Volkswagen announced plans to invest heavily in electric vehicle production.
大众汽车宣布了在电动汽车生产上的重大投资计划。
The iconic
Volkswagen Beetle has been a symbol of automotive culture for decades.
多年来，标志性的大众甲壳虫一直是汽车文化的象征。
Volkswagen's Tiguan model offers a versatile combination of style and functionality.
大众途观车型提供了风格与功能兼备的多用途组合。
The company aims to become a global leader in sustainable mobility solutions with its ID. series.
该公司旨在通过其ID.系列成为全球可持续出行解决方案的领导者。
Volkswagen Group includes brands like Audi, Porsche, and Lamborghini under its umbrella.
大众集团麾下拥有奥迪、保时捷和兰博基尼等品牌。
Their latest concept car showcases advanced autonomous driving technology.
他们最新的概念车展示了先进的自动驾驶技术。
The scandal involving diesel emissions tests had a significant impact on
Volkswagen's reputation.
涉及柴油排放测试的丑闻对大众的声誉造成了重大影响。
The Golf GTI is celebrated by enthusiasts for its blend of performance and practicality.
高尔夫GTI因其性能与实用性的完美结合而受到爱好者的赞誉。
Volkswagen's efforts towards electrification include the expansion of charging infrastructure worldwide.
大众汽车在电气化方面的努力包括在全球范围内扩大充电基础设施。
With the Passat,
Volkswagen offers a mid-size sedan known for its comfort and reliability.
大众通过帕萨特提供了一款以舒适性和可靠性著称的中型轿车。
Volkswagen has built a state-of-the-art hub that involves electric vehicle development and production in Hefei, Anhui province.
大众汽车在安徽省合肥市建立了一个涉及电动汽车开发和生产的最先进的中心。
The Hainan government and Volkswagen Group China will consolidate and expand their existing cooperation on the automotive industry and mobility projects under a framework agreement for comprehensive cooperation signed on Friday during the 2023 World New Energy Vehicle Congress, which was held from Thursday to Saturday in Haikou, South China's Hainan province.
海南省政府和大众汽车集团中国将根据周五在中国海南省海口市举行的2023年世界新能源汽车大会期间签署的全面合作框架协议，巩固和扩大其在汽车行业和移动项目方面的现有合作。
These include the wide range of mobility services, vocational education, and marketing projects covered by this agreement," said Liu Yunfeng, executive vice-president of Volkswagen Group China, responsible for corporate and joint venture affairs.
其中包括该协议涵盖的广泛的移动服务、职业教育和营销项目，”大众汽车集团中国区负责企业和合资企业事务的执行副总裁刘云峰表示。
The construction of Hainan FTP is in a stage of policy dividend release and high-quality development, and Hainan has become a new hot spot for investment by domestic and foreign major enterprises, said Feng Fei, Party secretary of Hainan, while meeting with Ralf Brandstatter, member of the management board of the Volkswagen Group, and his delegation on Friday.
海南FTP建设正处于政策红利释放和高质量发展阶段，海南已成为国内外主要企业投资的新热点。
Under the agreement, the Hainan government and Volkswagen Group China will continue their collaborations with local institutions to optimize professional talent development plans, enhance the capabilities of tutors at local automotive vocational colleges, and work toward the creation of a qualification certification system.
根据该协议，海南省政府和大众汽车集团中国将继续与当地机构合作，优化专业人才发展计划，提高当地汽车职业学院导师的能力，并致力于建立资格认证体系。
Volkswagen and its subsidiaries also intend to initiate pilot projects for clean energy and sequential charging services in Hainan.
大众汽车及其子公司还打算在海南启动清洁能源和顺序充电服务试点项目。
Volkswagen Group China and China International Consumer Products Expo plan to establish a long-term strategic partnership where, in an initial phase, Hainan will support the group to participate in the event between 2024 and 2026.
