19.3.2019. Volkswagen in China and FAW-Volkswagen Joint Venture, to the networking and digitalization in the vehicles of FAW-Volkswagen. Both partners want to) invest around 121 million euros in the new company, “Mobile Online Services Intelligent” (MOSI.
It is about the development and the range of digital service offerings for all models of FAW-Volkswagen in 2019, but from 2020, including the vehicles based on the modular electric kit (MEB). With the new Joint Venture, Volkswagen makes in China, the pace in the development of its automotive Ecosystem.
“The development of digital value-added services for our Chinese customers is one of the most important tasks for Volkswagen”, says Dr. Stephan Wöllenstein, member of the management Board of the Volkswagen brand with responsibility for China and CEO of Volkswagen China. “The close cooperation with our colleagues from FAW-Volkswagen deepens the understanding of the Chinese market and its changing mobility requirements. Together, we want to give a strong and positive response.“
Dong Xiuhui, Commercial Vice President of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive co., President of FAW-Volkswagen Sales co. and Chairman of the Board of the MOS Intelligent Connectivity Technology co., he says: “the structure of The new Company is MOSI marked the entrance of FAW-Volkswagen in a new digital Era. The close cooperation between FAW-Volkswagen and Volkswagen in China and Germany, creates the prerequisites for the digitisation of businesses and to develop a strategic strength of FAW-Volkswagen.“
First Services for models of FAW-Volkswagen by the end of 2019
The new Joint Venture MOSI is located in the IT-metropolis of Chengdu and will start operating already in the first half of the year 2019. In the future, be developed in cooperation with Volkswagen experts in China and Germany digital service offerings in and around the car.
The digital value-added services of MOSI are to be for the upcoming models of FAW-Volkswagen by the end of 2019. By 2020, the Joint Venture intends to focus increasingly on the vehicles to MEB (MEB: modular electric kit).
In addition, it is planned to MOSI to develop a centre of excellence for new data-based business models for Volkswagen in China. For example, workshop and service offerings, as well as additional products to be better adapted to the individual customer’s demand. So, third-party provider in the growing cosmos of digital Services.
Automobiles Ecosystem is also built in China
The brand Volkswagen with the new Joint Venture in China, the pace, the structure of the automotive Ecosystem, the connected car, cloud-based platform and digital value-added services wants to connect. It comes to develop more and more digital Services for customers, who can access this information on the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud.
Volkswagen ID. (Photo: Volkswagen AG)
