Good news for Chinese parts makers: Volkswagen, by far the biggest brand in China, wants to gradually achieve full localization in China. In regular English: Volkswagen’s Chinese joint ventures plan to locally source all auto parts and components needed to make cars in China, and will stop importing them.
This according to Winfried Vahland, still Volkswagen of China president, but soon Chairman of Skoda. He is quoted in Gasgoo.
Sure, the local content of the Jetta and Santana is at 95 percent. Newer products, such as the Golf, the Magotan, the CC, the Skoda Superb, still have a lot of imported key components. Sounds a bit counter-intuitive when major automakers source a lot of their parts in China to save cost. This is going to change.
A lot of the more complex parts, turbochargers, DSGs, electric and electronic parts will be made in China ASAP. More research and development should be done in-country as well.
“Volkswagen, be far the biggest brand in China, wants to will gradually achieve full localization in China.”
Please tell me that sentence is goofed up because of Google translate, not poor editing.
This was Babelfish. Now we are back to our regular Google translate
You forgot the “have a nice day”.
Even the iranians are sourcing parts from China… as the always diligent workers have discovered recently.
That may mean one thing, VW europe will start turning into a CKD operation. FAIL
Great. Instead of poor quality parts from Mexico now its poor quality parts from China. German my fanny.
“German my fanny”
In the UK “fanny” means something completely different. Which is why I’m nearly killing myself laughing!
Don’t laugh so hard you soil your knickers. I guess it would be difficult then for me to interest you in a “Fanny Pack?”
http://www.holsterheaven.com/handgun-fanny-pack.jpg
I think you are confused. It means German suppliers will now make parts in China, not Chinese suppliers making the parts.
Hmm. Outsourcing of manufacturing jobs. It’s not just for American industry! Will the Chinese be able to finance future German budget deficits?