Volkswagen has ramped up its focus on China via an investment in Xpeng and an aggressive electric vehicle launch schedule.

Carmakers Xpeng and Volkswagen are extending their partnership. On top of offering a joint platform for electric cars, they now also want to "jointly build

China's Xpeng Motors and Volkswagen have agreed to expand their partnership to cooperate on ultra-fast electric vehicle charging networks in China, the automakers said on Monday. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to open their respective fast-charging networks to each other's customers,