FAW-Volkswagen

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FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company
Type	Joint venture
Founded	(1990)
Headquarters	, People's Republic of China
No. of locations	Changchun, Jilin Province
Area served	China
Industry	Automotive industry
Products	Cars/Automobiles
Parent	60%: First Automobile Works, 20%: Volkswagen AG, 10%: Audi AG, 10%: Volkswagen (China) Invest

Founded in 1990, as a joint venture between the First Automobile Works (FAW) and Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) (VWAG), creating FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company, abbreviated to FAW-VW. Equity holdings are split: Volkswagen AG with 20%, Audi AG has 10%, Volkswagen (China) Invest 10%, and FAW has the remaining 60%. The main FAW-VW factory is in Changchun, Jilin Province.

Production started in 1991, and the current manufactured range of cars includes:

• VW Golf
• VW Jetta
• VW Bora
• VW Bora HS
• VW Sagitar
• VW Magotan
• VW Caddy

[edit] See also

• Volkswagen Group
• Volkswagen Group China
• Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation
  • Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive
• First Automobile Works

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• FAW Group corporate website in English
• FAW website with FAW-VW History in English & Chinese
• FAW website with FAW-VW Landmarks in English & Chinese
  • FAW-Volkswagen in English

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