Shanghai Volkswagen will push 5 new models

With Shanghai Volkswagen Ningbo Branch officially completed and put into production, this new base will also introduce the latest MQB platform technology from Volkswagen Group. Dr. Harkenberg, a member of the board of directors of the Volkswagen brand and in charge of developing the business, said in an interview with the media: Volkswagen’s MQB modular platform technology will be introduced into China, and the richness of the models will be greatly improved. The speed of launching new cars will increase. Accelerate the introduction of the MQB platform at Shanghai Volkswagen’s Ningbo plant. Formally completed and put into production. Shanghai Volkswagen has made capacity planning and formed a coordinated development layout along the Yangtze River. The establishment of the Nanjing branch in 2008 marked the official start of the Shanghai Volkswagen Yangtze River Delta regional linkage development strategy. In July 2012, Shanghai Volkswagen established the first standardized factory in Yizheng, Jiangsu Province, which further promoted the in-depth development of the cross-regional strategy. The completion and production of the Ningbo branch recently demonstrated that Shanghai Volkswagen has accelerated the development pace of this strategy and will for the first time The introduction of the latest MQB platform technology of the Volkswagen Group, with a planned capacity of 300,000 vehicles. Mr. Hu Maoyuan, Chairman of SAIC Motor, also stated that Shanghai Volkswagen Ningbo Branch was completed and put into production, marking that Shanghai Volkswagen has taken an important step forward in implementing the regional joint development strategy.

Shanghai Volkswagen will promote the modularization of five models based on the MQB platform. It is becoming the development trend of major auto manufacturers. While reducing production costs, it can also adopt new technologies to reduce body weight, increase production, and produce cross-class vehicles. The VW Group’s MQB platform is one of them. Shanghai Volkswagen adopts the new MQB platform technology to produce models that are embodied in the Skoda brand and is expected to launch five models of the next-generation Speedi, Octavia, Yedi, Hao Rui and Skoda's new 7-seat SUVs.

The VW Group has developed a new MQB modular platform for 6 years and the platform technology has matured. The Shanghai Volkswagen Ningbo Plant has for the first time brought the VW Group MQB platform technology to the domestic production line, enabling different grades of vehicles to be manufactured on the same platform. Shanghai Volkswagen, which is the leader of the domestic market, has once again reached a new level.