Volkswagen to build budget electric Jetta in yet another Chinese partnership through FAW joint venture - report

[Redaktion]

Volkswagen appears to be pursuing another partnership with a Chinese company, this time to produce an electric vehicle under its Jetta subsidiary brand. Insiders indicate that there have been talks between the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture and Chinese company Leap Motor.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Volkswagen-to-build-budget-electric-Jetta-in-yet-another-Chinese-partnership-through-FAW-joint-venture-report.738306.0.html

[heffeque]

It's interesting how Chinese have newer/better technology than Germans so now they have to rebrand Chinese cars to be able to not disappear into irrelevancy.

[S.Yu]

No idea why they're buying two platforms that seem totally incompatible with each other instead of buying one and branching out from there🙂

[Carlake]

ICE Cars:
German (best) > American > Chinese

Electric Cars:
American (best) > Chinese > German