大众汽车集团中国区和中国国际消费品博览会计划建立长期战略合作伙伴关系，在初期阶段，海南将支持该集团在2024年至2026年期间参加该活动。
Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang said China is willing to create a more favorable environment and better conditions for foreign-invested enterprises to invest and prosper within China when meeting with Oliver Blume, chairman of Volkswagen's board of management in Beijing on Wednesday.
中国国务院副总理丁薛祥周三在北京会见大众汽车董事会主席布鲁姆时表示，中国愿意为外商投资企业在华投资兴业创造更加有利的环境和条件。
Noting that the prospects for China-Germany cooperation in the automotive sector, Ding said China welcomes Volkswagen to continue leverage its strengths, expand investment in China and achieve its greater development through mutually beneficial cooperation.
丁在谈到中德汽车领域合作前景时表示，中方欢迎大众汽车继续发挥自身优势，扩大在华投资，通过互利合作实现更大发展。
Blume appreciated China’s strong support for Volkswagen’s development, saying that the German car group cherishes its friendship with China and the Chinese people.
布鲁姆赞赏中国对大众汽车发展的大力支持，表示德国汽车集团珍视与中国和中国人民的友谊。
Volkswagen will increase input in key areas and keep developing its business in China, he said.
他说，大众汽车将增加在关键领域的投入，并继续发展其在中国的业务。
Earlier this month, the company, which is traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange with the biggest shareholder being Volkswagen, bought a 25 percent stake in Inobat, a Slovak startup battery maker.
本月早些时候，该公司购买了斯洛伐克初创电池制造商Inobat 25%的股份。该公司在深圳证券交易所上市，最大股东是大众汽车。
Likewise, German carmaker Volkswagen Group set up a technology company with a total investment of about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in May in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui province, as its R&D, innovation and procurement center for new energy vehicles and intelligent connected vehicles.
同样，德国汽车制造商大众汽车集团于5月在中国东部安徽省省会合肥成立了一家总投资约10亿欧元（11亿美元）的科技公司，作为其新能源汽车和智能网联汽车的研发、创新和采购中心。
Chen listened to information about the business operations, demands and suggestions of six foreign enterprises, including Airbus and Volkswagen, on their key investment projects in Tianjin during the symposium on Thursday.
在周四的座谈会上，陈听取了空客、大众等六家外国企业对天津重点投资项目的经营情况、需求和建议。
During his trip, Machuel met Beijing Mayor Yin Yong, Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng and Wang Xiaoping, minister of human resources and social security, as well as leaders of companies such as Huawei and Volkswagen.
访问期间，马楚尔会见了北京市长尹勇、上海市长龚正、人力资源和社会保障部部长王小平，以及华为、大众等企业领导人。
"For CATL, the Hungarian plant will also help it to get closer to automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen to gain a lead in the European market and boost overseas expansion," Zhang added.
张补充道：“对于CATL来说，匈牙利工厂也将有助于其与梅赛德斯-奔驰、宝马和大众等汽车制造商建立更紧密的联系，从而在欧洲市场取得领先地位，并促进海外扩张。”。
For Oliver Blume, chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen AG, his recent business trip to China solidified his optimism.
大众汽车公司（Volkswagen AG）董事会主席奥利弗·布鲁姆（Oliver Blume）最近的中国商务之行坚定了他的乐观情绪。
Bullish on China's economy, he said Volkswagen will build new technology partnerships in the Chinese market.
他对中国经济持乐观态度，表示大众将在中国市场建立新的技术合作伙伴关系。
Volkswagen AG is not the only global heavyweight seeking to further understand the Chinese economy to enable it to grasp its opportunities.
大众汽车并不是唯一一家寻求进一步了解中国经济以抓住机遇的全球重量级汽车公司。
Volkswagen AG's chief executive visited China from late January to early February, the company said, while Apple CEO Tim Cook and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla are expected to visit next month, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.
