VW: 300,000 units a year in Shanghai ・ EV factory operation: SUV ・ ID.4X production
Shanghai
November 05, 2020
Volkswagen (VW)
SAIC Volkswagen:
On October 27, the EV Shanghai plant in Jiading District, Shanghai was put into operation, and production of the SUV “ID.4X” started.
Shanghai Factory:
It uses the state-of-the-art modular platform (MEB) developed by VW.
The total investment is 17 billion yuan (255 billion yen),
Annual production capacity is expected to be 300,000 units,
Shanghai factory specializes in EV production,
In addition to its own EV models, Audi and Skoda EV models are said to start production within two years.
VW and Chinese market:
VW is:
With three companies, SAIC Volkswagen, FAW-Volkswagen, and Jianghuai Mass
“By 2024, we will invest a total of 15 billion euros to expand NEV production in the Chinese market,” he said in September.
Plans to “produce 15 models and NEVs in mainland China by 2025.”
Like the Shanghai factory, the Foshan factory in Guangdong province has adopted MEB and has already been in operation since September.
The annual production capacity of both plants is expected to reach 600,000 units in total.
(Note) Abbreviation for “modular electrification kit”, which refers to the EV-specific platform developed by VW.
-JETRO
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