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TradeAider Auto Information,On January 29, the Volkswagen Group announcedEffective April 1, 2024, Volkswagen senior executive Thomas Ulbrich will succeed Marcus Hafkemyer in charge of research and development in China, and Han will take up a new role within the Volkswagen Group.
Automotive News).
As Volkswagen seeks to catch up with homegrown rivals such as BYD, Mr. Wu will play a key role. He will lead the development of Volkswagen's first homegrown electric platform, which will develop new all-electric models for the Volkswagen brand for Chinese customers starting in 2026.
Mr. Wu will be responsible for Volkswagen's technical center in Hefei, eastern China, the largest development center outside Germany, Volkswagen said in a statement on Monday. One of his tasks will be to better capitalize on the synergies of Volkswagen's top-tier joint venture with a Chinese automaker; SAIC Volkswagen, FAW-Volkswagen and Anhui Volkswagen, as well as their battery partners Gotion Hi-Tech and Xpeng. He will also collaborate with Volkswagen's other partners in China, such as Horizon's autonomous driving, Shanghai Muchuan Industrial Design's user experience, and Thundertech's in-vehicle infotainment system.
After graduating in automotive engineering from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, Wu joined Volkswagen in 1993 and returned to China in 2010 to join SAIC Volkswagen as Executive Vice President of Technology, where he has been leading the brand's new mobility business since October 2022. He is currently a member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen brand, responsible for the new mobility business.
Kai Gruenitz, the owner's technology development boss of the Volkswagen brand, will take over from Wu Borui's new mobility responsibilities as head of the combined mobility and technology development division.
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