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2025 IAA Mobility Open Space - Munich

People visit the exhibition zone of Volkswagen Group at the Open Space of the 2025 IAA Mobility in Munich, Germany on September 11, 2025. The 2025 IAA Mobility, one of the world's largest mobility trade fairs, kicked off here on Tuesday, with global carmakers and suppliers showcasing electric vehicles (EVs), autonomous driving, and software-driven innovations. Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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TECH ARENA 2025

Dirk Voeste, Head of Sustainability at Volkswagen Group, on stage during the Techarena 2025 forum at Strawberry Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, February 21, 2025.Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT / Code 10050

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TECH ARENA 2025

Dirk Voeste, Head of Sustainability at Volkswagen Group, on stage during the Techarena 2025 forum at Strawberry Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, February 21, 2025.Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT / Code 10050

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TECH ARENA 2025

Dirk Voeste, Head of Sustainability at Volkswagen Group, on stage during the Techarena 2025 forum at Strawberry Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, February 21, 2025.Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT / Code 10050

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TECH ARENA 2025

Dirk Voeste, Head of Sustainability at Volkswagen Group, on stage during the Techarena 2025 forum at Strawberry Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, February 21, 2025.Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT / Code 10050

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-FAW-VOLKSWAGEN-28 MILLIONTH VEHICLE (CN)

(240703) -- CHANGCHUN, July 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A new version of the Magotan model, the 28 millionth vehicle manufactured by FAW-Volkswagen, rolls off the production line at the company's production base in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 3, 2024. FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd., a passenger car joint venture between China FAW Group Co., Ltd. and Volkswagen AG, announced that it has produced 28 million vehicles as of Wednesday. TO GO WITH "28 millionth car rolls off FAW-Volkswagen production line" (FAW-Volkswagen/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xinhua Headlines: Chinese, foreign enterprises forge closer partnerships in NEV industry

(240615) -- HEFEI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 2, 2021 shows a signing ceremony of strategic cooperation between Chinese battery maker Gotion High-tech and Volkswagen Group, in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Gotion High-tech/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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In closer partnerships, Chinese and foreign enterprises share opportunities in China's NEV industry

STORY: In closer partnerships, Chinese and foreign enterprises share opportunities in China's NEV SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: June 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry in China 2. various of Ralf Lorenz 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RALF LORENZ, CPO of Gotion High-tech 4. various of cooperation between Volkswagen and Gotion High-tech 5. various of Chery's new NEV 6. various of German automotive company Continental Tire AG 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TAO MIN, Head of operations at Continental Tires (China) Co., Ltd. 8. various of cooperation between JAC Group and Cummins Inc. 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI LONGCHAO, Deputy general manager of Anhui Cummins Power Co., Ltd. 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): RICK BAI, General manager of Anhui Cummins Power Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: An increasing number of foreign companies in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry are seeking closer partnerships with China. Ralf Lorenz is appoi

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Volkswagen Intelligent Manufacturing Base in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MAY 20, 2024 - The intelligent manufacturing base of Volkswagen (Anhui) Co., Ltd. in Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui province, China, May 20, 2024. Volkswagen (Anhui) Co., Ltd. is the first joint venture of Volkswagen Group in China focusing on new energy vehicles, and has established an intelligent manufacturing base in Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui Province, covering a total area of about 510,000 square meters. Based on the Volkswagen Group MEB modular electric drive platform, the first model has been put into production at the end of 2023.

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Volkswagen Intelligent Manufacturing Base in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MAY 20, 2024 - The intelligent manufacturing base of Volkswagen (Anhui) Co., Ltd. in Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui province, China, May 20, 2024. Volkswagen (Anhui) Co., Ltd. is the first joint venture of Volkswagen Group in China focusing on new energy vehicles, and has established an intelligent manufacturing base in Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui Province, covering a total area of about 510,000 square meters. Based on the Volkswagen Group MEB modular electric drive platform, the first model has been put into production at the end of 2023.

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Volkswagen Intelligent Manufacturing Base in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MAY 20, 2024 - The intelligent manufacturing base of Volkswagen (Anhui) Co., Ltd. in Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui province, China, May 20, 2024. Volkswagen (Anhui) Co., Ltd. is the first joint venture of Volkswagen Group in China focusing on new energy vehicles, and has established an intelligent manufacturing base in Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone, Anhui Province, covering a total area of about 510,000 square meters. Based on the Volkswagen Group MEB modular electric drive platform, the first model has been put into production at the end of 2023.

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-VOLKSWAGEN-CITY TEST TRACK (CN)

(240516) -- HEFEI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 16, 2024 shows the city test track of Volkswagen China Technology Company (VCTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. VCTC launched the city test track Thursday in Hefei City, capital of east China's Anhui Province. The track focuses on performance testing and function validations of intelligent connected vehicles, standing as the first of its kind within the Volkswagen Group in China. Covering an area of 200,000 square meters, the track enables real-time testing and adjustments of the vehicle, and accelerates the iteration speed of software and hardware application development. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-VOLKSWAGEN-CITY TEST TRACK (CN)

(240516) -- HEFEI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 16, 2024 shows the city test track of Volkswagen China Technology Company (VCTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. VCTC launched the city test track Thursday in Hefei City, capital of east China's Anhui Province. The track focuses on performance testing and function validations of intelligent connected vehicles, standing as the first of its kind within the Volkswagen Group in China. Covering an area of 200,000 square meters, the track enables real-time testing and adjustments of the vehicle, and accelerates the iteration speed of software and hardware application development. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-VOLKSWAGEN-CITY TEST TRACK (CN)

