发布时间：2023年7月12日11：48 UTC 

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大众汽车集团（Volkswagen Group）处于可怕的境地，因为其电动汽车计划推迟了数年。尽管计划到2025年推出几个电动汽车专用平台，但这些项目已被推迟，其中一些项目已接近本世纪末。大众汽车集团的大部分项目都留下了老化的MEB平台，客户开始注意到它的缺点。这影响了销售，因此最近，大众汽车宣布削减其位于埃姆登的主要电动汽车工厂的生产。这影响了ID.7的发布时间表，因为电动轿车的交付现在被推迟到今年年底。

中国的情况看起来更糟，那里的电动汽车市场比欧洲或美国更成熟。特斯拉和比亚迪、蔚来、吉利等当地公司构成了该国电动汽车销售的大部分，这要归功于尖端技术和实惠价格的结合。与此同时，大众汽车品牌正在流失市场份额。就奥迪而言，这导致首席执行官马库斯·德斯曼（Markus Deusmann）离任，他将于1月6日由格诺特·多尔纳（Gernot Doellner）接任。

Automobilwoche的一份新报告称，奥迪正试图通过从一家中国公司收购交钥匙电动汽车平台来加速其电动汽车计划。这应该有助于缩短由Sphere主题概念预览的新车型的开发时间。据德国出版物报道，大众汽车集团首席执行官奥利弗·布鲁姆（Oliver Blume）已经批准了奥迪的计划。如果报告准确，本周安排的会议委员会应该将其正式化。另一方面，奥迪表示，它不知道任何关于购买新平台的讨论。

大众汽车集团最先进的电动汽车架构可扩展系统平台（SSP）旨在取代MEB和PPE（Premium Platform Electric）。虽然MEB的使用寿命最近通过温和的更新得到了延长，但PPE还没有量产车。它将支持奥迪A6 e-tron，奥迪Q2029 e-tron和即将推出的保时捷Macan EV，但该计划受到软件问题的破坏。这些延误和大众汽车集团的管理变动将SSP推迟，这是一个重大挫折。

据报道，奥迪正在与几家中国公司就供应电动汽车平台进行谈判，尽管Automobilwoche的报告没有提到名字。比亚迪和北汽拥有奥迪可以使用的汽车平台。吉利是另一种选择，这要归功于其可持续体验架构（SEA），该架构可能作为开源解决方案提供给其他原始设备制造商。最后，合同制造商富士康也有兴趣出售其电动汽车架构Mobility in Harmony（MIH）。

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Audi Weighs Buying an EV Platform From a Chinese Company To Speed Up Development

Published: 12 Jul 2023, 11:48 UTC • By:

Cristian Agatie

Audi is reportedly looking to buy a turnkey EV platform from a Chinese company in a bid to overcome the lack of progress with Volkswagen Group's EV program. If proven true, the information will mark a new low for the German company, whose EV projects have been pushed toward the end of the decade.

Volkswagen Group is in a dire situation because its EV programs are delayed by years. Despite planning to launch several EV-dedicated platforms by 2025, those projects have been pushed back, some toward the end of the decade. The Volkswagen Group was left with the aging MEB platform for most of its projects, and customers started to notice its shortcomings. This affected sales, so recently, Volkswagen announced slashing production at its main EV factory in Emden. This is affecting the ID.7's launch timeline, as the electric sedan deliveries are now pushed toward the end of the year.
The situation looks worse in China, where the EV market is more mature than in Europe or the US. Tesla and local companies like BYD, NIO, Geely, and others make up the bulk of EV sales in the country, thanks to a combination of cutting-edge technology and affordable prices. In the meantime, Volkswagen brands are bleeding market share. In the case of Audi, this has led to the demise of CEO Markus Deusmann, who will be replaced by Gernot Doellner on September 1.
A new report by Automobilwoche claims that Audi is trying to accelerate its EV program by acquiring a turnkey EV platform from a Chinese company. This should help shorten the development time for its new models previewed by the Sphere-themed concepts. According to the German publication, Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume has already approved Audi's plan. A meeting board scheduled this week should make it official if the report is accurate. On the other hand, Audi said it had no knowledge of any discussion about buying a new platform.
Volkswagen Group's most advanced EV architecture, Scalable Systems Platform (SSP), was meant to replace the MEB and the PPE (Premium Platform Electric). While the MEB service life has been extended with a mild refresh recently, the PPE does not yet have a production vehicle. It will underpin the Audi A6 e-tron, Audi Q6 e-tron, and the upcoming Porsche Macan EV, but the program is marred by software problems. These delays and the management change at Volkswagen Group have pushed the SSP back to 2029, a significant setback.
Audi is reportedly in talks with several Chinese companies to supply the EV platform, although the Automobilwoche report doesn't mentions names. BYD and BAIC have automotive platforms that Audi could use. Geely is another option, thanks to its Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) that might be offered to other OEMs as an open-source solution. Finally, contract manufacturer Foxconn is also interested in selling its EV architecture, Mobility in Harmony (MIH).

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