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VW plans fast and flexible launch for new U.S. plant

VW's U.S. factory (shown under construction) will be similar to its plant in Russia.
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By:
Lindsay Chappell
June 01, 2009 05:00 AM
VW in Tennessee

Where: Chattanooga

Plant opening: 2011

Products: Mid-sized sedan

Capacity: 150,000

Top manager: Frank Fischer, CEO

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee -- After two decades of trying to serve the U.S. market from a low-cost production base in Puebla, Mexico, Volkswagen is returning to the United States with an entirely new strategy.

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