These measures are now paying off: the now series-ready China Electronic Architecture (CEA) is a zonal electronic and electrical (E/E) architecture featuring high-performance central computers. After just 13 months of development, production commenced on 31 December 2025, as reported by the German Handelsblatt. The architecture also enables the much-cited ‘China Speed:’ development cycles for new vehicles are expected to shorten by up to 30 per cent with the CEA. Additionally, production costs for new electric vehicles in China are 50 per cent lower than in Germany, according to VCTC CEO Thomas Ulbrich. Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume stated: “The start of production of our first zonal electronic architecture marks another milestone in our ‘In China, for China’ Strategy.