On November 10, the first Tayron developed specifically for the Middle East rolled off the assembly line and was handed over at FAW-Volkswagen's Changchun plant. Gu Yunbin, the joint venture's technical vice-president, handed the keys to a representative of Volkswagen's Middle East region, marking the expansion of FAW-Volkswagen's exports from sedans to SUVs.
FAW-Volkswagen began vehicle exports in September 2025, when an initial batch of 554 Magotan and Sagitar cars left the Changchun plant for the Middle East. Song Yulang, first vice-president for finance, said cumulative orders for the Sagitar, Magotan and Tayron have exceeded 8,600 units since September 2025, with 1,600 orders for the Tayron, about 18.6% of the total for the three export models; the Middle East, led by Saudi Arabia, accounts for about 85% of FAW-Volkswagen's export volume.
The export models were specially tuned and adapted for the Middle East's long hot summers and frequent sandstorms and matched to local regulations and driving habits, and are built to Volkswagen's global quality standards. On October 28, Volkswagen Group China said its China strategy was shifting from "in China, for China" to "rooted in China, winning together globally".