Red Flag sedans will challenge Audi in China

May 31, 2013 06:01 CET
FAW Group has started sales to the public of its new Red Flag sedans, pitting the symbol of Communist privilege against Audi for China's elite.... Read More »

 

Volkswagen said to favor China's FAW for budget brand

May 14, 2013 15:34 CET
Volkswagen favors launching a planned budget brand in China with local joint-venture partner FAW, sources said. VW aims to introduce the low-cost marque in about three years and may eventually expand it to more than one model.... Read More »

 

VW-brand China sales rise 12.9% in March

April 10, 2013 14:11 CET
Volkswagen-brand sales in China increased 12.9 percent to 206,800 units in March, cementing China's status as the automaker's key growth market.... Read More »

 

Volkswagen agrees to extend JV with China's FAW

Nov. 29, 2012 08:04 CET
Volkswagen has reached an agreement to extend its joint venture with China's FAW Group for another 25 years after concluding that neither side infringed on technology patents.... Read More »

 

Europe uncertainty forces VW to shorten time period for investment plan

Nov. 23, 2012 12:19 CET
VW Group will spend 50.2 billion euros ($64.3 billion) in its automotive division over the next three years, shortening its investment calendar from the usual five years as market uncertainty in Europe makes long-term planning more difficult.... Read More »

 

Audi China dealer told to ditch banner urging the murder of Japanese

Sept. 20, 2012 10:49 CET
Audi has asked a Chinese dealer to remove a banner advocating the murder of Japanese people after a photograph of the sign went viral on the Internet amid escalating tensions between the two countries.... Read More »

 

VW said to probe reports that China partner FAW copied transmission unit

Aug. 6, 2012 11:02 CET
Volkswagen is trying to find out whether partner China FAW Group illegally copied a transmission unit, according to a media report. If true, the move could complicate VW's ambitious expansion plans in China.... Read More »

 

Volkswagen mulls new assembly plant in central China

July 10, 2012 09:09 CET
Volkswagen's joint venture with FAW plans to build an assembly plant in the central China city of Wuhan, according to local media. The partners currently operate 3 factories in eastern China with a further assembly plant planned in the south China city of Foshan.... Read More »