In the News
06 August 2008
Tennessee offices will help Volkswagen build plant (The Tennessean)
Two companies whose Tennessee operations are based in Brentwood have been selected by Volkswagen to help it design and build its new Chattanooga auto assembly plant...
03 Aug 2008
Herndon: VW committed to expanding U.S. market share (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
At Volkswagen's new headquarters just outside Washington, D.C., a classic 1958 Beetle in the sixth-floor lobby reminds executives that the German automaker has an icon...
01 Aug 2008
VW plant could push up local wages (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
As a supplier of robotics equipment for the automotive industry, Tennessee Rand Co. could pick up valuable business from suppliers to the planned Volkswagen assembly plant in Chattanooga...
01 Aug 2008
Chattanooga: Volkswagen hopes to Rev up U.S. sales (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Volkswagen AG with its planned Chattanooga assembly plant is taking full aim at Toyota Motor Corp. "We have Toyota globally in our sights," Volkswagen spokesman Tom Wegehaupt...
30 July 2008
In Volkswagen, 'Dynamo of Dixie' Hitches Ride (Wall Street Journal online)
When Volkswagen AG picked Chattanooga, Tenn., as the site for its $1 billion car plant, the announcement this month led to cheers, pizza topped with sauerkraut...
27 July 2008
CEO Profile: VW exec brings plans to U.S.; see video Q&A (USA TODAY)
Stefan Jacoby's suits appeared to be shrinking after he moved to this country from Germany in the fall. He blamed the dry cleaners. But after his wife arrived here in March...
20 July 2008
Tennessee justifiably revved about manufacturing plant (The Tennessean • Op-Ed)
From Chattanooga to Nashville, from counties throughout the state to offices in Washington, there was a sustained glow last week about Tennessee landing a $1 billion investment...
20 July 2008
VW is committed to Tennessee, U.S. (The Tennessean • Op-Ed by Stefan Jacoby)
Volkswagen Group of America is proud to have Tennessee as a partner in our strategy to expand our U.S. business. Our decision to build a $1 billion state-of-the-art automobile production...
20 July 2008
Company pairs well with Chattanooga (The Tennessean • Op-Ed by Gov. Phil Bredesen)
Last Tuesday, I had the privilege of joining Volkswagen of America President and CEO Stefan Jacoby when he announced the company would build its first U.S. assembly plant...
20 July 2008
Plant culminates vision for Chattanooga's revitalization
(The Tennessean • Op-Ed by U.S. Sen. Bob Corker)
I will never forget the moment I got the call that forever changed Chattanooga and the region: Volkswagen will build its U.S. automotive production facility...
18 July 2008
Volkswagen to begin hiring for new Tenn. plant (Forbes.com)
Volkswagen AG is ready to start hiring for its new Chattanooga assembly plant, starting with about 50 jobs related to purchasing and the start of construction...
16 July 2008
VW Revives Production in U.S. (The Wall Street Journal)
Volkswagen AG said it will build a new car plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., as Europe's biggest car maker returns production to the U.S. after two decades…
16 July 2008
VW Picks Tennessee as Site for a Car Plant (The New York Times/Associated Press)
Volkswagen, the German automaker, picked Chattanooga over rival sites in two other states for a new assembly plant expected to create about 2,000 jobs…
16 July 2008
Fahrvergnügen, y'all. VW picks Chattanooga (Tennessean)
Volkswagen announced Tuesday that it will build a $1 billion U.S. assembly plant in Chattanooga, ending an eight-month search for a site that finally came down to a competition between...
16 July 2008
VW Chooses Chattanooga (Chattanooga ABC affiliate WTVC)
VIDEO — News channel 9 team coverage welcomes Volkswagen to Chattanooga, Tenn…
16 July 2008
It's Chattanooga! (Chattanooga Times Free Press special edition)
A special edition newspaper wrapper is printed at the Chattanooga Times Free Press today after VW announced that it will build its new United States assembly plant in Chattanooga...
15 July 2008
Volkswagen Chooses Chattanooga's Enterprise South Industrial Park
(Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce)
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced today that it will build a U.S. automotive production facility in Chattanooga, where it will produce a car designed specifically for...
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15 July 2008
Chattanooga Gets Volkswagen Plant
15 July 2008
Volkswagen Builds Factory in Tennessee, USA
Volkswagen is setting out to build a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where vehicle production will be due to commence in early 2011. The supervisory board of Volkswagen AG today...
15 July 2008
Volkswagen Group of America Announces It Will Produce Cars in Chattanooga; Decision Marks Company's Ongoing Commitment to North American Market
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced today that it will build a U.S. automotive production facility in Chattanooga, Tenn...
24 June 2008
Volkswagen Engineers Reduce Crash Impacts, Work Toward Automated Driving (WardsAuto.com)
Volkswagen AG will pursue a number of advanced technologies focused on improving vehicle safety and efficiency, including a brake-assist system to soften crash impacts and...
16 June 2008
Interview with Stefan Jacoby (Washington Post)
I have been lucky in that I have worked for some of the most brilliant people in this industry — excellent engineers, smart businesspeople and true leaders...
18 May 2008
VW's Move to Herndon Revs Economy (Washington Post)
If you want to see a classic economic stimulus package, forget the U.S. government's check-writing campaign or suggestions from some presidential candidates of a cut in the federal gas tax...
18 May 2008
Diesel Automobiles Clean Up for an Encore (New York Times)
After years in the automotive wilderness, largely exiled to the smoky borders of truck stops, diesel is coming home. Americans may not recognize its freshly scrubbed face...
14 March 2008
Hiring in Full Swing for VW (Herndon Observer Online)
A sign reading "Willkommen to the Career Fair" greeted about 1,500 people at Volkswagen Group of America's career fair at the Westin Tyson's Corner on March 6. The event...
14 March 2008
On familiar ground (fDimagazine.com)
Volkswagen Group is moving its US headquarters to northern Virginia, an area which boasts one of the highest concentrations of Audi or VW owners in the country...
06 March 2008
CNBC Interview with Stefan Jacoby (CNBC video)
The CEO of Volkswagen North America tries to turn around a five-year sales slump in the U.S., with CNBC's Phil Lebeau...
04 March 2008
Renewing the fuel debate (FT.com)
The car industry is this week expected to highlight new measures to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy, as the environment once again dominates the agenda at the Geneva auto salon...
22 February 2008
The New CEO in Town (Washington Business Journal, PDF, 272KB)
Volkswagen AG's U.S. operation has long been the German automaker's contrarian, troubled child. Though the parent company is the world's fourth-largest automaker, and the largest in Europe...
