Volkswagen and Xpeng Enhance Partnership to Develop Global Electric Vehicle Platforms

Volkswagen (VW) and Xpeng Motors are significantly expanding their partnership in the electric vehicle (EV) sector, focusing on integrating and co-developing Electric/Electronic (E/E) architecture This collaboration, originally targeted at a China-only vehicle platform, will now extend to feature the integration of this advanced E/E architecture not only into VW's China-specific Modular Electric Drive (MEB) platform starting in 2026 but also across all VW brand models globally This strategic expansion underscores the increasing importance of the global EV market and the commitment from major car manufacturers to develop more sophisticated EV technologies..