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To satisfy the demands of our customers in the country, we are engaging in a further substantial expansion of our capacities in China together with our Chinese partner FAW Volkswagen. Volkswagen has been active on the Chinese market for 30 years and is one of the Western pioneers of the automobileindustry in the country.
The Volkswagen Group, through its two Chinese joint ventures, will be investing more than €9.8 And I am confident that the world’s best automaker must take the lead in terms of green mobility, too. Foshan features the first membrane bioreactor in the Chineseautomobileindustry; 100% of treated wastewater is reused as industrial water.
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Our collaboration with NIO will contribute to further advance the development of electric vehicles and the Chinese electric vehicle market. Already today, China is one of the leading markets for electric vehicles. Elmar Degenhart, Continental Chairman of the Executive Board.
In addition to the research center’s affiliation with the Beijing New Engineering Research Institute, BJEV will be partnering with Chinese firms in the fields of battery technology and telematics.
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