With the investment by Volkswagen and its three joint ventures with FAW Group [SASACJ.UL], SAIC Motor and JAC, the German automaker will build 15 different battery electric or plug-in hybrid models in China by 2025.

The Wolfsburg-based auto maker will start making electric vehicles based on its MEB architecture at two Chinese factories from October. It will source EV batteries from CATL, Guoxuan and A123.

(Reporting by Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)