Volkswagen Group and Gotion High-Tech team up to industrialize battery cell production in Germany

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Ariane Kilian
Ariane Kilian
Head of Communications | Škoda Auto a.s.
Dr. Stefan Ernst
Dr. Stefan Ernst
Volkswagen Group Technology Spokesperson Battery | Volkswagen Group Technology
Volkswagen Group and Gotion High-Tech team up to industrialize battery cell production in Germany
Volkswagen and Gotion High-Tech participants at the signing ceremony.
  • Gotion High-Tech is technology partner for planned cell factory at Volkswagen Group Components plant Salzgitter         
  • Volkswagen extends existing partnership with the Chinese battery maker to develop and industrialize the first generation of the unified cell for the volume segment in Germany 
  • Further international collaboration potential to be explored

Wolfsburg. Volkswagen Group and Gotion High-Tech Co., Ltd. deepen their partnership. Based on a substantial shareholding agreement in May 2020, the Wolfsburg-based automobile company entered a strategic cooperation framework with the major Chinese battery producer headquartered at Hefei. The goals of both partners are to industrialize the planned battery cell production at the Salzgitter site of Volkswagen Group Components and to develop first use cases of the Volkswagen unified cell concept for the volume segment. Both projects are part of the overarching plan of Volkswagen Group ‒ outlined at the Power Day event in March ‒ to significantly reduce battery complexity and costs while boosting range and charging performance in order to make the electric car still more attractive.

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