Volkswagen to make own chips in China for locally made autonomous vehicles

Nov 5, 2025

Volkswagen Group plans to develop its own advanced semiconductors in China to power its locally made semi-autonomous vehicles, ramping up efforts to regain ground in the world’s largest car market amid heightened competition. The German carmaker on Wednesday said Carizon – a venture it jointly owned with Horizon Robotics, a designer of artificial intelligence integrated circuits – would develop a system-on-a-chip (SoC) that would be delivered in the next three to five years. “We are accelerating...

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