知情人士告诉《华尔街日报》，大众汽车公司表示，该公司首席执行官于1月底至2月初访问了中国，而苹果首席执行官蒂姆·库克和辉瑞首席执行官阿尔伯特·波拉预计将于下月访问。
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume, also chairman of the group's luxury marque Porsche, arrived in Beijing in January as the first head of an automotive multinational to visit the country in the Lunar New Year.
大众汽车首席执行官奥利弗·布鲁姆（Oliver Blume）也是该集团豪华品牌保时捷（Porsche）的董事长，他作为第一位在农历新年访问中国的汽车跨国公司负责人于1月抵达北京。
It makes it clear how important the Chinese market is for us," the journal said quoting Ralf Brandstätter, who heads Volkswagen in China.
这清楚地表明了中国市场对我们的重要性，”该杂志引用大众汽车中国区负责人Ralf Brandstätter的话说道。
Another automobile giant, Volkswagen Group, saw a recovery in China accelerated with a 26 percent increase in deliveries in the quarter, according to its financial report.
另一家汽车巨头大众汽车集团（Volkswagen Group）的财务报告显示，该季度中国的交付量增长了26%，加速了复苏。
To speed up the pace of innovation in the Chinese market, Volkswagen's software unit Cariad set up a JV with Chinese technology company Horizon Robotics to accelerate regional development of advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving systems for the Chinese market.
为了加快中国市场的创新步伐，大众汽车的软件部门Cariad与中国科技公司Horizon Robotics成立了合资公司，以加快面向中国市场的先进驾驶辅助系统和自动驾驶系统的区域开发。
Another automobile giant, Volkswagen Group, saw a recovery in China accelerated with a 26 percent increase in deliveries in Q3, according to its financial report.
另一家汽车巨头大众汽车集团（Volkswagen Group）的财务报告显示，第三季度交付量增长26%，加速了中国的复苏。
To speed up the pace of innovation in the Chinese market, Volkswagen's software unit Cariad set up a joint venture with Chinese technology company Horizon Robotics to accelerate the regional development of advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving systems for the Chinese market.
为了加快中国市场的创新步伐，大众汽车的软件部门Cariad与中国科技公司Horizon Robotics成立了一家合资公司，以加快面向中国市场的先进驾驶辅助系统和自动驾驶系统的区域开发。
UAES' Taicang branch is a major supplier for major carmakers including General Motors, Volkswagen, Nio and BYD.
UAES的太仓分公司是包括通用汽车、大众汽车、蔚来汽车和比亚迪在内的主要汽车制造商的主要供应商。
The author has been working at Volkswagen Group since 2004 and was appointed president of Audi China on Jan 1, 2022.
作者自2004年起在大众汽车集团工作，并于2022年1月1日被任命为奥迪中国总裁。
Debrecen is located at the heart of Europe, and with close proximity to some auto plants of its customers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Stellantis and Volkswagen, CATL said that the Debrecen plant will enable it to better cope with the battery demands of the European market, improve its global production network development, and help accelerate e-mobility and energy transition in Europe.
CATL表示，德布勒森工厂位于欧洲的心脏地带，靠近梅赛德斯-奔驰、宝马、Stellantis和大众等客户的一些汽车工厂，将使其能够更好地应对欧洲市场的电池需求，改善其全球生产网络发展，并有助于加快欧洲的电动汽车和能源转型。
The top 10 companies are Walmart with a revenue of $572.75 billion, Amazon ($469.82 billion), State Grid ($460.63 billion), China National Petroleum ($411.69 billion), Sinopec Group ($401.31 billion), Saudi Aramco ($400.4billion), Apple ($365.82 billion), Volkswagen ($295.82 billion), China State Construction Engineering ($293.71 billion) and CVS Health ($292.11 billion).
