Volkswagen Group China has confirmed that its China-developed CEA regional electronic and electrical architecture entered production at the end of 2025, with the first Volkswagen-brand model based on the architecture produced at the Volkswagen Anhui plant. The CEA architecture adopts a regional control design and integrates a central high-performance computing platform. It was jointly developed by Volkswagen China Technology Company, Cariad China, and Xpeng. Volkswagen Group China said the architecture can be deployed across multiple vehicle platforms and powertrain types, including battery-electric, hybrid, and internal-combustion-engine vehicles. Volkswagen Group China confirmed that the first production vehicle based on the CEA architecture has entered production and that additional CEA-based models will be introduced through its joint ventures in 2026.