16.4.2019. China in the global Transformation of the Volkswagen group and the associated decarbonisation program a Central role. Already this year, the range will be extended to electrified vehicles.
By 2028, over half the group’s planned 22 million E-cars will be produced in China. In order for electric mobility to promote offensive and to increase the acceptance of E-mobility, is also to be extended with a new Joint Venture, the charging infrastructure. For a comprehensive exploration of future technologies, Volkswagen Group China bundles development-performance Volkswagen and Audi brands, as well as the group research under the umbrella of the new ONE R&D structure.
Dr. Herbert Diess, member of the Board Chairman of Volkswagen AG, says: “We stand by our promise to not only comply with the legal framework in China to reduce emissions, but we want to focus on step-by-step to CO2-neutrality. Therefore, we rely on the clean mobility and eco-friendly production processes. China is of Central importance here.“
Dr. Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China, said: “Volkswagen Group China is driving to 2019 the Expansion of its E-fleet. We will be offering at the end of the year in China 14 electrified models, and thus our customers an extremely large selection. With the two vehicles that come next year, with the Modular E-drive modular system, the MEB on the market, as well as with our investments in the field of digitisation, we will continue the Transformation of Volkswagen, and define, together with our Chinese partner to mobility.“
In the course of its E-mobility Offensive, the Volkswagen group is planning up to 2028, approximately 11.6 million E-to produce cars in China: more than half of the Corporation’s target total target of 22 million. All three Joint Ventures – FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC VOLKSWAGEN and JAC, Volkswagen wants to help. As soon As the works of SAIC VOLKSWAGEN in Anting and FAW-Volkswagen to launch in Foshan in the coming year the production of vehicles on MEB-based, will be solely the production capacity in a year, around 600,000 all-electric vehicles
In addition, the JAC and the SEAT will develop its own platform for small E-cars.
In all 33 Chinese production plants of Volkswagen and its partners, the ecological footprint is to be further improved. In the past year alone, the CO2 emissions reduced-emissions in the Chinese plants by 13 percent and 390,000 tons of CO2 saved.
Improvement of the charging infrastructure
With a new Joint Venture, Volkswagen aims to improve the charging infrastructure. As a result, the Chinese customers should be able to charge your electric vehicle even more flexible, and more comfortable – at home and on the go. In the framework of the cooperation of Star Batch, FAW and JAC are offered from the end of this year, private wall boxes, and a large number of publicly usable charging stations set up. Thus, the driver can quickly and easily find the right charging station users and charging stations networked. This built-in connectivity solution is offered by Mobility Asia, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group China, which creates a digital Ecosystem for all the applications in the field of mobility.
New technologies for the future, new models for the presence of
To strengthen the performance and capacities for the exploration of future technologies, and want to set up ONE R&D structure of the brands Volkswagen and Audi, as well as the group research. Through this close collaboration, synergies and the efficiency increased.
The current meet customers ‘ desires, bring the brands of the group this year alone, eight new SUV models on the market. Five of them are locally produced.
Volkswagen Group Night, Auto Shanghai in 2019 (photo: Volkswagen AG)
