The VW Livery (Free subscription) | yesterday
Volkswagen AG chose Chattanooga, Tenn., as the site of its U.S. factory Tuesday, passing over bids by Alabama and Michigan for the $1-billion project.
The VW Livery (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Volkswagen has announced plans to build a vehicle assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, ending speculation that VW production could come to Michigan or Alabama, which were among the short list of sites to ...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Volkswagen AG chose Chattanooga, Tenn., as the site of its U.S. factory Tuesday, passing over bids by Alabama and Michigan for the $1-billion project. Volkswagen said the plant it plans to launch by 2011 will produce 150,000 vehicles a year at first and employ 2,000 workers, with a new midsize sedan as its first product.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Volkswagen picked Chattanooga, Tenn., for its U.S. assembly plant, which will employ about 2,000 workers and make a new midsize sedan. Sites in Alabama and Michigan were also considered by Europe's biggest automaker, which plans to invest about $1 billion in the plant in hopes of tripling U.S. sales by 2018.
The VW Gazette (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
It's been a long time coming and finally it's here. Volkswagen has announced today that the forthcoming Volkswagen production plant in the US will be located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A slight surprise considering Alabama was considered to be the front runner. No matter, the return of an American assembly line signals that Volkswagen is now fully committed to the US market. Volkswagen's press release...
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Aera (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Volkswagen Group of America Inc. will build its new vehicle manufacturing site in Chattanooga, Tenn., over a proposed North Alabama location, the German automaker announced Tuesday.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Volkswagen Group of America Inc. will build its new vehicle manufacturing site in Chattanooga, Tenn., over a proposed North Alabama location, the German automaker announced Tuesday.
The Birmingham Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Volkswagen Group of America Inc. will build its new vehicle manufacturing site in Chattanooga over a proposed North Alabama location, the German automaker announced Tuesday.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Volkswagen AG has picked Chattanooga, Tenn., over sites in two other states for its new U.S. auto plant, Europe's biggest automaker said Tuesday. Sites in Alabama and Michigan were also considered for the plant, which is part of Volkswagen's strategy to...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Volkswagen will build its first American plant since the 1980's in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The city bested competing bids from Alabama and Michigan for the plant, which will cost up to $1 billion to build and could employ as many as 2,000 workers. Chattanooga had a major advantage due to the state's lack of unions and ease-of-access for European travelers. According to their plans, this 1,350-acre...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Volkswagen chose Chattanooga, Tenn., as the site for a new U.S. plant. Alabama and Michigan had also tried to attract the German auto maker.
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Volkswagen has been reported to favor Huntsville, Alabama for its new U.S. pant. According to Automobilwoche, the Chattanooga, Tennessee location (102 miles north of Huntsville), is the German...
Just Auto (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Volkswagen is likely to opt for Huntsville, northern Alabama, instead of Chattanooga, Tennessee, to site its new US car plant, it was reported on Friday.
Tennessee Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
VW Might Bring Two Projects to South Instead of One -- The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Chattanooga officials are still pushing for a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Tennessee even if Alabama is the leading candidate. Volkswagen officials met...
Tennessee Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
German Newspaper: VW Likely Going to AL -- German industry newsletter Automobilwoche reports that Volkswagen will likely choose Alabama instead of Chattanooga for its much-touted auto manufacturing plant. Reuters news service reported a VW spokesman said that a decision on...
