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

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.

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 companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to open their respective fast-charging networks to each other's customers,