Audi Plans Electric-Vehicle Joint Venture with China's FAW
October 13 2020 - 06:38AM
Dow Jones News
By Kim Richters
Audi AG said Tuesday that it is launching a new electric-vehicle
joint venture with Chinese company FAW, expanding its presence in
the country.
The German car maker has signed a memorandum of understanding
for the joint production of electric vehicles using its Premium
Platform Electric technology from 2024 onward.
"This decision emphasizes the strategic importance of the
Chinese market," said Audi's Chief Executive Markus Duesmann. "We
are thus actively pushing forward with innovations locally."
Audi said it aims to generate around 40% of its unit sales in
China with electrified cars by 2025. In the first nine months of
this year, it delivered 512,081 vehicles in China.
Audi's parent company Volkswagen AG together with FAW
established a joint-venture called FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co.,
Ltd. in 1991, where Audi already produces vehicles.
Write to Kim Richters at kim.richters@wsj.com
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