Xpeng and Volkswagen are creating a project to develop a new electric vehicle architecture

Xpeng and Volkswagen are creating a project to develop a new electric vehicle architecture

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China's Xpeng and Germany's Volkswagen are teaming up to develop a new electric vehicle architecture. The project includes the establishment of joint workshops in Guangzhou and Hefei for engineers from both companies.

Chinese electric car maker Xpeng has teamed up with German automaker Volkswagen AG to develop a new architecture for electric vehicles. Writes UNN citing Reuters.

Details

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng is partnering with German automaker Volkswagen AG to create a new design team to speed up the process of developing a new electric vehicle (EV) architecture.

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The project reportedly includes workshops located in the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Hefei, which will also be warehouses for engineers from both sides to work together.

At the heart of the idea of cooperation for the coming years: the production of a jointly developed architecture, which is a configuration of electronic components and modules in an automobile.

For reference

Xpeng and Volkswagen formed a partnership last year when Volkswagen bought 4.99% of Xpeng for about $700 million and plans to jointly launch two Volkswagen-branded electric car models by 2026.

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