Overview
- Volkswagen Group China has started building vehicles on its China Electronic Architecture, with the ID. Unyx 07 the first off the line at the Anhui plant.
- Developed locally with Cariad China and Xpeng in 18 months, the architecture underpins Volkswagen’s software-defined push in the world’s largest car market.
- The zonal platform centralizes computing, cuts electronic control units by about 30% versus prior generations, and enables full-vehicle over-the-air updates.
- Volkswagen says the approach shortens development cycles by up to 30% and reduces development costs by up to 50% in selected projects through early supplier integration.
- The company plans four additional CEA-based models across its Chinese joint ventures this year, while industry commentary notes the China-first model may be harder to replicate in India.