# FAW-Volkswagen

43°50′34″N 125°11′48″E﻿ / ﻿43.84278°N 125.19667°E﻿ / 43.84278; 125.19667﻿ (FAW-Volkswagen Changchun)
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. 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.

## 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. 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.
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.
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.
On May 20, 1996, the first Audi 200 rolled off the line.
On July 10, 1996, the engine shop started running as well as full-scale production.
By July 1996, the company was capable of producing 150,000 cars, 270,000 engines and 180,000 gearboxes in one year.
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.
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.
On December 7, 2004, FAW-VW's second car plant began operating.
On August 4, 2009, the 3,000,000th car (a Golf A6) rolled off the line in car plant #2.

### 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.
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.
On August 15, 2011, FAW-VW celebrated its twentieth anniversary with its one millionth car in 2011 (a Magotan B7L).
In 2014, Volkswagen Group and its Chinese joint venture partner First Automotive Works (FAW) announced an agreement to extend their partnership for a further 25 years, until the year 2041.
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. All Jetta models are assembled at the Chengdu plant.

## Leadership

| From | To | President |
| 1991 | January 1, 1996 | Lin Ganwei (林敢为) |
| January 1, 1996 | January 1, 2002 | Lu Linkui (陆林奎) |
| January 1, 2002 | January 1, 2006 | Qin Huanming (秦焕明) |
| January 1, 2006 | April 27, 2013 | An Tiecheng (安铁成) |
| April 27, 2013 | present | Zhang Pijie (张丕杰) |

## Facilities

| Name | Location | Founded | Annual capacity | Production |
| Changchun Plant | Changchun, Jilin | 1991 | | Audi A4L, Audi A6L, Audi Q5L, Audi e-tron, Volkswagen Magotan, Volkswagen CC, Volkswagen CC Shooting Brake, Volkswagen Tacqua |
| Chengdu Branch | Chengdu, Sichuan | 2011 | | Jetta VA3, Jetta VS5, Jetta VS7, Volkswagen Sagitar |
| Foshan Branch | Foshan, Guangdong | 2013 | 600,000 vehicles | Audi Q2L, Audi Q4 e-tron, Volkswagen Golf VIII, Volkswagen ID.4 Crozz, Volkswagen ID.6 Crozz, Volkswagen ID.7 Vizzion, Volkswagen T-Roc |
| Qingdao Branch | Qingdao, Shandong | 2018 | 300,000 vehicles | Volkswagen Bora, Audi A3 Sportback, Audi A3L |
| Tianjin Branch | Tianjin | 2018 | 300,000 vehicles | Audi Q3, Audi Q3 Sportback, Volkswagen Talagon, Volkswagen Tavendor, Volkswagen Tayron, Volkswagen Tayron X |

## Current products

Automobile production started in December 1991, and the current manufactured range includes:

### Audi

* 2020–present 奥迪A3 Audi A3 Sportback 8Y
* 2020–present 奥迪A3L Audi A3L
* 2025-present 奥迪A5L Audi A5L
* 2019–present 奥迪A6L Audi A6L C8
* 2018–present 奥迪Q2L Audi Q2L
* 2019–present 奥迪Q3 Audi Q3 F3
* 2020–present 奥迪Q3 Audi Q3 Sportback
* 2023–present 奥迪Q4 e-tron Audi Q4 e-tron
* 2018–present 奥迪Q5L Audi Q5L

### Jetta

* 2019–present 捷达VA3 Jetta VA3
* 2019–present 捷达VS5 Jetta VS5
* 2019–present 捷达VS7 Jetta VS7

### Volkswagen

* 2018–present 大众宝来 Volkswagen Bora
* 2018–present 大众CC Volkswagen CC
* 2020–present 大众CC猎装车 Volkswagen CC Shooting Brake
* 2020–present 大众高尔夫 Volkswagen Golf VIII
* 2020–present 大众ID.4 Crozz Volkswagen ID.4 Crozz
* 2021–present 大众ID.6 Crozz Volkswagen ID.6 Crozz
* 2023–present 大众ID.7 Vizzion Volkswagen ID.7 Vizzion
* 2024–present 大众迈腾B9 Volkswagen Magotan B9
* 2019–present 大众速腾A7 Volkswagen Sagitar A7
* 2018–present 大众T-Roc Volkswagen T-Roc
* 2019–present 大众探影 Volkswagen Tacqua
* 2021–present 大众揽境 Volkswagen Talagon
* 2022–present 大众揽巡 Volkswagen Tavendor
* 2018–present 大众探岳 Volkswagen Tayron
* 2020–present 大众探岳X Volkswagen Tayron X

