FAW-Volkswagen
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FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company (一汽-大众汽车) was founded in 1990, is a Chinese joint venture
between the First Automobile Works
(FAW) and Volkswagen Group
, creating FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company, informally abbreviated to FAW-VW. Equity holdings are split as follows: Volkswagen AG
with 20%, Audi AG
has 10%, Volkswagen (China) Invest 10%, and FAW has the remaining 60%. The headquarter of FAW-VW, which consists of two car plants is located in the south-western fringes of Changchun
, Jilin Province
, the third car plant has been built in Chengdu
, Sichuan Province
, the forth car plant will be built in Foshan
, Guangdong Province
. FAW-VW is capable of producing the cars based on the platforms of PQ34, PQ35, PQ46 and Audis.
Regarding to the annual production level, FAW-VW announced that the year-on-year production volume exceeded 513,000 units as of 31.07.2009.
Automobile
production started in 1991, and the current manufactured range includes:
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
between the First Automobile Works
First Automobile Works
FAW Group Corporation is a state-owned enterprise with publicly traded subsidiaries: FAW Car Company , Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co Ltd , Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co Ltd ....
(FAW) and Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group is a German multinational automobile manufacturing group. , Volkswagen was ranked as the world’s third largest motor vehicle manufacturer and Europe's largest....
, creating FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company, informally abbreviated to FAW-VW. Equity holdings are split as follows: Volkswagen AG
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group is a German multinational automobile manufacturing group. , Volkswagen was ranked as the world’s third largest motor vehicle manufacturer and Europe's largest....
with 20%, Audi AG
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
has 10%, Volkswagen (China) Invest 10%, and FAW has the remaining 60%. The headquarter of FAW-VW, which consists of two car plants is located in the south-western fringes of Changchun
Changchun
Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...
, Jilin Province
Jilin
Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...
, the third car plant has been built in Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, Sichuan Province
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, the forth car plant will be built in Foshan
Foshan
Foshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper ....
, Guangdong Province
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
. FAW-VW is capable of producing the cars based on the platforms of PQ34, PQ35, PQ46 and Audis.
Regarding to the annual production level, FAW-VW announced that the year-on-year production volume exceeded 513,000 units as of 31.07.2009.
Car production
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
production started in 1991, and the current manufactured range includes:
- Volkswagen Golf Mk6Volkswagen Golf Mk6The Volkswagen Golf Mk6 is the successor to the Mk5, and was unveiled at the Paris Auto Show in October 2008. Volkswagen released pictures and information on 6 August 2008, prior to the official unveiling. The vehicle was released to the European market in the winter of 2008...
(includes GTI) - Volkswagen Jetta Mk2
- Volkswagen New Bora
- Volkswagen Sagitar (Jetta A5 & NCS)
- Volkswagen Magotan (Passat B7L)
- Volkswagen CC (Passat CC)
- Audi A4L (B8)
- Audi A6L (C6)
- Audi Q5Audi Q5The Audi Q5 is a compact crossover SUV which was released by German automaker Audi for the 2009 model year. It is built using the new Audi MLP platform which debuted in the 2007 Audi A5 coupé. The Q5 is the second Audi model in the "Q" range, after the full-size Q7...
See also
- Volkswagen GroupVolkswagen GroupVolkswagen Group is a German multinational automobile manufacturing group. , Volkswagen was ranked as the world’s third largest motor vehicle manufacturer and Europe's largest....
- Volkswagen Group ChinaVolkswagen Group ChinaVolkswagen Group China is division of the German automotive concern Volkswagen Group in the People's Republic of China....
- List of Volkswagen Group factories
- List of Volkswagen Group platforms
- List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines
- List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines
- List of discontinued Volkswagen Group petrol engines
- List of discontinued Volkswagen Group diesel engines
- Volkswagen Group China
- First Automobile WorksFirst Automobile WorksFAW Group Corporation is a state-owned enterprise with publicly traded subsidiaries: FAW Car Company , Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co Ltd , Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co Ltd ....
- Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation
- Shanghai Volkswagen AutomotiveShanghai Volkswagen AutomotiveShanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. is a joint venture company between Volkswagen Group and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation established in 1984...
- Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive
External links
- FAW Group corporate website
- FAW website with FAW-VW history &
- FAW website with FAW-VW landmarks &