Volkswagen and SAIC to close plant in China's Nanjing


07/14/2025

German Volkswagen and Chinese SAIC are set to shut down their joint venture facility in Nanjing, according to Reuters, which references sources.



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Operations at the facility have already been halted. It will be shut down progressively in the latter part of the year.

A Volkswagen spokesman informed Reuters, “We can verify that production has ceased at the SVW plant in Nanjing.” He claims that numerous locations of the joint venture have been or are currently being transformed for electric vehicle production. 

The agency disclosed VW's intention to cease production at the Nanjing facility in September 2024, referencing a source. The source indicated that manufacturing of the Passat car line will be progressively moved from the Nanjing location to an adjacent site within the same Jiangsu province.

source: reuters.com