## Former products
### Audi

* 1988–1999 奥迪100 C3 Audi 100 C3
* 1996–1999 奥迪200 C3 Audi 200 C3
* 2014–2020 奥迪A3 Audi A3 8V Sportback
* 2014–2020 奥迪A3 Audi A3 8V Sedan
* 2003–2006 奥迪A4 B6 Audi A4 B6
* 2006–2009 奥迪A4 B7 Audi A4 B7
* 2009–2012 奥迪A4L B8 Audi A4L B8
* 2012–2016 奥迪A4L 8K Audi A4L 8K
* 2016–2025 奥迪A4L Audi A4L B9
* 2000–2003 奥迪A6 C4 Audi A6 C4
* 2003–2006 奥迪A6 C5 Audi A6 C5
* 2006–2009 奥迪A6L C6 Audi A6 C6
* 2009–2012 奥迪A6L 4F Audi A6 4F
* 2012–2018 奥迪A6L C7 Audi A6L C7
* 2013–2019 奥迪Q3 Audi Q3 8U
* 2010-2018 奥迪Q5 Audi Q5 8R
* 2020–2024 奥迪 e-tron Audi e-tron

### Volkswagen

* 2006–2008 大众宝来HS Volkswagen Bora HS
* 2006–2007 大众宝来 Volkswagen Bora
* 2007–2012 大众宝来 Volkswagen Bora
* 2012–2015 大众宝来 Volkswagen Bora
* 2016–2022 大众宝来 Volkswagen Bora
* 2005–2007 大众开迪2K Volkswagen Caddy 2K
* 2010–2012 大众CC Volkswagen CC
* 2012–2018 大众CC Volkswagen CC
* 1995–2001 大众City Golf Volkswagen City Golf (rebadged SEAT Cordoba 6K)
* 2016–2022 大众C-Trek Volkswagen C-Trek
* 2019–2021 大众e-高尔夫 Volkswagen e-Golf
* 2003–2008 大众高尔夫MK4 Volkswagen Golf MK4
* 2009–2014 大众高尔夫MK6 Volkswagen Golf MK6
* 2010–2014 大众高尔夫GTI MK6 Volkswagen Golf GTI MK6
* 2013–2020 大众高尔夫MK7 Volkswagen Golf Mk7
* 2014–2020 大众高尔夫GTI MK7 Volkswagen Golf GTI MK7
* 2015–2021 大众高尔夫R-Line MK7 Volkswagen Golf R-Line
* 2016–2020 大众高尔夫嘉旅 Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan
* 1991–1997 大众捷达A2 Volkswagen Jetta A2
* 1997–2004 大众捷达王 Volkswagen Jetta King
* 2002–2010 大众捷达王 Volkswagen Jetta King
* 2010–2013 大众捷达先锋 Volkswagen Jetta Pioneer
* 2007–2011 大众迈腾B6 Volkswagen Magotan B6
* 2011–2016 大众迈腾B7 Volkswagen Magotan B7
* 2016–2024 大众迈腾B8L Volkswagen Magotan B8L
* 2013–2020 大众新捷达 Volkswagen New Jetta
* 2006–2012 大众速腾A5 Volkswagen Sagitar A5
* 2012–2019 大众速腾A6 Volkswagen Sagitar A6
* 2010–2011 大众帕萨特B6 Volkswagen Variant B6

## Current powertrain range

* EA390 2.5T VR6 engine
* EA888 2.0T L4 engine
* EA211 1.4T & 1.5L L4 engine
* MQ200 5-speed MT
* AQ160 & AQ250 6-speed AT
* DQ200 & DQ381 & DQ500 7-speed DSG

## 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 |
| 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 |