Gasgoo.com (Shanghai August 25) - FAW Volkswagen's much anticipated own brand car, the Kaili E88 electric, will be produced at the joint venture's Foshan factory, the Beijing Times reported today. Plans are being finalized, with production slated to begin in the end of 2013.

FAW-VW officials revealed last week that the Kaili will be structurally based on the New Bora electric (pictured above). However, the Kaili will have entirely new exterior design closer to GM and Volvo's offerings. The car's battery and motor systems will be entirely independently designed. The car will reportedly measure 4.54 meters long, with a wheelbase of 2.6 meters.

The Kaili is an important model for the FAW-VW joint venture and a critical project for its Foshan production site. Although many enterprises, both domestic and foreign, are researching electric vehicles, the actual number of EVs on the market is quite small, making it hard to predict how the Kaili will do.

In other news, the new Kaili logo has already been decided on (pictured below).

Source:Gasgoo.com