German automaker Volkswagen is investing about $1 billion in China for electric car development, and releasing a vehicle targeted at a higher end of the market.
Volkswagen announced at the Shanghai auto show this week it is investing around 1 billion euros in an electric car development and business center in Hefei — a city near Shanghai that's become an auto hub, home to Nio's China office and others.
Volkswagen's ID.7 is set for release in Europe and China in the fall of 2023, and in North America in 2024.is investing about $1 billion in China for electric car development, and releasing a vehicle targeted at a higher end of the market. German investment in China grew by nearly 61% in the first quarter from a year ago, China's Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. Overall, foreign investment in China grew by 4.9% year-on-year in the first three months of the year to 408.45 billion yuan .Volkswagen's new business center is set to be operated by a new company called "100%TechCo" and is set to launch in 2024 with more than 2,000 employees, the automaker said in a release.
By involving local suppliers at the early stage of product development and integrating Volkswagen's three joint ventures in China, 100%TechCo can reduce product and tech development times by about 30%, the automaker claimed.. The all-electric vehicle is set to launch in China and Europe this fall, and North America next year.
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