Volkswagen starts production of the ID.4 in Emden

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To support its very ambitious electrification strategy, Volkswagen needs to rapidly increase its capacity ; of production . To achieve this, the German manufacturer is converting its plants to build battery-powered vehicles. In this regard, the news arrives that at the Emden plant & egrave; production of the new ID.4 electric SUV has begun.

Emden is now the second electric vehicle site in Germany after Zwickau and joins the Chinese plants in Anting and Foshan. Over the course of the year, the Chattanooga and Hanover factories will also start producing electric vehicles. During this 2022, therefore, the German carmaker aims to create the best growth conditions for the future.


In addition to the ID.4, next year Emden will host the production of another electric model, the Aero B which we have talked about several times thanks to a series of spy photos that showed the car during some road tests. In addition, the construction of the new ID. Buzz partir & agrave; at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover. Next year, however, in Wolfsburg he will begin & agrave; the production of the ID.3. Also on this site, from 2026 Volkswagen will build; the electric model known today as Trinity .

The Volkswagen Group is also investing in Braunschweig, Salzgitter and Kassel, to further expand MEB's current production of battery systems, rotors, stators and electric motors. The Salzgitter site will be & agrave; further expanded to become a European battery hub. Volkswagen thus aims to make Lower Saxony the center of mobility; electric. To achieve this, 21 billion euros will be invested by 2026.


< p>The ID.4 is now produced at the Emden and Zwickau plants and at the Anting and Foshan plants in China. For the US market, the SUV will start; to be built in Chattanooga in the fall. The global manufacturing network will grow then up to five locations.

As part of the conversion of the plant, six new production buildings were created, as well as five new transport bridges and logistics buildings on a total area of ​​approximately 125,000 square meters. A basis for the successful transformation is; Emden's retraining concept, which includes training close to the production line and virtual training, as well as sharing knowledge and experience with the Volkswagen headquarters in Zwickau. More of 400 Emden employees have been seconded to Zwickau since early 2020 to prepare for the production of electric vehicles.

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