Items Tagged with 'Volkswagen'

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is ending assembly of its ID.4 electric vehicle at its Chattanooga plant and shifting production toward higher-volume models, as the automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing strategy to align with market demand.

WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen Group recently hit a milestone: its 4 millionth electric vehicle.

The labor contract, in force for 3,200 employees at the automaker’s assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the first UAW contract at a Southern auto plant outside of the Detroit Three.

WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen recently produced its 5 millionth electric drive unit.

MARTORELL, Spain—A state-of-the-art battery assembly plant recently opened here to support electric vehicles made by Volkswagen Group.

DRESDEN, Germany—The site will now be repurposed into a research campus focused on AI, robotics, and semiconductor development in partnership with the Technical University of Dresden, with VW committing €50 million over seven years while retaining limited use of the facility for customer deliveries and tourism.

Volkswagen has been expanding its presence across Africa, recently creating a dedicated "Sub-Saharan" region to oversee operations. The company already has manufacturing and assembly facilities in South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, and Ghana. A similar e-tractor initiative, the GenFarm Project, is already underway in Rwanda, providing sustainable mechanized farming solutions.

WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen AG plans to produce a low-cost, entry-level electric vehicle at its flagship factory here.

KARIEGA, South Africa—Plant Kariega, part of Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA), has set a new production record of 167,084 vehicles in 2024, surpassing its previous high of 161,954 vehicles achieved in 2019.

IRVINE, CA—Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group have formed a joint venture that will develop next-generation electrical architectures and software for electric vehicles.