排名前十的公司是沃尔玛，收入5727.5亿美元，亚马逊（4698.2亿美元），国家电网（4606.3亿美元）、中国石油天然气集团公司（4116.9亿美元）和中石化集团公司（4013.1亿美元）；沙特阿美石油公司（4004亿美元）。
The premier made the remarks during a virtual meeting in Beijing on Wednesday night with representatives of about 30 Fortune Global 500 companies, including Schneider Electric, Dow, ABB, Panasonic, Cargill, Rio Tinto, Starbucks and Volkswagen.
周三晚上，总理在北京与大约30家《财富》世界500强公司的代表举行的虚拟会议上发表了上述言论，这些公司包括施耐德电气、陶氏、ABB、松下、嘉吉、力拓、星巴克和大众。
German automaker Volkswagen took second place followed by its US counterpart General Motors.
德国汽车制造商大众位居第二，紧随其后的是美国通用汽车。
Its Shanghai factory, which is responsible for components of major automakers including SAIC Volkswagen, purchased medical preventive supplies to ensure worker safety.
Founded in 1975 and headquartered in East China's Shandong province, Linglong Tire sells its products to companies in over 180 countries and regions, including world-class automakers such as Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford.
Established in central Germany's Fulda in 1974, FFT has been the strategic partner and core supplier for leading carmakers such as BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen, mainly providing turnkey solutions for the companies' complete projects.
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company announced on Friday their intention to extend their global alliance to advance autonomous driving, electrification and better serve their customers.
According to Volkswagen's statement, the company will join Ford in investing in Argo AI, the US-based autonomous vehicle startup, in a deal that values the operation at more than $7 billion.
Meanwhile, Ford will use Volkswagen's electric vehicle architecture and Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) to design and build at least one high-volume fully electric vehicle model in Europe for European customers from 2023.
Through strengthening their partnership, Volkswagen and Ford can significantly increase the number of electric cars they produce, set standards for the auto industry and put their competitors under pressure, said the German daily newspaper Handelsblatt.
NEW YORK — Ford and Volkswagen are planning to unveil details about their budding alliance to build mobility services and autonomous and electric vehicles.
They said Ford would develop larger vans and pickups while Volkswagen would develop a smaller van for crowded cities.
Boosted by innovation and opening-up, Hunan province has attracted a number of automotive enterprises such as SAIC Volkswagen, GAC-Mitsubishi, BYD, and Geely, as well as other automotive suppliers including Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH.
- Volkswagen will recall 92,621 vehicles in the Chinese market due to defective gearbox control modules, according to China's market regulator.
Porsche will also leverage the resources of Mobility Asia, a subsidiary under Volkswagen AG, to build charging facilities in China as its first electric vehicle, the Taycan, is to hit the market in February in the country.
Founded in 2011, CATL has inked supply contracts with a slew of global car manufacturers including BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler and Honda.
Years later, he bought his first car, a Volkswagen, and then a Nissan.
The 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal and unfavorable diesel-engine tax regimes have caused European diesel sales to dip.
The first DACHINA Dialogue was held by DACHINA Interchange Management GmbH, Brand Academy-Hochschule for Design and Communication and China Central Television on Wednesday in Hamburg, Germany, attracting guests such as Shi Mingde, China's ambassador to Germany, and Carsten Brosda, head of the Hamburg authority for culture and media and global brands including GANI, Alibaba, Volkswagen and Molyneux Mont Blanc.
The internet giant, which tapped into the auto sector almost four years ago, said late on Wednesday that it will team up with Zhejiang Jingu Co Ltd, a vehicle parts supplier to the likes of General Motors, Volkswagen and Ford, to raise China's auto service level.
The European facility will supply world-leading carmakers in the region, such as BMW AG, Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG.
Founded in 1986, the company made its official entry into the vehicle devices market in 1988 when it secured a deal with SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co Ltd to manufacture 30,000 bumpers for its Volkswagen Santana series.
Burkhard Welkener, deputy general manager at SAIC Volkswagen Automotive in 1986, who witnessed Jiangyin Mould Plastics' first deal with SAIC 30 years ago, was invited to Wuhan to witness the production of the 5 millionth bumper by equipment made in Germany that has served the production line for 30 years.
