Volkswagen Wants More Efficient Cars in China

Volkswagen has already announced enthusiastic plants for China but the company continues to announce new goodies for this particular growing market. This time, the German brand said it wants more fuel efficient and less polluting models in China, aiming to cut consumption and gas emissions by 20 percent before 2010. Dr. Zhang Suixin, vice president of Volkswagen Group China, said yesterday in Beijing at the 2009 SAE-China Congress that the German unit will apply new technologies to its factories in the near future.

Additionally, a newly-released system is capable of helping Volkswagen improve fuel efficiency by 3 l/100km and cut emissions by 27 grams per 100 km, gasgoo.com reported today citing a report by SinoCast.

Volkswagen said in September that it expects China to remain the top market in the remaining months of the year, emphasizing 2010 is projected to bring at least the same sales figures as the current year. As a result, it wants to boost production of both the Nanjing and Chengdu plants to between 300,000 and 350,000 units by 2012 and create additional production facilities with body, paint and assembly shops

"In China, we will see clear double-digit growth in 2009 and expect to remain the market leader in the future. Volkswagen Group China is well on the way to reaching the target of doubling sales to two million vehicles laid down in our Strategy 2018 earlier than planned," commented Dr. Winfried Vahland, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group China.

"For the Volkswagen Group, China is one of the most important markets in the world We are already well-positioned there with a broad product portfolio," said Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft.