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VW Confirms Commitment to Chinese Partners in FAW and SAIC

As part of Chinese premier Li Ke Qiang’s visit to Germany, Li Keqiang met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin along with Volkswagen’s Board of Management Jochem Heizmann and Chinese partners from First Automobile Works with a view to strengthening their strategic cooperation in further developing the Foshan production plant as well as investing…

May 27, 2013 Posted by administrator In Chinese Car News, Industry News Tagged FAW-VW, industry news, SAIC-VW, Volkswagen China Comments 0

Is the New Jetta Heading to the Taxi Market?

The New VW Jetta has been out on Chinese roads for a few weeks now along with the New Santana which look virtually indistinguishable from each other and look fairly similar to the larger Bora and Lavida, the only real differences being the FAW-VW and SH-VW badging on the rear of the car. Autohome.com.cn are running with spy pictures of a ‘poverty specification’…

May 8, 2013 Posted by administrator In Chinese Car News, Industry News, Spy Shots Tagged 2013 VW Jetta, China Taxi, FAW-VW, Taxi Car, VW Jetta Comments 1

VW’s Sub Brand Details Emerge

Yesterday FAW-VW’s Vice President Mr. Qin Huan Ming revealed to Chinese press that the company is considering creating a new low level brand for the Chinese market. Mr. Qin revealed that FAW-VW were likely to create new brand based off the outgoing Mk2 Jetta where four new models would be created priced at 60,000RMB to 80,000RMB with yearly production…

Feb 7, 2013 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged FAW-VW, Mr. Qin, Qin Huan Ming, VW Comments 0

Mk2 VW Jetta to Continue Production in China Under Different Brand Name

The mk2 Jetta is a stalwart of the Chinese automotive industry,…

Feb 6, 2013 Posted by Ash In Industry News Tagged buyers, China, Chinese manufacturers, Chinese media, FAW-VW, Jetta, mk2 Jetta, new Jetta, New Santana, new vehicles, Old Jetta, Skoda Rapid, VW Jetta Comments 1

Shanghai Volkswagen to Launch New Car Between Lavida and Passat

Chinese media are eagerly reporting on a new…

Dec 11, 2012 Posted by In Industry News, Spy Shots Tagged A-Plus, car, fastback, FAW-VW, ground, hatchback, joint ventures, launch, Lavida, MINI, model, nbsp, New, New Car, Passat, Passat CC, Passat Chinese media, Sagitar, sedan, segment, Shanghai, Shanghai Volkswagen, Shanghai VW, size, Style, suv, Tiguan, vehicle, Volkswagen, VW Jetta, VW Lavida, VW Sagitar Comments 1

FAW-VW Extends Joint Venture Ahead of Time, IPR issues Swept Away

FAW-VW have announced the extension of the joint venture between the two companies ahead of time. The original agreement was due to expire in 2016 but as a show of confidence in the joint venture both Volkswagen and First Automobile Works hammered out a new deal at the recent FAW-Volkswagen advisory board meeting in Foshan, China.

The talks also…

Nov 29, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged agreement, Ahead, Audi, automobile, board, China, confidence, cooperation, copying, deal, engine, Extends, extension, FAW, FAW Group, FAW Volkswagen, FAW-VW, Foshan, foundation, framework, gearbox, Golf, Group, infringement, IPR, IPR infringement, issue, Joint, Magotan, Market, meeting, partnership, PRC, president, press, range, release, respect, show, side, success, Swept, technology, the joint venture, time, trust, venture, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Group, VW, Works, Xu Jianyi, year Comments 1

First Audi Q3 Rolls Down Production Line at FAW-VW Plant in Foshan

Volkswagen’s plan to capture the Southern Chinese market where Japanese brands rule the roost took a step forward earlier today when the first Audi Q3 came off the Foshan production lines.

