Recently, the first supplier conference of Volkswagen Anhui was successfully held in Hefei. The participants included more than 270 supplier partners, local governments and banking institutions from construction, information technology, logistics, spare parts and other fields. The supplier of Volkswagen's first pure electric model in Anhui is fully ready.
Dr. Ge Wandi, CEO of Volkswagen Anhui, said: "Volkswagen Anhui is an important part of the Group's 2030 NEW AUTO strategy and will play an important role in realizing the future of pure electric, fully connected mobility. With the long-term support of the local government and partners, with strong R&D capabilities, production technology, excellent talents and strategic investment in batteries and supply chains, Volkswagen Anhui will harness the trend of electric mobility and help Anhui and Hefei build 'China's new energy vehicle capital'. ”
Mr. Sun Changsheng, head of Volkswagen's Anhui Purchasing Department, said: "Under the policy guidance of the state and Anhui Province to vigorously develop the new energy industry, the choice of new energy vehicle R&D and manufacturing base in Hefei has provided new development opportunities for supplier partners. In the process of selecting suppliers, Volkswagen Anhui not only relies on the experience accumulated by volkswagen group in China for many years, but also has an open attitude to examine the market. We look forward to seeing more supplier partners working with us here to build a 'emblem'." ”
In the future, Volkswagen Anhui will continue to improve the construction of the supply chain system, promote business strategic deployment, and comprehensively build the Volkswagen Group's electric mobility center in China.
Volkswagen (Anhui) Co., Ltd. (formerly JAC Volkswagen Co., Ltd.) was established in 2017 as a joint venture between Volkswagen Group and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd., and is the first joint venture of Volkswagen Group in China to focus on new energy vehicles. At the end of 2020, volkswagen group increased its stake in Volkswagen Anhui to 75%, and the joint venture was renamed Volkswagen (Anhui) Co., Ltd. Volkswagen Anhui mainly focuses on the research and development and production of new energy vehicles, will build the volkswagen group's third MEB plant in China, and build a pure electric vehicle based on the group's MEB modular electric drive platform, and the first model will be put into production in the second half of 2023. Located in the Economic and Technological Development Zone of Hefei City, Anhui Province, Volkswagen Anhui is currently actively expanding its local talent pool, and is expected to have 500 employees by 2025, mainly for R&D and engineering innovation talents.