SAIC Volkswagen

It is the first of three joint ventures operated by Volkswagen in China, alongside FAW-Volkswagen with FAW Group and Volkswagen Anhui with JAC Group.

• Name — SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. • Type — Joint venture • Hq Location — Anting, Jiading District, Shanghai, China • Area Served — China • Key People — Chen Hong (chairman) Chen Xianzhang (president) • Industry — Automotive • Products — Automobiles, engines • Owners — SAIC Motor (50%) Volkswagen AG (39%) Volkswagen (China) Invest (10%) Audi AG (1%) • Subsidiaries — Shanghai SAIC Volkswagen Sales Co. Ltd. • Website — https: www.csvw.com

In November 1978, the first delegation headed by Zhou Zijian, then Minister of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry, visited the then West Germany Volkswagen. In 1982, China purchased 100 Santana units from Volkswagen and assembled them in Shanghai Automobile Plant for trial. The first Volkswagen Santana produced in Shanghai Automobile Plant was delivered in 1983. On October 10, 1984, the joint venture contract of SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. was signed in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Chinese and German parties each invested 50% of the company, and the contract period was 25 years. Two days later, Vice Premier Li Peng of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany laid the foundation stone for SAIC Volkswagen. Shanghai Volkswagen began automobile production in 1985. As car imports fell to some 34,000 in 1990, SAIC Volkswagen's production of its Santana models reached nearly 19,000 vehicles that year. By 1993 SAIC Volkswagen's output had reached 100,000 vehicles. Volkswagen was aided by some Shanghai municipal efforts. Various restrictions on engine size, as well as incentives to city taxi companies, helped ensure a safe market in the company's relatively wealthy home arena. The Shanghai plant was by far the winner among all new JVs, as it produced cars that could function as taxis, vehicles for government officials and transport for the newly emerging business elite. Volkswagen also encouraged its foreign parts suppliers to create joint ventures in China, and their resulting product helped SAIC Volkswagen achieve an 85 per cent local content rate by 1993. In May 2018, SAIC Volkswagen started to export the Santana, Lavida, Lamando, and Tiguan to the Philippines as part of the new ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). The joint venture was also in the process of building an electric-car plant in Anting, near Shanghai by late 2018; it was expected to make 300,000 e-vehicles per year, starting in 2020. On 12 April 2002, SAIC Motor renewed its contract with Volkswagen and extended the term of cooperation for another 20 years. Chinese Communist Party former general secretary Jiang Zemin attended the signature ceremony. Shanghai Volkswagen Sales Co. Ltd, established on 19 October 2000, as the first joint venture in vehicle sales in China. On 11 April 2005, the Czech automotive brand Škoda Auto was introduced after signing a contract. The first model for the brand was the Škoda Octavia built by Shanghai Volkswagen and commenced production on June 6, 2007. This followed with the Škoda Fabia in December 2008, the Superb in August 2009, the Škoda Rapid in April 2013 and the long wheelbase Škoda Yeti seven months later. To complete the model lineup for the Chinese market, the Škoda Kodiaq was officially listed in March 2017, followed by the Škoda Karoq in January 2018 and the Chinese built Škoda Kamiq six months later. SAIC Volkswagen started vehicle export shipments in January 2018 which targets left-hand drive Southeast Asian markets. Prior to this, the company briefly exported several hundred Volkswagen Polo sedans to Australia in 2004. On December 7, 2015, Shanghai Volkswagen was renamed SAIC Volkswagen. After the name change, SAIC Volkswagen will assume all the rights and obligations of the original company, and the company's business scope and business relationships will remain unchanged. In fact, the reason why Shanghai Volkswagen was renamed SAIC Volkswagen is that automobile manufacturers need to comply with the regulations formulated by relevant national departments that "manufacturer brands cannot be named after regions." In June 2018, Audi acquired a 1% stake in SAIC Volkswagen, which means that SAIC Volkswagen can produce Audi-branded models in the future. On October 27, 2020, the pure electric vehicle ID.4 X officially went into production. In mid 2025, SAIC Volkswagen halted production in its Nanjing plant, with plans to close it in the second half of the year. The remaining production will be relocated to the neighboring Yizheng plant. On March 26, 2026, Škoda Auto announced its withdrawal from the Chinese market due to the transition to electrification and growing competition against local car brands.