The Audi Q3 is currently imported into China from Europe and is nearly on par with the Audi Q5 in terms of pricing thanks to import taxes which boost…

Nov 16, 2012 Posted by In Industry News, Spy Shots Tagged area, Audi, Audi Q3, Audi Q5, bhp, DCT, drive, engine, FAW-VW, Foshan, Foshan Volkswagen, gallery, Gear, Japanese brands rule the roost, line, Market, option, par, plan, Plant, price, pricing, product, production, production line, production lines, RMB, Rolls, southern Chinese market, speed, step, today, unit, Volkswagen, wheel Comments 0

VW Jetta GLI Readying for Production

FAW-VW’s GLI has been spied plenty of times in China, but is it any nearer production? The Chinese media seem to think it is on the verge of rolling down the Jetta production line complete with indpendent rear suspension and of course the much required 2.0T engine that is shared with the Golf GTI, which FAW-VW also make.

Oct 26, 2012 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Spy Shots Tagged bhp, boy, circa, company, cost, course, engine, English, Euro, FAW-VW, GLI, Golf, Golf GTI, GTI, indpendent, Jetta, line, Market, model, non, plenty, Polo, Polo GTI, price, production, range, Readying, rear suspension, RMB, Skoda, Skoda Octavia VRS, suspension, The Chinese media, turbo, verge, VW Jetta GLI Comments 0

Volkswagen Expanding in China with Multiple New Factories. Or is it?

Over the past few days a number of rumors have appeared regarding VW in China, the rumors are basically:Shanghai VW are planning a new factory in Changsha, FAW-VW are planning a factory in Inner Mongolia.

As before with the Shanghai-VW investment in Xinjiang we broke the story first, it seemed an odd investment for a Shanghai based auto company to…

Oct 24, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged approval, area, auto, base, Bosch, call, car, chain, Changfeng, changsha, China, company, Country, desert, employment, engine, engine factories, Expanding, Expansion, Factory, FAW-VW, Fiat, Fire, government, hand, hawtai, home, Inner, Inner Mongolia, Investment, Mongolia, Multiple, Multiple New Factories, New, number, offering, order, page, problem, province, secret, SH-VW, Shanghai, shot, side, smoke, story, supply, tier, top, transmission, Volkswagen, VW, Watch Comments 0

Audi to make A4L 2.0T Quattro in China

Quattro fans will be happy to hear that Audi are adding the Quattro running gear to the 2.0T Audi for the Chinese market. The AWD system has so far been installed only on Audi’s flagship six cylinder turbo assisted vehicles which made them rather expensive when compared to the normal FWD models.

The Audi A range of vehicles has been given a major…

Jul 6, 2012 Posted by In Audi China Tagged Audi A4L, FAW-VW, Quattro Comments 1

FAW-VW Demands its Dealers Stop Adding Price Premiums to Cars

FAW-VW recently sent a memorandum from its HQ to its dealers: Stop Adding Price Premiums to Cars. The Chinese auto market is a strange one, imported or foreign brands can command a price premium that consumers are more than willing to pay, Chinese domestic brands hardly suffer from this and consumers expect to pay under the asking price for…

Jul 5, 2012 Posted by In Volkswagen Group China Tagged FAW-VW, Premium, sales, VW, VW China Comments 1

Next generation of Jetta to hit the production lines in October 2012

The Jetta as we know it in China, aka the 1982 Mark 2 Jetta, will be seeing the end of its long life in the next few months as the new JettaNF takes the center stage. The Jetta became known as the ultimate work horse as a taxi and fleet vehicle as well as low cost economy vehicle, the Sagitar came later as a compact model to sit under the Passat and…

Dec 17, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged FAW-VW, industry news, JettaNF Comments 0

FAW-VW to develop own VW models

The 20-year-old FAW-Volkswagen joint venture is about to enter an historical turning point, that is to transform from pure introduction and production of Volkswagenâ€™s prototype models to development of auto products based on the unique demands of Chinese consumers by 2015.