Research by Central China Securities shows CATL maintains long-term strategic cooperation with Chinese automobile manufactures like Yutong Bus Co, SAIC Motor Corp and BAIC Group, and its foreign clients include Germany-based carmakers Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG.
French automaker Renault was the first to open a car assembly plant here, followed by other Asian and European brands, such as Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen and Shacman.
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Tuesday the company is in talks with Volkswagen AG to seek opportunities to build a fleet and design new car models together, in response to earlier reports the two companies would form a joint venture to co-develop self-driving cars.
Alibaba described prospective customers of the first store as "middle-income earners who drive imported cars such as Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Ford".
Investment not only comes from major automakers such as Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford Motor, but also from high-tech players such as Intel, Apple and Baidu.
In 2017, GM and its joint ventures sold 4.04 million units in China, up 4.4 percent year-on-year, coming second only to German rival Volkswagen AG, which sold 4.18 million cars in the country.
Volkswagen AG defended its title as the best-selling carmaker in China last year, living up to its name which translates as "people's car" in the German language.
"For the first time, more than 4 million customers put their precious trust in us, and this significant milestone reflects Volkswagen's strong focus on exciting people and meeting their needs," said Jochem Heizmann, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group China.
Leading automotive manufacturers, such as Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz and Land Rover, are all Koller clients.
Other customers are direct suppliers to car companies such as Volkswagen AG, Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co Ltd, Geely and Changan.
[Photo/China Daily]Volkswagen, which translates to "the people's car" in German, is living up to its name in China.
Volkswagen has long made clear its ambition: to deliver 400,000 new energy vehicles to China in 2020, a quarter of Chinese authorities' latest sales goal for the year.
Jochem Heizmann, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group China, told reporters earlier this year that about a quarter of its 2020 sales are expected to come from the new joint venture, JAC Volkswagen.
The 50:50 partnership will have a total investment of 6 billion yuan ($882 million), according to JAC Motors, and is making Volkswagen the first international automaker to have three partners in China.
That would give Volkswagen a head start in the country, as the first localized electric car from its major rival GM will not hit the market until at least 2019 and Ford's first after 2020.
Matthias Mueller, CEO of Volkswagen Group, called the new joint venture a milestone in its electric offensive in China.
The reputation of diesel cars was further damaged when it emerged that several companies, most notably Volkswagen, had falsified emissions data about their diesel models.
As of Friday, the list includes 30 companies, with Volkswagen Group of America, Mercedes Benz, Google, Delphi Automotive and Tesla Motors as the earliest entities receiving the permit.
For instance, Volkswagen AG's investment of $700 million to acquire a 4.99 percent stake in the Chinese smart EV startup Xpeng illustrates the growing trend of collaboration between global giants and local innovators.
A large number of international business tycoons including the leaders of Tesla, Starbucks, Alstom and Volkswagen have visited China to seek cooperation opportunities.
Volkswagen inked an investment agreement of around 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) in April to build a research and development, innovation, and procurement center in East China, while Tesla's energy-storage product factory is scheduled to break ground in Shanghai this year.
Stephan Mecha, head of Group Sales of Volkswagen Group China, said that the CICPE is a platform for expanding trade, strengthening cooperation, and promoting development among countries.
Volkswagen AG Chairman Oliver Blume and BMW Group Chairman Oliver Zipse said they will come to the event "for sure".
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Oliver Blume visited China from late January to early February, while Apple CEO Tim Cook and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla are expected to visit next month, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Volkswagen Group will display its premium brands Bently, Porsche, Lamborghini, and Ducati at the exhibition, said Ye Jun, senior director of Volkswagen Group China Government Affairs.
"We have a strong product lineup in China, such as Audi and Porsche, and we hope to continue expanding our product lineup, taking advantage of new technologies and developing new products," said Oliver Blume, chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, told Xinhua in a recent interview.
