On April 2, we learned from official sources that volkswagen group began to purchase hardware for the SSP platform, and Chinese supplier partners were invited to participate in the global procurement of the first production phase of the group's models, providing hardware for the pure electric models based on the SSP platform (scalable system platform) and equipped with the CARIAD E32.0 software platform that the group will produce in Europe and North America in 2025, with about 20 local Chinese suppliers participating.
Mr. Mingjie Pei, Executive Vice President and Head of Purchasing Department of Volkswagen Group China, said: "China's automotive industry has developed rapidly in the past few years, especially in the fields of electronic technology and cutting-edge technology. The shift of our sourcing strategy to China will allow us to better leverage cutting-edge technologies and innovations to help and accelerate the Group's electrification transformation. We will work with Chinese suppliers to create future-proof digital solutions and reshape the mobility ecosystem. ”
E3 2.0 is a unified and scalable software platform architecture developed by CARIAD, a group software company, that will apply to all Volkswagen Group brand models in the future. The hardware procurement tender around CARIAD E3 2.0 focuses on four key areas: digital connectivity, smart cockpit, autonomous driving and shared mobility.
The Volkswagen Group expects its supplier partners to provide innovative and flexible technical solutions to meet complex procurement needs, with superior industrial production advantages, excellent work efficiency and the ability to coordinate supply chains. The supplier's technical solution will be evaluated by a team of engineers at group headquarters.
In addition, the Group expects its supplier partners to uphold the vision of building a sustainable supply chain and to recognize and support the Group's strategic goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Under the carbon neutrality strategy, the Group has worked with partners and suppliers in China and around the world to develop a roadmap for the use of renewable electricity – by 2030, the Group's suppliers will use 100% renewable electricity.
Suppliers that meet the Group's business needs and sustainability requirements are expected to apply their technical solutions to SSP-based models that will be put into production in Europe and North America in 2025.
After the Volkswagen Group released its NEW AUTO strategy in July 2021, it will carry out a comprehensive and robust layout from the four strategic areas of mechatronics, software, batteries and charging, and mobility solutions, and empower future technology development and large-scale applications.
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