concept Sport Utility Vehicle.
Source: Volkswagen AG
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Volkswagen AG unveiled an electric sport utility vehicle concept to challenge Tesla Inc.’s Model X as part of the auto industry’s largest push into battery-powered vehicles.
The full-size SUV, available from 2021, features rotating lounge-seats covered in so-called AppleSkin -- an artificial leather made in part from apple-juice waste, VW said ahead of the Shanghai auto show. The ID. Roomzz will follow the rollout of an all-electric hatchback and a compact crossover in 2020 as well as battery versions of the Lavida and Bora sedans in China this year.