(240516) -- HEFEI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 16, 2024 shows the city test track of Volkswagen China Technology Company (VCTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. VCTC launched the city test track Thursday in Hefei City, capital of east China's Anhui Province. The track focuses on performance testing and function validations of intelligent connected vehicles, standing as the first of its kind within the Volkswagen Group in China. Covering an area of 200,000 square meters, the track enables real-time testing and adjustments of the vehicle, and accelerates the iteration speed of software and hardware application development. (Xinhua)

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Volkswagen Group confident in Chinese market: executives

STORY: Volkswagen Group confident in Chinese market: executives SHOOTING TIME: April 13, 2024 DATELINE: April 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pavilion of Volkswagen Group China at the fourth China International Consumer Products Expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHANG LAN, Vice President of Volkswagen Group China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL KIRSCH, President & CEO of Porsche China 4. various of the modular electric drive matrix (MEB) plant of Volkswagen (Anhui) Components Co., Ltd. in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAEL KIRSCH, President & CEO of Porsche China 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ZHANG LAN, Vice President of Volkswagen Group China STORYLINE: The Volkswagen Group is confident in the Chinese market, as highlighted by executives at the fourth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Volkswagen Group is a German multinational automotive manufa

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Italian luxury carmaker Lamborghini reports record sales in 2023

STORY: Italian luxury carmaker Lamborghini reports record sales in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lamborghini cars in Rome STORYLINE: Italian supercar manufacturer Lamborghini's annual deliveries surpassed 10,000 for the first time ever last year, sources with the company said. In a press statement released on Thursday, the company called 2023 its "best ever" year, with 10,112 vehicles delivered worldwide, a record profit margin of 27.2 percent, and 2.66 billion euros (2.91 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue, a 12-percent increase year-on-year. China is Lamborghini's third-largest market last year with 845 vehicles sold. Meanwhile, the company sold 3,000 cars to the United States and 961 to Germany, the statement said. Lamborghini, part of Germany's Volkswagen Group, has maintained long-term ties with China. Its Ursus SUV was first unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in 2012. Last year, the company

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A Xiaopeng 4S Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 11, 2024 - A Xiaopeng 4S store in Chongqing, China, March 11, 2024. On the same day, Xiaopeng Motor and Volkswagen Group signed a strategic technical cooperation joint development agreement, and concluded a joint procurement plan.

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A Xiaopeng 4S Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 11, 2024 - A Xiaopeng 4S store in Chongqing, China, March 11, 2024. On the same day, Xiaopeng Motor and Volkswagen Group signed a strategic technical cooperation joint development agreement, and concluded a joint procurement plan.

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A Xiaopeng 4S Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 11, 2024 - A Xiaopeng 4S store in Chongqing, China, March 11, 2024. On the same day, Xiaopeng Motor and Volkswagen Group signed a strategic technical cooperation joint development agreement, and concluded a joint procurement plan.

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A Xiaopeng 4S Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 11, 2024 - A Xiaopeng 4S store in Chongqing, China, March 11, 2024. On the same day, Xiaopeng Motor and Volkswagen Group signed a strategic technical cooperation joint development agreement, and concluded a joint procurement plan.

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A Xiaopeng 4S Store in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 11, 2024 - A Xiaopeng 4S store in Chongqing, China, March 11, 2024. On the same day, Xiaopeng Motor and Volkswagen Group signed a strategic technical cooperation joint development agreement, and concluded a joint procurement plan.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer (R) and Julia make a lantern at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. (Xinhua/Yan

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Julia looks at tangyuan, also called glutinous rice dumplings, at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. (Xi

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer (R) and Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer eat tangyuan, also called glutinous rice dumplings, at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the nort

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer (L) and Julia eat tangyuan, also called glutinous rice dumplings, at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese ci

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer works in office in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer boils tangyuan, also called glutinous rice dumplings, at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changc

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer (L) and Julia make a lantern at home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-GERMAN ENGINEER-LANTERN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240224) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sascha Schuerrer (2nd R) and Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer (1st R) have a meeting with colleagues in office in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Feb. 23, 2024. German engineers Sascha Schuerrer and his wife Johanna Garzon-Schuerrer, together with their daughter Julia, spend their first Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. In order to strengthen the cooperation between China and Germany in the automobile industry, more than 200 foreign experts from Audi AG, Volkswagen Group and other well-known enterprises have arrived in Changchun from all over the world, and their families have also moved to Changchun. Cooperating with China's leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd., the Audi FAW NEV project, with total investment expected to surpass 35 billion yuan (about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars), broke ground in June 2022 in the northeaster

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Xinhua Headlines: How have China's EVs managed to win hearts and minds of Europeans?

(231217) -- BRUSSELS, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated aerial photo provided by Volkswagen Group China shows the modular electric drive matrix (MEB) plant of Volkswagen (Anhui) Components Co., Ltd. in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-ECONOMY-EUROPEAN COMPANIES-CONFIDENCE (CN)

(231213) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated aerial photo provided by Volkswagen Group China shows the modular electric drive matrix (MEB) plant of Volkswagen (Anhui) Components Co., Ltd. in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: European companies cast votes of confidence in China" (Xinhua)

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