By bno - Taipei Bureau Volkswagen is considering allowing Chinese carmakers to take over its surplus production lines in Europe as it faces declining demand and increasing competition from the same companies looking to expand their presence in the region.

Volkswagen may have an answer to its China woes in the form of a joint venture with XPeng, a Chinese automotive manufacturer. The two companies are working on new architecture that will underpin VW’s Chinese EVs. The first models should hit the market in 2026, and at least one will be an SUV.

Car giant VW to wind down production at 2 factories; China could buy factories for foothold in Germany. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The company kickstarted development of China Electronic Architecture (CEA), a joint project of Volkswagen China Technology Company, Volkswagen's software unit CARIAD and XPENG. The CEA will develop a highly modern and cost-efficient electrical architecture that will be used in their vehicles from 2026.

Volkswagen has confirmed that it is considering selling some of its German car factories to Chinese manufacturers as part of a cost-cutting plan to save billions. The move comes as Volkswagen looks to restructure its business.

Volkswagen ( OTCPK:VLKAF) ( OTCPK:VWAGY) has discussed with Chinese partners such as SAIC, FAW Group, JAC Motors, and XPeng ( NYSE: XPEV) the possibility of the companies investing in plants in Germany, according to Chief Executive Oliver Blume.

All Porsche and Audi EVs are currently built outside the US, making them particularly exposed to an increase in tariffs. The Audi Q5 is built in Mexico, while Porsche EV models are produced in Europe.

It was just past 11 on a freezing December morning on the outskirts of Brussels, but already workers at the city's Audi factory were cracking open frosty cans of beer. They had just finished a long night shift - not on one of the production lines at a plant that has produced 8 million cars since 1949,

Through the strategic cooperation, XPENG and Volkswagen Group China aim to provide customers with a superfast charging network featuring over 20,000 charging piles and covering 420 cities across ...

Continent's biggest automotive producers having been struggling to comply with emissions mandates and offsetting gains of cheaper Chinese electric vehicles.

Toyota, the well-known Japanese automobile giant, has a reason to celebrate at the beginning of 2025 as it continues to be the world's largest car manufacturer. This is the fifth consecutive year that the brand has taken the top spot by leaving the other giants behind like the Volkswagen Group.

Volkswagen pointed to a ‘challenging EV climate’ as the reason why its electric sedan will no longer come to the U.S. and Canada. Two years ago, Volkswagen debuted a prototype of its ID.7, the sixth model in its lineup of electric vehicles,