FAW-Volkswagen
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Native name | 一汽大众汽车有限公司 |
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Type | Joint venture |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 13 August 1988 (Production commences)[1] 6 February 1991 (company) |
Headquarters | Changchun, Jilin, China |
Area served | China |
Products | Automobiles Engines Transmissions |
Brands | Volkswagen Audi Jetta |
Parent | FAW Group (60%) Volkswagen AG (20%) Audi AG (10%) Volkswagen (China) Invest (10%) |
Website | www |
Faw-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. | |||
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Simplified Chinese | 一汽大众汽车有限公司 | ||
Traditional Chinese | 一汽大眾汽車有限公司 | ||
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FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China.[2] It was founded on 6 February 1991.
FAW-VW is headquartered in the south-western fringes of Changchun, Jilin Province, where it also has two vehicle assembly plants. It has an additional assembly plant in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and a fourth plant is under construction in Foshan, Guangdong Province. FAW-VW is capable of producing the cars based on the platforms of PQ34, PQ35 and PQ46.
FAW-VW's year-on-year production volume exceeded 513,000 units as of 31 July 2009.[3]
History[]
1980s[]
Audi AG began a contract on August 13, 1988 with First Automobile Works to produce the Audi 100 for the Chinese market. The 100 was assembled with imported parts from Germany.
1990s[]
On November 20, 1990, the official contract of an annual capacity of 150,000 cars for the joint venture between FAW Group (First Automotive Works Group) and Volkswagen AG was signed by Geng Zhaojie (耿昭杰), President of FAW and Dr. Carl Hahn, CEO of Volkswagen AG in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing.[4] All of the facilities in the first car plant, including the body shop, paint shop and assembly shop came together from the abandoned factory of VW's in Westmoreland, USA. The company started its business officially on September 1, 1992.[4]
On December 5, 1991, the first Volkswagen Jetta Mk2 rolled off the line. Two years later, on February 7, 1993, the 10,000th car rolled off the line.[4]
In 1995 FAW Group, Volkswagen AG and Audi AG decided to integrate Audi to the product line of the joint ventures, the equity holdings were also changed with 60% for FAW, 30% for VW and 10% Audi.[4]
On May 20, 1996, the first Audi 200 rolled off the line.[4]
On July 10, 1996, the engine shop started running [4] as well as full scale production.[5]
By July 1996, the company was capable of producing 150,000 cars, 270,000 engines and 180,000 gearboxes in one year.[4]
In 1997 FAW-Volkswagen Sales Company Ltd. was established as a joint venture between FAW-VW and FAW Group with the equity holdings of 50% for each, it was a smart idea of avoiding the Germans to take control of the sales department under the policy of the governing body then. By 2002 FAW-VW took the majority of the equities back from FAW Group.
In 1998 the Jetta King became the first car ever equipped with ABS system in the Chinese A-class market.[4]
In 1999 the Jetta was registered in FIA Group N category, it entered a lot of Rally events in China with FRD Sport and Qingyang Racing from the late 1990s to early 2000s.
2000s[]
In 2002 the Jetta became the first mass production passenger car in China to be available with a diesel engine.