Among the heavyweight investors is German automaker Volkswagen, which announced investments of up to $3 billion in two new R&D-focused joint ventures in China in the second half of 2022 alone.
Now, more international carmakers are betting their future on Northeast China and its skilled workforce, including the iconic German brands of BMW and Volkswagen.
At this year's expo, German automakers including Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW have displayed their latest products ranging from electric vehicles to concept cars, making the event a feast for German car lovers.
In October, Volkswagen announced that its software subsidiary CARIAD has established a joint venture with Chinese automotive chip company Horizon Robotics.
"As the world's largest NEV market and one of the most dynamic and promising mobility markets globally, China plays a vital role in our future development," Stephan Woellenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China, told Xinhua.
Volkswagen Group China is expected to deliver approximately 1.5 million NEVs annually by 2025 and plans, in conjunction with its joint venture partners, to invest about 15 billion euros ($15.34 billion) in China's electric mobility sector from 2020 to 2024.
Big-ticket projects invested by Germany's Volkswagen Group and BMW Group, South Korean steelmaker Posco and US retail giant Costco had all been implemented well in China in the first half, generating strong impetus for the rapid growth of FDI, the ministry said.
In the meantime, big-ticket projects invested by Germany's Volkswagen Group, South Korean steelmaker Posco and US retail giant Costco had been implemented well in China, providing strong impetus to the rapid growth of foreign direct investment, said the ministry.
The company said recently it will roll out more affordable vehicles in the next two years to "take on foreign carmakers including Tesla and Volkswagen".
Meanwhile, as Xinhua News Agency reported, Volkswagen Group China announced on May 10 that it planned to establish a new digital sales and services company in Hefei.
"Our customers can expect to enjoy the latest Volkswagen Anhui-produced NEV models through this company in the not-so-distant future," said Stephan Wollenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China, whose third Volkswagen electric vehicle plant in China is under construction in Hefei.
Big-ticket projects invested by Germany's Volkswagen Group, South Korean steelmaker Posco and the US retail giant Costco have been implemented well in China, forming strong impetus to rapid FDI growth.
Volkswagen has built two MEB (Modular electric drive matrix) plants in two different manufacturing bases of the group in China, for the production of pure EVs, according to Zhi Yixiang, director of corporate and joint-venture affairs, Volkswagen Group China.
Moreover, many local players are leading in electrification and digitization of the auto industry, which means cooperation opportunities for Volkswagen, he said, naming the benefits brought by China's fast-developing new energy vehicle sector.
Representatives from automobile companies including Volvo, Michelin, BMW, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors attended the meeting and discussed matters related to strengthening the capacity of the CIIE automobile special committee and promoting the smart transportation zone.
According to a report recently published by global consulting firm EY, German automakers Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler benefited to an "above-average extent" from the market recovery in China as their sales in China in the third quarter increased 9 percent year-on-year.
The RCEP will also benefit European companies running a large number of manufacturing and service facilities in China, including Louis Dreyfus Co, Volkswagen AG, DHL Express, and Royal Philips NV, as they have already established strong business ties with many member states of the RCEP.
Liu Yunfeng, executive vice-president of Volkswagen Group China, said China's commitment to opening-up has made foreign companies more confident and enthusiastic about increasing investment in the country.
Volkswagen will take advantage of opportunities that the new development paradigm will create and promote relations between China and Germany and between China and the European Union, Liu said.
"The company, backed by leading Germany-based automaker Volkswagen, invested recently in battery manufacturing plants in two US states, Illinois and Michigan, which marked a milestone among Chinese battery makers in globalization due to the significant role the US market plays in EV and renewable energy technologies.
"At the Chengdu branch of FAW Volkswagen, a new Jetta leaves the production line in less than a minute on average.
HEFEI — Volkswagen (Anhui) Components Co Ltd, Volkswagen Group's first wholly owned battery system plant in China, started production on Nov 21 in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui province.