• Name — Location — Founded — Annual capacity — Production • No. 1 Auto Plant — Anting, Shanghai — 1984 — Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Tharu XR, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Lavida, Audi A5L Sportback, Audi A7L • No. 2 Auto Plant — 1992 • No. 3 Auto Plant — 1999 • New Energy Vehicle Plant — 2020 — 300,000 vehicles — Volkswagen ID.3, Volkswagen ID.4 X, Volkswagen ID.6 X, Audi Q5 e-tron • Yizheng Branch — Yizheng, Jiangsu — 2012 — 600,000 vehicles — Volkswagen Tharu, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Passat Pro • Ningbo Plant — Ningbo, Zhejiang — 2013 — 300,000 vehicles — Volkswagen ID. Era 9X, Volkswagen Lamando, Volkswagen Tharu, Volkswagen Teramont, Volkswagen Teramont Pro, Volkswagen Viloran, Audi Q6 • Changsha Plant — Changsha, Hunan — 2015 — 300,000 vehicles — Volkswagen Lavida, Volkswagen Touran • Illustration — Anting Second Plant (AUDI Intelligent Manufacturing Base) • Illustration — Anting Third Plant • Illustration — Anting New Energy Vehicle Plant

• Illustration — 2025–present 奥迪A5L Sportback Audi A5L Sportback • Illustration — 2021–present 奥迪A7L Audi A7L • Illustration — 2022–present 奥迪Q5 e-tron Audi Q5 e-tron • Illustration — 2022–present 奥迪Q6 Audi Q6

• Illustration — 2025–present 奥迪E5 AUDI E5 Sportback • Illustration — 2026–present 奥迪E7X AUDI E7X

• Illustration — 2022–present 大众凌渡 Volkswagen Lamando L • Illustration — 2018–present 大众朗逸 Volkswagen Lavida • Illustration — 2025–present 大众朗逸Pro Volkswagen Lavida Pro • Illustration — 2023–present 大众朗逸新锐 Volkswagen Lavida XR • Illustration — 2019–present 大众帕萨特 Volkswagen Passat • Illustration — 2024–present 大众帕萨特Pro Volkswagen Passat Pro • Illustration — 2026–present 大众帕萨特ePro Volkswagen Passat ePro • Illustration — 2017–present 大众途昂 Volkswagen Teramont • Illustration — 2025–present 大众途昂Pro Volkswagen Teramont Pro • Illustration — 2019–present 大众途昂X Volkswagen Teramont X • Illustration — 2018–present 大众途岳 Volkswagen Tharu • Illustration — 2024–present 大众途岳新锐 Volkswagen Tharu XR • Illustration — 2017–present 大众途观L Volkswagen Tiguan L • Illustration — 2024–present 大众途观L Pro Volkswagen Tiguan L Pro • Illustration — 2026–present 大众途观L ePro Volkswagen Tiguan L ePro • Illustration — 2016–present 大众途安L Volkswagen Touran L • Illustration — 2020–present 大众威然 Volkswagen Viloran • Illustration — 2021–present 大众ID.3 Volkswagen ID.3 • Illustration — 2021–present 大众ID.4 X Volkswagen ID.4 X • Illustration — 2021–present 大众ID.6 X Volkswagen ID.6 X • Illustration — 2026–present 大众ID. ERA 5S Volkswagen ID. Era 5S • Illustration — 2026–present 大众ID. ERA 9X Volkswagen ID. Era 9X

• Illustration — 2009–2014 斯柯达晶锐 Škoda Fabia II • Illustration — 2015–2022 斯柯达晶锐 Škoda Fabia III • Illustration — 2018–2026 斯柯达柯米克 Škoda Kamiq • Illustration — 2019–2026 斯柯达柯米克GT Škoda Kamiq GT • Illustration — 2018–2026 斯柯达柯珞克 Škoda Karoq • Illustration — 2016–2026 斯柯达柯迪亚克 Škoda Kodiaq • Illustration — 2018–2026 斯柯达柯迪亚克GT Škoda Kodiaq GT • Illustration — 2006–2014 斯柯达明锐 Škoda Octavia II • Illustration — 2014–2023 斯柯达明锐 Škoda Octavia III • Illustration — 2014–2023 斯柯达明锐 Škoda Octavia Combi • Illustration — 2021–2026 斯柯达明锐Pro Škoda Octavia Pro • Illustration — 2013–2023 斯柯达昕锐 Škoda Rapid • Illustration — 2014–2023 斯柯达昕动 Škoda Rapid Spaceback • Illustration — 2008–2013 斯柯达昊锐 Škoda Superb II • Illustration — 2013–2016 斯柯达速派 Škoda Superb II • Illustration — 2016–2026 斯柯达速派 Škoda Superb III • Illustration — 2013–2017 斯柯达野帝 Škoda Yeti

