Asia Tech Wire (Apr 25) -- Volkswagen AG announced on Wednesday that the Volkswagen brand has officially launched the ID.UX, a new sub-brand for intelligent pure electric vehicles in China.

Volkswagen's Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICV) center in Hefei, Anhui Province, will be responsible for the development and manufacturing of ID.UX models.

The Volkswagen ID. UNYX, which debuted at Wednesday's event as the first model in the ID.UX category, will go on sale in China later this year.

Featuring Volkswagen's 3D Avatar and Large Language Model, the ID. UNYX will be its first intelligent all-electric coupe SUV.

As planned, the ID.UX sub-brand will launch a total of five models by 2027.

And by 2030, Volkswagen's pure-electric ID. family will expand its lineup to 16 models.

Volkswagen also showcased the ID. CODE concept at the event, featuring future technologies including Level 4 autonomous driving and AI intelligent assistants.