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Volkswagen is conducting an initial assessment of whether vehicles developed for the Chinese market could be imported into Europe or produced locally, a move that would signal a strategic shift in how the group uses its China-based engineering and cost advantages The Volkswagen ID. ERA 9X launched in China The assessment covers two options : importing complete vehicles from China and potentially producing cars or components in Europe at a later stage, according to a Tuesday report by German newspaper Handelsblatt. Volkswagen has begun an internal feasibility study, with its Zwickau plant in the German state of Saxony identified as one possible production site, the report said, citing sources. Key decisions remain open , including which models would be selected, what production scale would be viable, and whether the project will ultimately proceed. MODELS UNDER REVIEW The first candidate under discussion is the ID. ERA 9X , an extended-range SUV jointly developed by Volkswagen and S...