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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant (EV Expansion)

Volkswagen

Chattanooga, TN, USA

-85.130555, 35.07833333

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 179

Additional Information:

Sector: EVs

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: EVs


Project Announcement Date: 1/15/2019

Target for Starting Production: 2022

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 80000 EVs

Current Annual Production: 60000 EVs

Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 5500

Current Jobs: 5000

Capital Investment: $800 million

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $50 million

Selected Sources:



“Inside Chattanooga: The Road to Electrification”, vw.com, No Date. 🔗


“IDB Set To Act On $50 Million State Grant To Volkswagen For New Electric Vehicle Plant”, chattanoogan.com, 21 Jun 2022. 🔗




“VW hiring over 500 more workers in Chattanooga”, Mike Pare, Times Free Press, 13 May 2023. 🔗


“VW Chattanooga plant, where ID.4 is made, votes to unionize in historic move”, Peter Johnson, Electrek, 19 Apr 2024. 🔗


“Unions are coming for EV factories”, Kathryn Krawczyk, Canary Media, 24 Apr 2024. 🔗


“Volkswagen offering voluntary buyouts at Chattanooga plant”, Mike Pare, timesfreepress.com, 13 Mar 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

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The data on this site was last updated on March 19, 2025.

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