On January 7, 2004, the 1,000,000 car (a Bora A4) rolled off the line.[4]
On December 7, 2004, FAW-VW's second car plant began operating.[4]
On August 4, 2009, the 3,000,000th car (a Golf A6) rolled off the line in car plant #2.[4]
2010s[]
By 2010 FAW-VW had sold over 1,000,000 Audis (including imported cars) in China. With the celebration, a sculpture named 'Ode to Audi' from Gerry Judah was set at the entrance of the company.[4][6]
According to Chinese government policy, foreign auto manufactures should develop domestic brands with their local partners. Thus FAW-VW revealed its own brand 'Kaili (开利)' in May 2011.[7]
On August 15, 2011, FAW-VW celebrated its twentieth anniversary with its one millionth car in 2011 (a Magotan B7L).[8]
November 2016: Changchun FAW-VW agency workers organize and file a report on unfair labor conditions to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)[9]
December 2016-January 2017: With the intervention of Changchun ACFTU, worker representatives engage in two collective bargaining sessions with FAW-VW and Hongxin Youye (one of the employment agencies). The two CB sessions don’t seem to have yielded any outcomes.[9]
January–February 2017: Over one thousand FAW-VW agency workers present their case to the district’s labor arbitration committee, they get no official reply[9]
February 2017: Agency workers present their cases to court, which rejects their claims. 500 plus agency workers hold a protest in front of the local Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security office.[9]
April 2017: Agency workers organize a May Day protest, but they cancel their plans under police pressure[9]
May 21, 2017: Agency workers gather at the gates of the company and chant slogans during the Changchun International Marathon (FAW-VW is the leading sponsor of the sporting event)[9]
May 26, 2017: Worker representatives Fu Tianbo, Wang Shuai and Ai Zhenyu are detained for “gathering crowds to disrupt public order”. Not long after, Wang and Ai are released, Fu remains in detention.[9]
June 7, 2017: Worker representative Fu Tianbo is officially put under arrest[9]
July 2017: Police harassment of Fu Tianbo’s family increases, Fu’s mother publishes video demanding to see her son, otherwise she will go to Beijing to present her grievances to higher government officials.[9]
July 19, 2017: The three arrested workers sent a letter to Volkswagen, its and its European Works Council.[9]
August 2, 2017: Representatives of IG Metall sent a letter to VW China demanding an end to the judicial persecution of the three arrested workers.[9]
On March 26, 2019, FAW-VW launched new Jetta sub-brand, with three new vehicles: Jetta VA3, VS5 and VS7. While VA3 is a rebadge of VW Jetta in China, both SUV models, VS5 and VS7, are rebadges of SEAT models. The sales is scheduled to start in the third quarter of this year.[10][11][12] All Jetta models are assembled at the Chengdu plant.
Leadership[]
From | To | President |
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1991 | January 1, 1996 | Lin Ganwei (林敢为)[4] |
January 1, 1996 | January 1, 2002 | Lu Linkui (陆林奎)[4] |
January 1, 2002 | January 1, 2006 | Qin Huanming (秦焕明)[4] |
January 1, 2006 | April 27, 2013 | An Tiecheng (安铁成)[4] |
April 27, 2013 | present | ZHANG Pijie (张丕杰)[4] |
Automobile production started in December 1991, and the current manufactured range includes:
Current products (Audi; Changchun plant)[]
2016–present
奥迪A4L
Audi A4L B92019–present
奥迪A6L
Audi A6L C82018–present
奥迪Q5L
Audi Q5L2020–present
奥迪e-tron
Audi e-tron
Current products (Audi; Foshan plant)[]
2018–present
奥��Q2L
Audi Q2L
Current products (Audi; Qingdao plant)[]
2020–present
奥迪A3
Audi A3 8Y Sportback2020–present
奥迪A3L
Audi A3L
Current products (Audi; Tianjin plant)[]
2019–present
奥迪Q3
Audi Q3 F32020–present
奥迪Q3
Audi Q3 Sportback
Current products (Volkswagen; Changchun plant)[]
2016–present
大众宝来
Volkswagen Bora2016–present
大众C-Trek
Volkswagen C-Trek2016–present
大众迈腾B8L
Volkswagen Magotan B8L2018–present
大众CC
Volkswagen CC2020–present
大众CC猎装车
Volkswagen CC Shooting Brake2019–present
大众探影
Volkswagen Tacqua
