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21 November 2008
Volkswagen Site Visit
15 October 2008
Energy is focus of high-powered summit (knoxvillebiz.com)
Volkswagen may be in business to make money, but "guts" and "heart" helped the company make its decision to locate in East Tennessee, according to Stefan Jacoby...
15 October 2008
Chattanooga: VW plant will make clean diesel vehicle (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
The head of Volkswagen Group of America said Tuesday the automaker plans to include a clean diesel version of the mid-size car it will produce at its Chattanooga assembly plant...
15 October 2008
Tennessee: Region's unified efforts key to Germany mission (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
There’s a long history of cooperation among Southeast Tennessee counties when it comes to recruitment and support of industry...
15 October 2008
Tennessee: Widespread push (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Southeast Tennessee officials and business leaders will head for Germany next week with briefcases full of information to woo Volkswagen suppliers and jobs to the region...
09 September 2008
Don Jackson Named President of New Volkswagen Production Facility in Chattanooga
Volkswagen Group of America announced today that it has named Don Jackson president of its Chattanooga production facility. Jackson will report directly to the CEO Frank Fischer...
29 August 2008
Jagla assumes responsibility for HR at new plant in USA
Hans-Herbert Jagla (55), currently HR director at Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg, will assume responsibility for HR at the new Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga (USA)...
19 August 2008
Frank Fischer Named Head of New VW Factory in Chattanooga
Frank Fischer, 46, has been appointed head of the project team and plant manager for the new Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tenn. This announcement is effective October 1, 2008...
19 August 2008
Frank Fischer Named Head of New VW Factory in USA
Frank Fischer (46) has been appointed head of the project team for the new Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga (USA) with effect from October 1, 2008...
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...
05 August 2008
Volkswagen Group of America Selects Engineering and Architecture Firm for New Production Facility
Volkswagen Group of America announced today that engineering and architecture firm SSOE has been hired to oversee the architecture, engineering and construction...
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...
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...
