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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. 🔗
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