Current products (Jetta marque; all cars are assembled at the Chengdu plant)[]
Current products (Volkswagen; Chengdu plant)[]
2019–present
大众速腾A7
Volkswagen Sagitar A7
Current products (Volkswagen; Foshan plant)[]
2019–present
大众e-高尔夫
Volkswagen e-Golf2020–present
大众高尔夫
Volkswagen Golf VIII2020–present
大众ID.4 Crozz
Volkswagen ID.4 Crozz2018–present
大众T-Roc
Volkswagen T-Roc
Current products (Volkswagen; Qingdao plant)[]
2018–present
大众宝来
Volkswagen Bora
Current products (Volkswagen; Tianjin plant)[]
2021–present
大众揽境
Volkswagen Talagon2018–present
大众探岳
Volkswagen Tayron2020–present
大众探岳X
Volkswagen Tayron X
Former products (Audi)[]
2014–2020
奥迪A3
Audi A3 8V Sportback2014–2020
奥迪A3
Audi A3 8V Sedan1988–1999
奥迪100 C3
Audi 100 C31996–1999
奥迪200 C3
Audi 200 C32003–2006
奥迪A4 B6
Audi A4 B62006–2009
奥迪A4 B7
Audi A4 B72009–2012
奥迪A4L B8
Audi A4L B82012–2016
奥迪A4L 8K
Audi A4L 8K2000–2003
奥迪A6 C4
Audi A6 C42003–2006
奥迪A6 C5
Audi A6 C52006–2009
奥迪A6L C6
Audi A6 C62009–2012
奥迪A6L 4F
Audi A6 4F2012–2018
奥迪A6L C7
Audi A6L C72013–2019
奥迪Q3
Audi Q3 8U2010-2018
奥迪Q5
Audi Q5 8R
Former products (Volkswagen)[]
2006–2008
大众宝来HS
Volkswagen Bora HS2006–2007
大众宝来
Volkswagen Bora2007–2012
大众宝来
Volkswagen Bora2012–2015
大众宝来
Volkswagen Bora2005–2007
大众开迪2K
Volkswagen Caddy 2K2010–2012
大众CC
Volkswagen CC2012–2018
大众CC
Volkswagen CC1995–2001
大众City Golf
Volkswagen City Golf (rebadged SEAT Cordoba 6K)2003–2008
大众高尔夫MK4
Volkswagen Golf MK42009–2014
大众高尔夫MK6
Volkswagen Golf MK62010–2014
大众高尔夫GTI MK6
Volkswagen Golf GTI MK62013–2020
大众高尔夫MK7
Volkswagen Golf Mk72014–2020
大众高尔夫GTI MK7
Volkswagen Golf GTI MK72015–2021
大众高尔夫R-Line MK7
Volkswagen Golf R-Line2016–2020
大众高尔夫嘉旅
Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan1991–1997
大众捷达A2
Volkswagen Jetta A21997–2004
大众捷达王
Volkswagen Jetta King2002–2010
大众捷达王
Volkswagen Jetta King2010–2013
大众捷达先锋
Volkswagen Jetta Pioneer2007–2011
大众迈腾B6
Volkswagen Magotan B62011–2016
大众迈腾B7
Volkswagen Magotan B72013–2020
大众新捷达
Volkswagen New Jetta2006–2012
大众速腾A5
Volkswagen Sagitar A52012–2019
大众速腾A6
Volkswagen Sagitar A62010–2011
大众帕萨特B6
Volkswagen Variant B6
Current powertrain range[]
- RSH 1.6L L4 engine
- EA113 1.6L L4 engine (also for Besturn B50 of FCC)
- EA111 1.4T & 1.6L L4 engine
- 02K 5-speed manual gearbox
- MQ250 5-speed manual gearbox
Sales[]
The following figures including VWs and Audis made by FAW-VW:
Year | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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Annual Sales | – | 7,617 | 12,500 | 7,179 | 18,649 | 25,441 | 38,586 | 62,452 | 78,755 | 111,049 | 130,761 | 207,858 | 298,006 |
Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||
Annual Sales | 300,118 | 277,527 | 351,347 | 455,654 | 490,965 | 682,374 | 858,697 | 1,018,888 |
References[]
- ^ "Audi Activities History from China".
- ^ "FAW-VW Company introduction". Archived from the original on 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ FAW-VW Sold a Total of 513,000 Units of Vehicles Last Year Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "FAW-VW Memorabilia 1991–2011". Archived from the original on 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "FAW-Volkswagen Company history".
- ^ Capitas ode to audi unveiled
- ^ VW-Elektroautos in China: VW erhält Fertigungslizenz
- ^ FAW-VW celebrated its 20th anniversary
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k "China Labour Bulletin | Supporting the Workers' Movement in China". www.clb.org.hk. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "Jetta: New China-only Volkswagen models shown at Shanghai | Autocar". www.autocar.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ Torchinsky, Jason. "Jetta Is Its Own Car Brand Now [Update]". Jalopnik.
- ^ "VW launches first models under entry-level China subbrand". Automotive News Europe. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
External links[]
- FAW Group corporate website (in English)
- FAW website with FAW-VW history (in English and Chinese)
- FAW website with FAW-VW landmarks (in English and Chinese)
- FAW-Volkswagen (in English)
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