Mexican Media Brands
VW, Chinese Partner to Co-Develop EV Platform
Volkswagen AG and its SEAT unit have signed a memorandum of understanding with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp. (JAC) to develop an electric vehicle platform to carry SEAT-badged EVs in China.
#hybrid
Share
Volkswagen AG and its SEAT unit have signed a memorandum of understanding with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp. (JAC) to develop an electric vehicle platform to carry SEAT-badged EVs in China by 2021.
The agreement is the latest in a series of partnerships between VW and JAC in China, including creating a joint venture last year to make electrified vehicles. SEAT is a shareholder in the JAC Volkswagen venture and is contributing its design expertise to the partnership.
In July, the companies announced plans for a joint tech center to develop electrified, autonomous and connected vehicle technologies for Chinese consumers. Construction of the facility is due to begin next month.
VW began building its first EV model in China, a small crossover called the Sol E20X, early this year at JAC’s plant in Hefei. The companies also are working on EVs with China’s FAW Group. The three carmakers expect to spend a combined €15 billion ($17.6 billion) on advanced technology projects through 2022 and introduce 40 locally produced plug-in hybrid and all-electric models in China by 2025.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Hyundai Shops for a Partner to Make Electric Scooters
Hyundai Motor Co. is looking for a domestic partner to mass-produce the fold-up Ioniq electric scooter it unveiled at last year’s CES show in Las Vegas, a source tells The Korea Herald.
-
Chevy Develops eCOPO Camaro: The Fast and the Electric
The notion that electric vehicles were the sort of thing that well-meaning professors who wear tweed jackets with elbow patches drove in order to help save the environment was pretty much annihilated when Tesla added the Ludicrous+ mode to the Model S which propelled the vehicle from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds.
-
Internal Combustion Engines’ Continued Domination (?)
According to a new research study by Deutsche Bank, “PCOT III: Revisiting the Outlook for Powertrain Technology” (that’s “Pricing the Car of Tomorrow”), to twist a phrase from Mark Twain, it seems that the reports of the internal combustion engine’s eminent death are greatly exaggerated.