The companyâ€™s executive in charge of R&D told that the company…

Sep 5, 2011 Posted by SusanZhao In Industry News Tagged auto parts, automotive product development ability, FAW, FAW-VW, historical turning point, prototype models, VW Comments 1

SEAT is coming to China

Spain is famous for its passionate…

Aug 30, 2011 Posted by Robert Leitch In Commentary Tagged China, China Spain, Chinese Market, FAW-VW, leon, SEAT Leon, Shanghai Auto Show, Spain, VW, VW Group Comments 0

VW Celebrates 20 years with FAW

First Jetta rolls down the line at FAW-VW

Aug 26, 2011 Posted by In Industry News, Volkswagen Group China Tagged caption, FAW, FAW-VW, VW Comments 0

FAW-VW’s Kaili sub brand to be introduced in 2013

FAW-VW’s…

Aug 25, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged anyone, brand, car, construction, corner, Design, electric vehicle, Factory, FAW-VW, Forward, Foshan, Kai, Kai Li, Market, media reports, production, shape, share, shield, stone, sub, supply, vehicle, VW, whilst Comments 0

FAW-VW to start working on own SUV to rival the Tiguan

The VW Tiguan has become a hot commodity in the Chinese market, the compact SUV has become one of the best selling SUV’s in the Chinese market over the past few months despite the car being a relative new comer to the Chinese market. The Tiguan was initially imported into China and then built locally at the Shanghai-VW joint venture, owing to strong…

Aug 19, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged automobile, car, choice, comer, commodity, engine, FAW, FAW-VW, Gap, interest, Market, model, partner, platform, self, Shanghai, suv, Tiguan, top, Toureg, TSI, upto, venture, Works Comments 0

Seat Ibiza spotted road testing in China, readying for launch

The Seat brand was launched in China at the Shanghai Auto Show in April earlier this year, Chinese consumers did seem interested in yet another VAG brand but the cars have not yet hit the market. Seat will be imported into China and possibly produced at the new FAW-VW factory in Foshan sometime in the future, although that maybe shelved to give Audi…

Aug 1, 2011 Posted by In Spy Shots Tagged anything, April, Audi, auto, brand, buying, date, dislike, due, end, engine, Factory, FAW-VW, Foshan, future, gallery, GDP, Ibiza, launch, link, Market, mixture, November, oil, population, possibility, Power, province, road, Seat, show, space, TDI, testing, TSI, VAG, year, youth Comments 3

Audi to equip all Chinese made models with hybrid tech

Audi will equip all of its locally-made models with mild hybrid technology next year according to an interview with Mr. Dominique Boesch, the GM of FAW-VW’s Audi sales unit., making it the first automaker in China to do so.

The mild hybrid technology can reduce energy consumption by 3-5%, told Mr. Boesch. But they have not made the final decision…

Jul 18, 2011 Posted by SusanZhao In Industry News Tagged Audi, Audi models, Audi Q5, Audi sales, automaker, Boesch, consumption, decision, Dominique Boesch, energy, FAW-VW, hybrid, hybrid technologies, hybrid technology, Interview, mild hybrid, pricing, tech, technology, unit, year Comments 4

VW Group posts record 1st half year sales in China

VW Group are the head group for anything VW related in China, they oversee the mighty VW empire from VW branded cars to Lamgorghini sales and everything else in between. Although this year was expected to be a wash out for car makers, VW Group has managed to defy the odds partly due to its diverse portfolio of brands but also due to its early entry…

Jul 15, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged anything, Audi, brand, capacity, car, China, China VW Group, decade, Demand, empire, entry, everything, FAW-VW, Group, half, head, home, increase, joint ventures in China, Lamborghini, Lamgorghini, limitation, Luxury, mainland, Market, model, Phateon, portfolio, production, record, rise, selling, SH-VW, Skoda, supply, surprise, suv, Tiguan, time, top, Toureg, VW, VW Group, VW Tiguan, wash, way, year Comments 0