Volkswagen and Xpeng have announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in China. The collaboration, formalized through a memorandum of understanding, will focus on developing co-branded super-fast charging stations and integrating their charging networks for mutual customer access.

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 and Xpeng Motors are opening their fast-charging networks to each other’s customers, announcing Monday that their electric vehicle owners would

XPeng and Volkswagen will work together to build a network of more than 20,000 charging units to be installed in 420 cities.

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

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.