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Cariad is developing its own infotainment software stack which is being launched in Porsche and Audi models and will then be rolled out across the Volkswagen Group, including in China.Volkswagen said on Thursday its software unit Cariad is setting up a joint venture with Chinese technology group ThunderSoft to develop China-specific features for the German automaker's 'infotainment' systems and car cockpits.Carmakers are racing to source necessary expertise to offer…

Volkswagen AG said that it has begun US assembly of its electric compact SUV ID.4 at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The German automaker said it plans to deliver ID.4 SUVs produced in Tennessee as early as October and will ramp up production to 7,000 cars per month by the end of 2022. VW is actively hiring more than 1,000 new production workers through the end of the year and plans to further increase US EV production next year. VW announced in 2019 that it was investing $800 million in the factory to build EVs.…