• Illustration — 2005–2010 大众CrossPolo Mk4 Volkswagen CrossPolo Mk4 • Illustration — 2010–2019 大众CrossPolo Mk5 Volkswagen CrossPolo Mk5 • Illustration — 2016–2023 大众桑塔纳CROSS Volkswagen Cross Santana • Illustration — 2013–2017 大众朗境 Volkswagen Cross Lavida • Illustration — 2003–2008 大众高尔 Volkswagen Gol • Illustration — 2013–2017 大众朗行 Volkswagen Gran Lavida • Illustration — 2018–2019 大众朗逸兩厢 Volkswagen Gran Lavida • Illustration — 2015–2023 大众桑塔纳浩纳 Volkswagen Gran Santana • Illustration — 2014–2022 大众凌渡 Volkswagen Lamando I • Illustration — 2008–2018 大众朗逸/朗逸经典 Volkswagen Lavida I • Illustration — 2012–2023 大众朗逸/朗逸启航 Volkswagen Lavida II • Illustration — 2012–2023 大众新桑塔纳 Volkswagen New Santana • Illustration — 1999–2005 大众帕萨特B5 Volkswagen Passat B5 • Illustration — 2005–2009 大众Passat领驭 Volkswagen Passat Lingyu • Illustration — 2009–2011 大众帕萨特新领驭 Volkswagen Passat New Lingyu • Illustration — 2011–2019 大众新帕萨特 Volkswagen Passat NMS • Illustration — 2016–2023 大众輝昂 Volkswagen Phideon • Illustration — 2000–2005 大众Polo Mk4 Volkswagen Polo Mk4 • Illustration — 2000–2005 大众Polo Mk4三厢版 Volkswagen Polo Mk4 sedan • Illustration — 2006–2010 大众Polo劲情 Volkswagen Polo Jinqing • Illustration — 2006–2010 大众Polo劲取 Volkswagen Polo Jinqu • Illustration — 2010–2019 大众Polo Mk5 Volkswagen Polo Mk5 • Illustration — 2010–2019 大众Polo GTI Volkswagen Polo GTI • Illustration — 2019–2026 大众Polo MK6 Volkswagen Polo Mk6 • Illustration — 1983–2013 大众桑塔纳 Volkswagen Santana • Illustration — 1992–2008 大众桑塔纳旅行车 Volkswagen Santana Variant • Illustration — 1995–2004 大众桑塔纳2000 Volkswagen Santana 2000 • Illustration — 2004–2008 大众桑塔纳3000 Volkswagen Santana 3000 • Illustration — 2008–2014 大众桑塔纳志俊/畅达 Volkswagen Santana Vista/Changda • Illustration — 2019–2026 大众途铠 Volkswagen T-Cross • Illustration — 2009–2020 大众途观 Volkswagen Tiguan I • Illustration — 2020–2026 大众途观X Volkswagen Tiguan X • Illustration — 2004–2015 大众途安 Volkswagen Touran I

• Name — Reveal — Production — Notes • Model — Reveal • AUDI E — Auto Guangzhou 2024 — AUDI E5 — Auto Shanghai 2025 — Deliveries Summer 2025 • AUDI E SUV — Auto Guangzhou 2025 — AUDI E7X — Auto China 2026 • Volkswagen ID. Era — Auto Shanghai 2025 — VW ID. Era 9X — EREV, deliveries expected Q1 2026 • Audi A6 e-tron concept — Auto Shanghai 2021 — Audi A6L e-tron — Auto Shanghai 2025 • Audi AI:ME — Auto Shanghai 2021 • Volkswagen ID.Crozz — Auto Shanghai 2017 — VW ID.4 X • Skoda Vision E — Auto Shanghai 2017 — Skoda Enyaq — Not sold in China

• Calendar year — Total sales • 1985 — 1,684 • 1986 — 8,471 • 1987 — 11,038 • 1988 — 15,542 • 1989 — 15,581 • 1990 — 18,523 • 1991 — 33,587 • 1992 — 65,952 • 1993 — 100,030 • 1994 — 115,295 • 1995 — 159,765 • 1996 — 200,031 • 1997 — 230,186 • 1998 — 235,020 • 1999 — 230,699 • 2000 — 222,216 • 2001 — 230,050 • 2002 — 301,712 • 2003 — 396,023 • 2004 — 355,006 • 2005 — 250,006 • 2006 — 349,088 • 2007 — 456,424 • 2008 — 490,087 • 2009 — 728,239 • 2010 — 1.0 million b • 2011 — 1.16 million b • 2012 — 1.28 million • 2013 — 1.53 million • 2014 — 1.73 million • 2015 — 1.81 million • 2016 — 2.0 million • 2017 — 2.06 million • 2018 — 2.06 million • 2019 — 2.0 million • 2020 — 1.5 million • 2021 — 1.24 million • 2022 — 1.32 million • 2023 — 1.21 million • 2024 — 1.15 million 1= Notes: a Sales to dealers b Deliveries to customers