German automaker Volkswagen and Chinese electric car firm Xpeng announced Monday plans to expand new super-fast charging stations across China, opening their networks to each other.

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

STORY: Volkswagen is deepening its ties with Chinese EV maker Xpeng. The pair said Monday that they would expand their partnership to build an ultra-fast charging network for electric cars. They will open their existing Chinese networks to each other’s customers.

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 partnership aims to deploy over 20,000 charging piles in 420 cities, accessible to customers of both Volkswagen Group China and XPeng. XPeng said the network will integrate hi

Two new EVs using a co-developed architecture will launch in 2026. It’s not yet clear when the first of these new stations will be built. Xpeng and Volkswagen are deepening their ties in China with the construction of a large super-fast charging network across the nation.