metres, and will be able to transport up to 184 vehicles per journey. From 2023, it is planned that the train will have two additional carriages and run up to 550 metres in length, enabling around 200 carriages to be transported. On March 22, SEAT announced that Cupra Tavascan will be based on the MEB platform of the Volkswagen Group. It will be designed and developed in Barcelona and will reach Europe and overseas markets in 2024. The Cupra Tav...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/24

architecture eventually. On July 26, VW China announced that the VW brand signed a technological framework agreement with XPeng. In the early stage of cooperation, the two parties will co-develop two VW-branded electric vehicles (EVs) for China’s midsize vehicle segment, which will supplement the MEB-platform-based product portfolio and be based on both parties’ core capabilities and the XPeng G9 platform, with a launch planned in 2026. VW Gr...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/24

ompany’s North American base for production of electric vehicles, starting in 2022. VW will invest USD 800 million into the Chattanooga facility. Chattanooga will be the first dedicated location in North America for production of a vehicle using Volkswagen’s modular electric toolkit chassis, or MEB. In 2020, Volkswagen of America (VOA) will offer the first EV based on the MEB platform, which will be a series-production version of the ID CROZZ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/18

ID. UNYX 06 MEB PF SSP PF A compact electric SUV coupe. The ID. UNYX concept was displayed at Auto China in Apr. 2024. It is built in Hefei, Anhui. The ID. UNYX was launched in Jul. 2024. The 2025 model ID. UNYX 06 was launched in Apr. 2025. The driving range is 614km (CLTC mode)....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/10/15

Volkswagen AG, Salzgitter Plant / Power Co SE, Salzgitter Gigafactory Engines; Engine parts: Cylinder heads, Cylinder blocks, Crankshafts, Connecting rods; Parts for MEB Base+ drive system: rotor, stator (2019-); Battery cells and cell modules (2025-planning); Axle (End of production); Lithium-ion battery cells (2025-planning) VW Group's Engine assembly plant, motor components and battery plant, Center of Excellence (CoE) for Battery Cells, Power...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/15

d Seat will be produced in Zwickau. With the step-by-step transformation of the Zwickau plant, Volkswagen is for the first time switching a large car factory completely to electric mobility. The investments for conversion amount to around EUR 1.2 billion. In the final expansion stage from 2021, six MEB models will be built for three Group brands in Zwickau. In addition to the Zwickau vehicle plant, Volkswagen Sachsen has two other locations in th...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/15

ith over-the-air updates via VW.AC, allows CARIAD to achieve faster development cycles. It has already reduced development time from one and a half years down to just 12 weeks. VW.AC is available in all regions and for all brands. CARIAD is working on putting the cloud platforms for vehicles on the MEB and MQB platforms on a uniform technical basis. After that, it will synchronize with the new systems that will be used for the next generations of...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/15

ics platform competencies, the Group will invest around EUR 800 million into a new R&D facility in Wolfsburg, where the core of the SSP (Scalable Systems Platform) and its modules will be designed. The SSP will significantly reduce complexity over time. As the successor of MQB, MSB, MLB, as well as MEB and PPE, it will extend the consolidation from three ICE-platforms to two BEV-platforms, to finally one unified architecture for the whole product...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/14

Volkswagen AG, Kassel Plant Transmissions (Dual clutch gearbox DSG), Foundry, Pressed parts, Exhaust systems; Electric Motors (2013-), MEB Base+ electric drive (2019-), Electric transmission, High-efficiency electric drive systems (2023-) Pulse-controlled inverter (planning) Components production plant, Competence center for e-drives - Number of employees: around 15,000 (as of April 2025) - Operation started in 1958 - Established in 1957 VW prod...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/14

Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive Company Limited (formerly JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd.) SEHOL: SUV EV (2024-planning), MPV EV (2024-planning), SUV PHV (2024-planning), MPV PHV (2024-planning); (*The new model is based on MEB platform) CUPRA: EV SUV Tavascan (2023-, export to European market); VW: EV SUV ID. UNYX/UNYX 06 (2024-), EV SUV ID.EVO (2025-), EV ID. UNYX 07 (2026-planning); Xpeng: EV 2 models (2026-planning) Lithium-ion ba...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/10

o and ID.Polo GTI, which are expected to be launched in autumn 2026 at a base price under EUR 25,000 (IAA MOBILITY 2025 organized by Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V., Photos: Copyright © MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved)   The production models of all four cars will be based on the MEB+ platform, Volkswagen’s enhanced version of its original MEB (Modular Electric Drive Matrix) architecture, designed to power the next generation...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/02

limited 10-year exclusion order in February prohibiting imports into the U.S. of SK’s lithium-ion batteries. The ITC ruling allowed some exemptions, permitting SK to import components for domestic production of batteries for Ford’s EV F-150 program for four years, and for Volkswagen America’s MEB electric vehicle line for two years.SK has warned it would be forced to halt construction of a USD 2.6 billion battery plant in the state of Georg...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/30

h a tender offer. According to Halla, Visteon seems to be still considering the acquisition, but nothing further has been decided yet. (From a press release, August 24, 2012) Hanon Systems announced that it is supplying its innovative R744 heat pump components to the Volkswagen Group for its global MEB platform. Designed specifically for battery-powered and electric vehicles, the first to market R744 heat pump components enable a single solution ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/25

Porsche’s Moon Power launches RE:LIFE using second-life EV batteries On September 17, Porsche subsidiary Moon Power launched RE:LIFE, a modular energy storage system using second-life vehicle batteries from VW’s MEB platform. It can be used for self-consumption, peak shaving, and storing solar energy. The RE:LIFE units are outdoor-ready, fully air-conditioned, and modular, allowing easy expansion. They are managed by the OptiMOON energy manag...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/22

um) BYD, Shenzhen SUV Sensor (All standard 12),Millimeter wave radar (All standard 5),LiDAR (Partially standard 1),Monocular camera (All Standard 13),Stereo camera (All Standard 1),Front Collision Warning (FCW), Rear Collision Warning (RCW),Automatic Emergency Brake (AEB), Maneuver Emergency brake (MEB),Lane Departure Warning (LDW),Lane departure assist (LDA), Emergency Lane Keep Assist (ELKA),Around View Monitor (AVM),Blind Spot Detection (BSD),...

Electric / Autonomous  Updated at: 2025/09/19

s that use eco-friendly refrigerant, R744. This milestone was achieved just one and a half years after reaching 500,000 units in January 2024. Hanon Systems produces these compressors at its automotive-compressor-exclusive plant in Palmela, Portugal, which supplies components for Volkswagen Group's MEB electric-vehicle-exclusive platform. (From a press release on September 16, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/18

odels equipped with a new ZF system were launched in the market. 4WS (4-wheel steering) became popular in Japanese cars in the 1980s. Later, with the spread of ESC (Electronic Stability Control), which independently controls the brakes on the four wheels, 4WS was discontinued, but is now making a comeback in some luxury cars. Since steering is more effective than braking in controlling driving stability at high speeds, the Lexus Dynamic Handling ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/18

ID.3 MEB PF SSP PF A C-segment compact hatchback EV, development based on the MEB platform. It was launched in Sep. 2020. The driving range is 388km, 434km, or 557km (WLTP mode). The high performance version ID.3 GTX was added in May 2024. The driving range of ID.3 GTX is 604km (WLTP mode)....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/09/17

ID.4 MEB PF MEB+ PF SSP PF An electric compact crossover SUV. The I.D. Crozz II concept was exhibited at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Sep. 2017. In Mar. 2020, the ID.4 was announced as a production version. It was launched in Dec. 2020. The driving range is 364km or 574km (WLTP mode)....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/09/17

ID.5 MEB PF MEB+ PF SSP PF A sporty version of electric compact crossover SUV. ID.5 GTX was unveiled at the IAA Munich Motor Show in Sept. 2021. Launch was delayed due to lack of wire harnesses from Ukraine. Launched in May 2022. The driving range is 374km or 567km (WLTP mode). The driving range of high-performance version ID.5 GTX is 540km (WLTP mode)....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/09/17